Andy (אברהם נפתלי) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

How many of you heard the phrase as a child, "Cleanliness is next to G-dliness"? Over the years, we've learned that germs ...

So I've heard of someone "cooling their heels"--i.e. taking some time to calm down. But in D.C., what some do on a chil...

In you haven't heard of Project Aurora, this is a wonderful segment from 60 Minutes on this cyberwar project.  Faced with some o...

I hate middle age and if you ever give me a mug like this...to the moon! ;-) (Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

This is a good video on creating a smart house by a company called  SmartThings .  Building on Facebook's social graph where we are ...

So I am back in school AGAIN (I'm a life-long learner), augmenting my not so slow-paced job. Let's just say that at this poi...

This photo reminded me of a joke my father used to tell. It went something like this... A man often complained that his father-in...

I love this guitarist on the corner with the sign that says, "To eat for today one must play for the meal. You Pay. Thank you...

The Talmud tells of how the wicked Roman Emperor Titus who destroyed Jerusalem and the Holy Temple in 70 AD was punished with a small inse...

So we went to see Bruce Willis's new Die Hard Movie today--"A Good Day To Die Hard." Lot's of action, shooting, awes...

This was so cute--this girl was doting over this little boy playing hats.  She put 2, 3, 4 hats on his small head, while he's runni...

I saw these tires with 24 wheel locks around them. Now one lock is a good safety measure to discourage people from taking you tires, ...

It's a fascinating idea--can the entire world be governed as one? I remember as a kid watching all the space shows where Earth an...

The story of Chicken Little running around yelling that "The sky is falling" has become the epitome of those who "cry wol...

The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) "leads our nations efforts to combat terrorism at home and abroad by analyzing the thr...

In the last few weeks, there are three beautiful sayings that have stuck out in my mind and I wanted to share them with you: - Materia...

So this is how they celebrate Valentines Day at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.  These posters of George Washington w...

This is a cool video of a new experimental swimsuit called "oceanwings." Similar to wingsuits for BASE jumping (skydiving), oc...

So passing by this liquor store in downtown Washington, D.C.  And I noticed these interesting liquor bottle...

This license plate is for real.  Hugs and kisses to your special someone! ;-) (Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Last week Fox News reported on how the British were deploying tiny drones that can now fit in the palm of one's hand. The Black Hor...

CTA makes this pedestal iPad and toilet paper holder--to help you when you really need it.  Get your information and also your person...

Love is in the air for these mating penguins.  I love this picture from The Atlantic (8 Feb. 2013) of a penguin colony of 9,000 found...

Nobody likes to get or feel rejected--whether asking someone on a date, applying for a job, coming up with a new idea...you don't wa...

I've always loved libraries--the stacks of books and periodicals--all that information (almost like being a kid in a candy store)--a...

A critical decision for every person and organization is how long to keep information out there in the physical and cyber realms. Delete...

My father told me last week how my mom had awoken in the middle of night full of fearful, vivid memories of the Holocaust.  In particu...

What an awesome idea for a cafe that can appeal to girls and women worldwide--a Barbie Cafe. It opened in Taiwan last week and it is lic...

One man's trash is another man's treasure--funny, interesting, weird, how does it make you feel? This car, aside from the m...

Valentines Day is next week, but I wanted to share this with someone very special to me, Dannielle. This wonderful movie short by Disney...

This video from NOVA is an amazing display of the surveillance capabilities we have at our disposal. ARGUS-IS Stands for Automated Rea...

Ever since the 1960's airing of Mission Impossible, where each episode started with the instructions for a dangerous mission on a ta...

A SCIF can be yours...if the wallpaper is right. According to  PC Magazine , a SCIF (Sensitive Compartment Information Facility) is a ...