>"Nada was the founder of a nine-year-old commodities-trading business, Lord Energy. The “Lord” stood for “liquid or dry,” because the company shipped both crud

>"Nada was the founder of a nine-year-old commodities-trading business, Lord Energy. The “Lord” stood for “liquid or dry,” because the company shipped both crude oil and such drygoods as cement and corn." [...] "...and annual revenue approaching two billion dollars." Why does oil (or more broadly, money/derivatives of money -- related to oil, or more broadly, energy companies) -- always seem to pop up in these types of stories? >"The property’s sweeping views and hillside swimming pool were so spectacular that George Clooney—a neighbor—had filmed a Nespresso commercial there, along with Jack Black and various glamorous women; the ad’s running gag was the preposterous decadence of the setting." But then again, maybe the Nespresso had something to do with it...