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

So work is a revolving door of people onboarding and offboarding. New people are getting hired. Old people are leaving. Nothing is...

So something that I've learned is that processes can be an enabler or a hinderance to progress depending on how it's used. On on...

The photo is self-explanatory to all decent human beings out there. We can never let evil rule the day. Good people must stand up ...

Here's my next encounter today with mystical number 613 (the number of Commandments in the Torah). This is the sign on the bus shelt...

This was a funny painting in the gallery.  A naked lady with a big colorful sun hat on.  Be careful you don't want to get too...

So I just love this cat door knob.  Carved in wood and a special tinge of African Egyptian art.  Dark wood cat knob on light wood...

So as you know, we are experiencing 613 (mystical, holy number of commandments in the Torah) all over the place. This last week...

I took this photo going to the doctor last week. This guy is standing outside the office building and he goes, "Did you know tha...

So when I was young, I may have aspired to be Superman.   Now, I am a little more realistic in my dreams and understanding of my capabil...

This was a funny picture of a gopher's a*s. The gopher's is climbing along the side of the Metro.  In NYC, they have rats almo...

So I'm at the doctor's office for a checkup. The doctor tells me to lie down on the exam table.  There is also a 3rd year...

So a vendor comes in and does a pitch and demo for a product we were interested in.  But this technology vendor, a Fortune 100 company, ...

So we all love Take You Child(ren) To Work Day. It's a great idea to bond with our children and share our work life with them. Thi...

So this is a first where other people are contacting us with their experiences seeing 613 (the holy mystical number of Commandments...

Just wanted to share these three new owl mugs we got.  One is orange, one is brown, and one is light blue. The eyes are adorable ...

So had a new experience and went to the Salt Cave in Bethesda (a second choice if you can't get to the secret superhero crime-figh...

So swimming in the pool, I meet little 7-year old Jonah.  He sort of made himself known to me when he decided he wanted to race me on th...

So my daughter took this photo of someone on the train. They had a tattoo that said Elokim--G-d's name in Hebrew--on their hand alon...

So attitude goes a long way in shaping how we do in life.  For some people, the glass is half full, and for others it's half empty--...

So I was recently teaching a certification class.  And this was a very high-caliber class of professionals attending.  One gentlemen w...

No offense intended, but not going to miss this lady in a crowd. Orange-hot pink hair, a zebra shirt, big black-rimmed glasses, and a...

Thought this was pretty cool art in Anthropologie in Washington, DC. It was different paint cans attached to the wall in the store in...

So I had my first Miso Soup today. Actually, I shared it with my wife who checked that the stock was kosher--the lady said bonito--a...

So I was on the Metro train coming home from the office.  I was sitting on the left side of the car (riding backwards--which I hate)  ...

So software versioning is supposed to be a way to manage change control.  However, many vendors have gone out of control with versioning...

So this was pretty amazing with the mystical number 613. Today, it showed up on the arrivals board for the trains, and I literally ha...

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In just the last few days and weeks, I have been astonished at the progress already being made towards the important technology advanceme...

So as I go around town, I see more and more of these industrial-type control panels.  The problem is that they are stupidly in the op...