We sure don’t have a catchy theme song for Samuel Gordon Jewelers, but it’s amazing to see what Google Alerts can deliver right to your inbox Hope you enjoy & love to know if you think we should start thinking about a rap song in the not too distant future. _DG
Category Archives: Life
It’s More Painful to Part With the Jewelry Than the Exes
I still love the jewelry my old boyfriends have given me. Sometimes it’s more painful for me to have to part with the rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces than it is to part with the guys. In the beginning of a breakup, I don’t wear their jewelry because it depresses me. It’s like a shiny,…
For the Executive With Everything, a $230,000 Dog to Protect
When she costs $230,000, as Julia did, the preferred title is “executive protection dog.” This 3-year-old German shepherd, who commutes by private jet between a Minnesota estate and a home in Arizona, belongs to a canine caste that combines exalted pedigree, child-friendly cuddliness and arm-lacerating ferocity.Julia and her ilk have some of the same…
“It’s A Living: Professional Jeweler” On OETA
The Journal Record’s on-going series called “It’s a Living,” Multimedia Editor Dave Rhea talks with fourth-generation jeweler and president of Samuel Gordon Jewelers, Daniel Gordon, who explains the many facets that make up the career of a professional jewelry store owner.
Drop The Ball, Win The Game
So here we are, closing in on yet another year and decade of our lives in 2010. Some of us are looking back while others are already forging ahead into 2011. Regardless of how you spend these last moments of the year, many around the globe are going to watch the Ball Drop in Times…
Back It Up Or Back Right Out
Perception and reality are two very different things. It doesn’t take too much intuition to separate those who are talking from those who are really getting things done. I make it a habit to try and surround myself with people whom back up their words with their actions. To find those who will do what…
What Story Does A Brand Tell?
I decided to change things up a bit and write a more lighthearted post for some fun and hopefully a little humour. The idea for this post stemmed from the The Social Network movie based on Facebook which premiered in theaters across the country yesterday. It led to some fun goofing around with other fellow Twitter friends…
Channels, Filters and Decibel Meters
I remember back in the day, when I used to complain that there were too many channels on cable television with close to nothing worth watching out of all those options . It seems as though we have come full circle, just now it’s by channels of communication. I have more consumption options then I…
Facebook Has Entered The Building
So the check-in game has finally reached the masses. Facebook has legitimized location based services by coupling them together with their online experience with the introduction of Facebook Places. So what now… Most of the videos I’ve watched like this one with Gowalla’s CTO and articles I’ve read from the launch yesterday to the preliminary reviews…
Art: The Heart And Soul
I’ll never forget when I very first started full time in our family jewelry business. I started in customer service which I loved, but quickly was whisked out on the sales floor after having some beginner’s luck early on in my career. That luck has carried me through for quite some time. Right around the…