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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.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 11, 2016 in Blog, Politics | 4 comments

Bernie Sanders and “The S-Word”

Fact: Socialism has drastically improved the lives of billions, including everyone in the United States.

Bernie Sanders needs to do a much better job defining his vision of “democratic socialism.”

That’s because, for millions of Americans, the relatively new political epithet remains confusing, even contradictory.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 9, 2016 in Blog, Politics | 25 comments

We Await an Official Statement from the Hillary Clinton Campaign

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It’s been four days since I wrote about my first-hand experience with a telephone “pollster” asking me several loaded questions about the two leading Democratic presidential candidates.

That article went viral and got 600,00 hits. I was even quoted in The Daily Kos.

I am still waiting for an explaination.