It was early in the "Diamond play", the term that had gained prominence in Northern Canada in the early 1990's. There was a buzz like I had never heard before. "Diamonds in Canada"!?!? could it be true? There were [...]
It was early in the year 2018 and my lease at Manulife Place was set to expire in March of 2019. I didn't want to go into my final year without some idea of what lay ahead for myself [...]
"McBEAN, Roger Roger Christopher McBean passed away on June 25, 2012 at the age of 59 in the country of Dominica where he had spent the last few years. He is survived by his children David McBean of Kelowna, [...]
How big?!?!?! It was finally time to go. I had been awake in my hotel room since 3:00am and the diamond office of one of my favorite diamond cutter/supplier's didn't open until 9:30. I travel to Antwerp in Belgium, [...]
I am often asked how I got into the Jewellery business in the first place and the real story is a bit unexpected. I like it. It shows where passion can take you. The blame almost entirely belongs with [...]
As a child, growing up as I did during the golden age of comic books in the later 1950's and 1960's, I was deeply fascinated with many of the aspects of the DC and MARVEL worlds. (some 'nerd' showing [...]
The air was cool and dry, what there was of it. There's not much at 12,000 feet in the Hindu Kush Mountain range of Afghanistan. Jed (the names have been changed to protect the innocent) had gone there to [...]
Even though there were times when I asked myself "What the heck are you doing here?", I've always enjoyed my trips to Brazil. One trip in particular stands out in my memory and I think in the memories of [...]
A night in Brazil 'warning.. contain's content not suitable for young children" not really... well, maybe just a little I've alluded to my first trip to Brazil with Roger in a previous blog, but this story is of my [...]
Russia in the early 1990's was an interesting place. It had only been a few years since the breakup of the former Soviet Union and they were still struggling with the change over from a totalitarian regime to their [...]
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