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

According to the  Wall Street Journal , workers "value kindness in their boss" and compassion--this is natural, as we are all hu...

It's been only about 4 months since my mom passed, and now my dad becomes very sick from chemotherapy and ends up in the h...

Please see my new article here in Public CIO Magazine on how we can learn from the technology industry to improve our nation's govern...

Today, I found out from my sister-in-law, Cheryl, that my wife's favorite doll as a child was a Raggedy Ann doll that she always carri...

My daughter, Rebecca, sent me this photo that she took of these yellow flowers. I love how crisp and alive the flowers look, and the mor...

Day 4...pain gradually subsiding, walking improving. Still pushing my body...walk, ice, walk, ice.  But more than the physical, I real...

The polar ice caps are melting--does anyone believe it or care?   According to the Wall Street Journal , the Antarctica alone holds 60% ...

Came out of the hospital yesterday. Able to walk with a walker--thankful for this miracle already. Thanks to good 'ol technology...

So surgery was yesterday around 11 am. I was asleep under anesthesia before I ever even got to the operating room, so can't remember...

So I'm at a new medical practioner, and he sees on my information sheet that I am scheduled to have some orthopedic surgery.  He c...

Just want to wish my lovely wife a very happy Mother's Day.  My wife is a big feminist! She doesn't like to do too much c...

So was Edward Snowden a whistleblower (some even call him a patriot ) or one of the most ruthless spies this country has ever known? An ...

A fundamentalist Muslim terrorist group, Boko Haram, kidnapped 276 schoolgirls this week in Nigeria.  After torching their village ...

Fascinating piece in the Wall Street Journal about going to mock prison to get away from the stresses of life. Ok, so you know your ...

So I am at this place of business this evening, and I overhear someone trying to apply for a job. Note, I feel bad for the guy who is ...

Great new medical examination device from Tyto Care . Handheld, mobile, cloud-based solution for performing a basic medical examination, ...

Amazing new dual 37 story residential towers in Mumbai, India called the Aquaria Grande. And it features...glass balcony pools! I doub...

So this is what a new hip looks like. Well almost, anyway--this is a small-scale model of one. About 300,000 people per year benefit...

This video is absolutely fantastic.  Congratulations to Gary Turk for hitting the nail on the head here.  And thank you to my daughter,...

Me as a young adult.  My kids came across this photo in some of the old albums.  Yeah, we still have the paper kind with real pictures...

So our daughter went off to college and brought us home a present--bed bugs! This was the worst--at first we didn't understand why w...

First, some beautiful flowers from Washington, D.C.  Thought these were awesome, even though the gardner did a little bit of a crook...

Florida - Sun, Palm Trees, Beach, Nature, Adventure... I miss you, but I have this great mug ala Starbucks to remind me. (Sour...

I was so humbled to hear the story of survival of Dr. Alfred Munzer today at the Holocaust Memorial Observance. Dr. Munzer was hidden ...

Took the family today to see the movie  Heaven Is Real . We were all crying like babies, including me.  Loved it! When the boy ha...

Interesting underground survival shelters by Vivos --and they are built for luxury.  With everything from cushy entertainment theater roo...

On a recent college visit, I saw this sign hanging on a door.  The quote is by Maya Angelou and it is very powerful: "People wil...

Someone sent this to me... It's got to be the most novel way of making hot dogs. >>>In a coffee maker! The dogs...

Rebecca got me on another mini-adventure today. The T-Rex scooter had only 3 wheels, but packed quite a punch.  We navigated Las Olas ...

My daughter, Rebecca and I watched an amazing sight yesterday. We sat on the beach before sunset to enjoy the ocean and sand without the...

I was bad...but it was all in good jest. ;-) (Source Video: Selfie)

Wow, I love these glasses--red, big, and with wings! I asked the store owner about them, and he said he gets these mostly for (windo...

Ft. Lauderdale is not quiet and conservative this time of year. Between Passover, Easter, Spring Break, and the end of the snowbird s...

At the pool this morning, the fresh clean water was pouring in. Swimming in the hot sun, I headed straight for the cool splash. The wa...

Not often that I get to see a real life ocean rescue. Don't know why this kid almost drowned, but he almost did. It wa...

I thought this was a funny-sad photo. This dad took his two kids (twins?) out to eat.  The eatery is Hooters.  The young, attracti...

So with the shooting at the Jewish Community Center in Oakland Park, Kansas this week right before Passover, and the near simultaneous ...

So they say that all sin is rooted in arrogance.  We get too big for our britches and think we can do whatever we want including steppin...

Some really great ideas here for the highway of the future. These are the inspiration of interactive artist Daan Roosegaarde. To save e...

I love this picture of NYC.  My daughter, Michelle, took this photo while visiting there for Passover.  The skyscrapers, taxis, people...