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

As CNN (and other news outlets) continue to go after the President of the United States with a vehemence, and three of its journalists had...

I was walking today and this is what was in my mind... And it will be in the days of Putin king of Russia and Xi Jinping king of China t...

So on one hand, in American politics today you have this--Make America Great Again. And those who support Trump and change. On ...

I saw this sign hanging prominently in a large local Baltimore hospital here (and it comes from the Talmud):  "He who saves one lif...

Sometimes, we see people--especially on social media these days--and they look "all that!"--so happy, so loved, so rich, so with...

With a new threat again of a chemical weapons attack in Syria... The U.S. is sending clear warnings to the Assad regime--Don't do it...

Is silence a good thing or a bad thing--what does it really mean? On the plus or neutral side: Silence can mean modesty and humility -...

There is definitely something to be said for shock value.  When you do or say something that is S~H~O~C~K~I~N~G. And it jolts the othe...

So there is this little Chinese restaurant--it sounds so cliche.  But this one really is so small and bare that despite its name, which ...

So on the 10th anniversary of the iPhone... I want to say that the iPhone is probably one of the greatest inventions of all times...cong...

As everyone knows, Uber is essentially--for now--a high-tech taxi company. And high-tech tends to command high price. But they are IMH...

So this was an interesting photo taken of a sticker hung in front/near the Capitol reflecting pool in Washington, D.C.  It is one of the...

So I saw on Facebook, an image of an old, wise, Native American Indian. And over the image, it reads: "The left wing and the ri...

I met this lady at the shopping outlets a few weeks ago.  One of the awesome brand stores was running a sale with 70% off! Check, chec...

Innocent  Shakespeare in the Park  or violent assassination incitement of the President of the United States?  Kathy Griffin  holding up ...

We spend $600 billion on defense and this is what we get? In the middle of the night our U.S. Navy DESTROYER crashes with a ginormous con...

So it's Shabbat and that's one of the wonderful times to look at old photos in the albums and boxes.  Yes, this was before digit...

I wanted to share some good tidbits about effective management, collaboration, and engagement that I heard this week at a Partnership fo...

This guy was a hoot on the Metro in Washington, D.C.  His shirt says: "With age comes oldness." Ah, yeah! When he was si...

So with the election came promises (and hope to some) to " drain the swamp " in Washington, D.C. and beyond.  That means redef...

So today is 6/13. Yes, check your calendar.  It only comes once a year.  613 is the mystical and holy number of commandments in the ...

So as we all do, I often come across challenging and perplexing issues or problems in life.  And my nature is to try to understand them,...

So for those of you who thought the cloud only pays if your a consumer of technology who is looking for scalability and flexible pricing m...

Just wanted to wish a very happy anniversary to Jerusalem. It is the 50th year since the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem, th...

I took this photo of this man and drone in Florida.  Look how close this machine is flying to his head! Aside from the surveillance ca...