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

So reopening the government, narrowing our deficit spending, and raising the national debt ceiling is coming together in planned negotiati...

Remember, the catchy old Burger King commercial about "Have it your way"(where you can order the burger any way you want, no prob...

Even during the government shutdown, some people are happily strutting their stuff in DC.  This guy on the Metro had his earbuds on and w...

Day #3 of the Federal Government Shutdown. I am reminded on the streets of D.C. that there are many others hurting and in need.  Pictu...

Looking for a job... Check out the title for this position (advertised in the Washington Post ). Just imagine you can be a Virtual Exe...

So today is Day #2 of the Federal Government Shutdown.  This is a picture from the local Starbucks that is typically billowing at lunch ...

Today was Day #1 of the Federal Government Shutdown. Pictured here is rush hour in Washington, D.C.  In terms of raising revenue ...

What a beautiful job by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).  In Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, our Special Forces ...

We went apple picking today and it was a nice time, thank G-d.  The weather was beautiful and the apples were plentiful and delicious...

This past week in the office we had an etiquette offense.  Someone had some lunch that was smell-eeeee! The whole suite was reeking fr...

A Walk To Remember --what an absolutely amazing movie. This girl with a beautiful soul, Jamie, turns around the life of this lost boy, La...

More and more, our technology is at risk of a cyber attack.  In fact, just today the Wall Street Journal reported that Iran has hacke...

As talk and warnings escalate about a potential government shutdown next week (not that long since the last time this happened a couple ...

Flowcharts have been used for quite some time for visualizing and organizing business processes and making them more efficient (e.g. busine...

There was a comical editorial in the Wall Street Journal about Social Networks.  This guy, Farhad Manjoo, is addicted to Twitter.  He...

This is a wonderful new product available from Lift Labs . It is a spoon for people that suffer from hand tremors, like those from Parkin...

So one of the advantages to working in Washington, D.C. is that I get to meet lots of new and interesting people.  Never thought though ...

They remind me of Ethel and Fred from I Love Lucy . Do you think that there are any couples out there that this rings true for?   Mayb...

In South Florida, we were on the air with WPEG Power 98. This is us and the gang from Morning Madhouse at the Westin Diplomat.  My wi...

My trip to South Florida this week was full of juxtapositions and lessons for me as a person: 1) Attention and Inattention—There were 2 ...

A mother wrote in the Wall Street Journal yesterday about the miracle of Cochlear Implants. Lydia Denworth described when her 2-year ...

For some people they say that flattery gets you everywhere and it can be true. Who doesn’t like to hear good things about themselves and...

So some colleagues at work told me about getting a Swedish Massage. I listened to how it helps them with aches and pains as well as to j...

These were two photos that I took downtown today.  Both photos represent contrasts of the reality with life in the city.  The ...

A lot of people think that the McKinsey's of this world are the business geniuses.  You hire McKinsey, Bain, or The Boston Consultin...

I love this video! It is about a giving man who helps a hungry child pay for food that the child had stolen.  The man throughout his li...

What do you really care about? Your family (and close friends)--health and wellbeing, your finances, your job, your soul... If you...

My daughter, Michelle, is taking a university class in public relations and as part of the class she was asked to interview 3 people about...

As I always say, I love Apple--and they still have the best darn Smartphone on the market--but they continue to disappoint with anything n...

This was an interesting sign at the swimming pool about handling sensitive gender issues with children. The sign tells parents of "...

What do you get somebody who has everything?  Well check this out... You can actually buy acreage on the moon through The Lunar Regist...