The atmosphere at the Country Club Plaza feels like a celebration tonight because the best baseball players in the country are staying at The Intercontinental for the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The fountains have been dyed blue, in honor (we presume) of the hometown Kansas City Royals, it looks like there is going to…
This fourth of July, I started the day at a family dinner pool party, spent the early afternoon watching BBC’s Sherlock with my grandmother who instantly fell in love with it, and tonight, I will be in my home study playing Civilization V Gods & Kings probably until 4 or 5 a.m. However, I have discovered…
Following the 25-year case study of Tiffany & Company, I have been thinking a lot about diamonds. From the economic pricing model to the cartel that controls diamond prices, not a day has gone by since that post when I have not studied gemstones, or the jewelry business, in some capacity, often for several hours at…