RMB 4 million. That’s four million yuan. Roughly $500,000 in American dollars. I’m told it was never spent. That the rockets were never launched, the planes […]
Day: March 7, 2015
A Mexican Friend, Out of Context in Boston
March, 2006 It was 1999. I hadn’t been to Mexico since 1997 and hadn’t worked with my business partners down there since 1996. We have warm […]
Is Billy a Billionaire Today?
April, 2006 On my desk here at FORTUNE Magazine. A piece of direct mail from “Billy Fletcher.” Handwritten in magic marker. THE WORLD OF PRODUCTS Over 3000 […]
Muay Thai in Bangkok
April, 2006 [photos courtesy of Clay Chandler] I just found a keychain in my desk drawer. It’s imprinted: amazing MUAYTHAI LUMPINEE STADIUM BANGKOK THAILAND What a night […]
Waiting in the DEN
May, 2006 I got to the airport, sat for a while, found out my flight has mechanical problems and will be delayed … and that I […]
Alone in the DEN
May, 2006 Not much to report. I finally made it to Denver. If you get out your map or Google Earth, you’ll discover that I’m about […]
My Apologies, 96 KitKats for Your Trouble
June 14, 2007 So I figured my luggage wouldn’t arrive in New Delhi yesterday when the rest of me arrived, and since this happened to me […]
The Beijing Waffle Incident
September, 2007 Well. Back in Beijing. Again. You might remember that I was here in March for the first time since May 2005. Many of […]