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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 19, 2016 in Blog, Politics | 4 comments

Why I’m Supporting Bernie Sanders in the Nevada Caucus

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It’s no surprise I’m supporting Bernie Sanders for president. At the risk of overstating the obvious, I will explain the reasons why.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 15, 2016 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 3 comments

Movie Review: “Fail, Caesar” (Coen Brothers Drop Another Bomb)

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“Hail, Caesar!” is a cringe-worthy two hours of excruciating boredom, a thoroughly aimless and fruitless trial of audience perseverance, haphazardly bundled into an incomprehensible splotch of snippets sure to stain an otherwise stellar legacy of previous films produced, written, and directed by the Coen Brothers, a.k.a. Ethan Coen and Joel Coen.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 15, 2016 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews, Sports Betting | 0 comments

2016 Grammy Awards Picks

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If you were around last year at this time, you witnessed one of the most impressive instances of special events handicapping in quite some time.

Matt Lessinger, who has appeared here frequently as my guest on this site (usually giving out picks on boxing, Mixed-Martial Arts, Oscars, Grammys), successfully rattled off an astoundingly perfect night at the 2015 Grammy Awards, picking several winners including a 10-1 shot as “Album of the Year.” That’s as amazing a feat as you will see on a public forum and is far better analysis than anything which appears on the conventional entertainment programs which tout “expert advice.” This is just one reason Lessinger appeared on National Public Radio (NPR) a few years ago, evaluating all the major categories.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 14, 2016 in Blog, Personal | 2 comments

Happy 25th Anniversary, Marieta Dalla

Today, I’d like to tell you about Marieta.

We married 25 years ago on this day.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 13, 2016 in Blog, Travel | 0 comments

Taking a Hike: The Other Side of Las Vegas

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Hiking is one of the last things someone is likely to think about when it comes to either living in or paying a visit to Las Vegas — unless the hike is from one casino to the next.

That’s a pity, because less than 20 miles away from the Las Vegas Strip and only a ten-minute drive from the western fringes of the city limits lies the stark and silent contrast of a vast and still largely undiscovered world full of natural splendor that’s not to be believed — unless you see and experience it for yourself.