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

I've always found it a little strange when the doctor (or nurse) asks you, "On a scale of 0 to 10, how much pain are you in?...

I took this picture today in the nursing home.  It hangs over the memorial of names for people that have passed.  The saying as transl...

On the Street in Washington, D.C., there is this circular sign on the ground. It says: "Look up! Watch where you are walking."...

This was funny but in a gross type of way.  Bathroom doorknobs are notorious for being germy.  In this case, there was a little bit of...

Very excited by news in the Wall Street Journal on advances for Space Tourism.  Paragon Space Development Corp is developing a space h...

Really liked this performance measurement and transparency at Home Depot. Here are their store performance measures prominently displaye...

Healthcare.gov was rolled out on October 1.  Since then there has been lots of bashing of the site and finger-pointing between govern...

I took this photo in Washington, D.C. Pumpkins are out this year all over town.  This one was funny sitting on the chair and feeling...

A good friend told me to go see the movie Gravity. He said, "You'll definitely like it, and make sure you see it in IMAX!...

I guess people are getting into the Halloween spirit early this year.  Aside from the body in the trunk, this guy or gal is either a yog...

The New Yorker has a fascinating article about technology advances being made to un-redact classified text from government documents.  ...

It is the first and foremost duty of every nation to protect its people and safeguard the values upon which it stands. The...

A colleague at work told me about a book called Compelling People by Neffinger and Kohut. The thesis of the book is that the most...

Found these 2 interesting pictures frames. They seem the perfect gift for that computer geek in your life. The one on the left looks l...

"I know you hear me, but are you listening to me ?" That's something one of my teachers used to say to the class back in y...

Took the girls to Sky Zone today. It's an indoor trampoline extravaganza.  The kids had a great time--jumping around, doing acroba...

So I am at the pool today in Maryland.  This old man--looks about 100, yes really!--comes up to me and starts a conversation.  He says,...

I can't wait for The Walking Dead , Season 4.  It all starts tomorrow night--9 pm on AMC. Got my bow, ax, shotgun, and friends fro...

Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal  about parole boards using software to predict repeat offenders before letting someone go f...

I used to have this manager who was within a couple of years of retirement. She kept a jar of beans on her desk.  Each bean represented...

So excited about the Army's experimental Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS).  This is really our fast, strong, and agile fi...

This was a sign hung in a local high school. And thought this was pretty good.  Think before you speak... THINK = T rue + H elpful +...

This was a funny sign hanging on a tree on one of the hiking trails.  It's a deer and it says "Please Don't Kill Me!" ...

Thought this was really nice at Starbucks.  A place to show respect and recognize your colleagues.  How often to we take others for gr...

So I was up in Harpers Ferry and discovered this cool boutique store called Tenfold .  The store carries a collection of creative "...

So I went to Cabin John Park in Rockville.  In the park was this Baconator machine.  It is a pig for collecting garbage (and not being ...

This was one of the coolest motorcycles I've seen. Decked out to look like the cycle in Tron. Green neon lights under the wheels a...