My daughter had a great idea for improving on our Hebrew language skills.
Start small…as in children’s books.
She got a few of these from the library and it actually was fun to read these.
Aside from taking me back a few years in parenthood and bonding as a family over these, I found it useful to solidify my learning.
Dr. Seuss definitely had the right idea. 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal with attribution to book בּובי בוא בובי לך by אמי רובינגר)
I love when people can communicate through pictures effectively.
Truly, a picture is worth a thousand words–probably more.
This was a simple drawing to depict I assume global warming.
– 2000 some nice mountain glaciers.
– 2020 the snow is melted.
It’s like the person didn’t have to say a word.
But I get it.
Also, I know there is supposedly a lot of scientific evidence for global warming.
But for me personally, I don’t see it or feel it.
The summers, if anything, feel cooler and the Winters feel colder to me.
I know that is anecdotal and not representative of the world.
However, it is hard to reconcile what the scientists say, when your own eyes aren’t seeing it.
Granted, I’m not in Alaska where, for example, the glaciers are melting,
Still wouldn’t we be feeling something here?
Maybe a few degrees really isn’t perceptible.
I guess time will tell us for certain.
Hopefully, by the time we do see it, we won’t get run over by the speeding train. 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called, “The Beauty of Words.”
Before Amos Oz could read the words themselves (by sounding our the letters), he learned to read by shapes! Amazingly, he saw the words in a whole new way. The “S” in “Snake” looks like a snake. Similarly the “F” in “Flag” looks like a flag on a pole. Again, an “eye” looks like a pair of eyes with the bridge of a nose between them.
“Language arts” really is an art that is poetic in sound, meaningful in thought, and even beautiful to look at–no different than a work of art by Picasso or Mozart. 😉
(Source Graphic: Andy Blumenthal)
I read about this amazing “Spiritual Communications Board” that Chaplain Joel Nightingale Berning invented for New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.
The board allows hospital patients who are intubated or otherwise can’t talk to communicate their spiritual health and needs.
The top part allows the person to say what religion they are.
The bottom left, are choices for how they feel from afraid and lonely, to nervous, helpless, and hopeless, and even to identify on a scale of 0 to 10, the level of their spiritual pain.
And on the bottom right, they can point to ask for spiritual help… from a prayer, song, or blessing to talk with me, sit with me, get my family or hold my hand.
While hospitals have traditionally been focused on getting a person, with G-d’s help, physically healthy again, it is wonderful to see people, like Chaplain Berning looking after the spiritual side of patients wellness and health as well.
To heal, people don’t just need surgeries and medicines, but they need to deal with all the emotions and pain surrounding their condition and their challenging life situations, and this is something that spiritual caregivers can make a huge difference with.
The health of the soul and the body are linked in more ways than one. 😉
(Source Photo: here with attribution to Chaplain Berning)
Found these 2 interesting pictures frames.
They seem the perfect gift for that computer geek in your life.
The one on the left looks like a memory or circuit board in the computer.
While the one on the right is made from a recycled keyboard.
I like that they are both made from recycled material and of course, the computer theme.
While not exactly the computer geek, I think they are very cool, indeed. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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Completely awesome picture of The Capitol of the United States.
(Source: Architect of The Capitol)
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I saw this photo and thought this is a great image of why we need a clear vision and plan for the organization.
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