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

Tunnel of love? No, tunnel of luggage.  Nothing comes out the same on the other side.  This is called bumps and bruises.  Still it...

There is too much violence in the world. Physical violence. Verbal violence. Emotional violence. When there aren't body sores....

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called, " The Only Fixer ." I’m reading the famous book,  The Fixer  by Be...

So yesterday, there was a huge pouring thunderstorm and lightening. After a bolt or two that must have hit our power line, ALL the power...

Sometimes the grass isn't (always) greener.  Instead the grass grows in beautiful multi-colors.  The grass art in this garden loo...

Really liked this set of matching copper pots, pans, and bowls.  Lighter than cast iron and conducts heat 5x better. They look go...

Merry-go-round and round.  Bobbing up and down, up and down. Faster and faster and slower and slower. Animal figures, colorful props,...

First day in 15 weeks! that we went to a real store yesterday. Dick's Sporting Goods was open, but still not much else. It was ref...

So we just finished watching Season Six of Alone (and have now started Season Seven). Highly trained professionals (military and otherwi...

My big sister and I. Many moons ago. Television with rabbit ears in the background. That's when we all we had were 4 stations AB...

A Smooth Jazz Shabbat Shalom to all! A little song. A little dance.  We're back in the groove.  Thank G-d for Frida...

America is a great country. The freedom, rights, and opportunities we have is exceptional and enviable in the world and history. But t...

Cool photo of this frog in motion and ready to spring. You can really see his leg muscles in action. It's amazing all the differen...

This figurine is pretty funny to me. It reminds of a childhood friend who was a fighter type. Whenever somebody got on his nerves, h...

What a cool design for a recreational space. C stands for Couch. And a big red one one it is. Some blue chairs on the periphery. A...

This was cute! The little boy holding his mom's hand and running around the track. While many kids would cry and resist the exerci...

So the progressive, alt-left have gone off the rails again with more nutty  radical proposals.  This time to defund or dismantle the po...

600 Holocaust Survivors and their descendants sing "Chai" (Life) by Ofra Haza. Hope is not yet lost. I live. I live. I live. ...

I really like the look of this simple bike.  The pink frame for her.  The blue tires for him. This bike is unisex and a standout! ...

Beautiful art from a few years ago by my daughter, Rebecca.  Peace, happiness, and life.  ;-) (Credit Art: Rebecca Ochayon)

These rocks are holding their own against the tide.  They are also standing the test of time.  We all need to push back against the ti...

This ball on the bench is prickly like a lot of people. Say or do something that rubs them the wrong way and you got a sharp aching thor...

So as we have done for ages... We pray. We weep. We bless.  We request. We thank.   We only control what we say and do. The...

This picture about sums where we are in having to protest the same things we've been fighting for since the beginning of time: I can...

Interesting message on this car window: Imagine all the wonderful things that will never happen if you do not do them. You've got ...

I like the saying on this guys knapsack: Discipline equals freedom. The opposite is true too: From the violent riots across the coun...

Nothing says freedom in the USA like a nice Three Wheeler Motorcycle.  Vroom Vroom! Super fun and a perhaps little more stability fo...

A neck is not something to step or kneel on.  Justice for George Floyd! Murder is murder.  While I greatly respect and admire our la...

Similar to Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat , these boots come in a virtual rainbow of colors.  Honestly, not sure who would actu...

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Shavuot and Chag Sameach! (Credit Graphic: Andy Blumenthal)

So everyone knows what happens to the nail that stands out... It gets hammered down! Deviation from the norm or the groupthink is met ...

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Great little Chinese vegetarian/vegan restaurant in New Jersey.  My sister took us there a couple of years ago. Hopefully, I didn'...

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called, " The 11th Commandment ." How many times do I hear about fellow Jews ...

Wondering if this is also part of social distancing.  Shopping cart up a pole.  No one else up there.  Safe from Coronavirus, hopefully...

Wow, love this RED chair and ottoman.  The chair practically reaches out to grab you. And the ottoman is an almost perfect ball.  Li...

Truly, we are living in the times of Maschiach.  Someone contacted me with a friend request on Facebook, and his profile included that h...

Wow, what an adorable bowl set.  Eat bowl has a part of the lady on it.  Stack them up and you see her in her red dress and blue hair....

Social distancing is the new norm. Shaking hands is a no-no! Even in the park yesterday, they had a sign prominently displayed that re...

At the fish counter at Seven Mile Market in Baltimore, they had Frankie the Fish singing away. Give me that fish...if it were you in th...

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called, " Iran's Fateful Mistake ." With horrible reports coming out tha...

Have a Gefilte Fishy Good Shabbat everyone! Glad it's the weekend. A restful, peaceful, and healthy Shabbat for all.  ;-) (Credi...

Ah, it finally came.  My new wall hanging of a Merkava IV tank.  This is a large 47x36 photo print on aluminum and weights about 8 pou...

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called, " Anger, Faith, and Growth ." We live in an unpredictable world a...