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

So this morning there was an interesting banjo player in downtown DC. He was playing and this little dog in the shopping cart behind...

Washington D.C. on a beautiful Spring day.  Thank you G-d for the changing seasons, the warm sunshine, the soft elegant standing fl...

So I share this story not out of anger, but to tell of something important that happened to me. It was when I was very sick last year ...

This is a photo of a beautiful embroidery. It is called "Creation" by Leonard Nierman.  Really liked it! Also, wa...

What an honor today to be able to take this photo with Roberta Grossman, movie Producer/Director.  First we saw her upcoming movie ...

So I wasn't sure I wanted to share this, but my wife encouraged me in an effort to help others going through similar things. Recentl...

I've always enjoyed physical fitness. While I've lost some mobility with my hips... I am trying to make the most of every day....

Check out what we have in Washington, DC... Gum Busters--"chewing gum removal specialists"! If we can get the gummies out of...

Some people just don't know when to turn down the volume or shut it off, altogether.  Perhaps they don't have enough to do, ...

I heard from someone the other day... "Do what is right--the others be damned!" And this is right on the money. You should...

Great innovation from The Shoe That Grows . Innocent children around the world living in poverty are frequently forced to walk barefoot, ...

It's good to be getting back to myself. Starting off with the light ones--yeah, just getting warmed up.  ;-) Thank you Hashem!   ...

This little bird is singing pretty with his Coronoa. But this isn't always how we treat animals.  Some absolutely revere their ani...

Today, I just wanted to share the words of this beautiful Israeli song that a friend shared with me in Synagogue.  It is called (in He...

So I've seen it both ways... There are those who "lead" by friendship , as if the workplace is one big playpen; and the no...

As educators are pushed to improve students' test scores, sometimes they run afoul. In Atlanta, 8 former public school educators w...

So my daughter is graduating high school, but is already taking a class in 3-D printing.  (This little guy pictured here was made experi...

So there was an office discussion the other day about something having a "checkered past." And one of my colleagues said wisel...

In The New York Times today, David Brooks presents “two sets of virtues, the resume virtue and the eulogy virtue.” The resume virtues a...

Thank you to Congregation Magen David for a wonderful end of Passover party. The family, new friends, music, singing, dancing, and food m...

A very important article in the Wall Street Journal by Anthony Weller about what it's like to Paralyzed From The Neck Down . Welle...

The Apple (Smart) Watch doesn't go on sale for another 2 weeks... But the Apple stores are streaming with excited customers already....

So here's the word of the day--Troglodyte. How many of you know this word? It usually refers to someone from prehistoric times, ...

This was an awesome piece of art on the street in downtown Washington, D.C.  The boxer against the bright yellow background and wearing ...

Love this photo of the Orange Porsche epecially at this cool angle. Ok, this is not a Mad Max black muscle car. More like a Fast and F...

So campaigning for the Presidential election, still quite some time off in November 2016, has already begun in earnest in Washington, D.C....

What an astute comic this is about change.  "Who wants change?"  Everyone raises their hands enthusiastically. "Who wan...

My daughter took this photo on a trip to Spain.  In America, in front of the McMansions, it is not atypical to see interesting statues (...

Not sure about this video on the SimpleHuman Toilet Brush On one hand, it's funny to have such a serious video lauding the functional...

It was interesting at work recently, when a colleague was contemplating what to do about some key person being out of the office and unava...

This was a funny advertisement hanging in Hot Topic in the mall.  It says: "Get in our pants"--well, excuse you! Using sexua...

With all the talk about electric cars, I think what we've forgotten is that they are still  just cars and oh-so 20th century.  Wh...

I like this beautiful painting of a countryside landscape.  The vibrant fall colors of reds, oranges, yellows, and browns. The tops of t...

Thought this desk was really nice.  Professional, clean, hardwood, and very polished! Not overly large, but I  liked the geometry of t...

Here are 10 simple points any reasonable person would ask about a Nuke deal with Iran: HATRED OF AMERICA--THEIR ENEMY #1: 1) Iran, of ...