Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 3, 2016 in Blog, Politics |
Things usually turn out badly for those who purportedly hear voices from god and then grab their guns. Apparently, that was the impulse that led to the current standoff happening right now in a remote part of southeast Oregon. We now have an armed insurrection on our hands triggered by a fringe group of heavily-armed militants, most with some mighty grotesque misinterpretations of the United States Constitution.
My advice — go in there with the National Guard and clean the out.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 2, 2016 in Blog, Movie Reviews |
“The Hateful Eight” gets billed as writer-director Quentin Tarantino’s eighth feature film.
Where does it rank?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 1, 2016 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves |
Years are numbers. They’re merely demarcations of the calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, in 1582.
But they also represent frontiers of passage.
As 2015 ends and 2016 begins, millions of New Year’s resolutions will come, and then pass. Some pledge to go on diets and improve their health. Others take on new projects or vow to complete unfinished tasks. Many renew aspirations to be better people and improve relationships with family and friends. Most of our annual reaffirmations are sincere.
Still, I’m puzzled as to why we need one specific day on the calendar to make constructive changes in our lives. What makes every January 1st so special? Why not February 3rd? Or July 17th? Or October 24th? Instead, can’t there be 365 opportunities to turn over a new leaf and do something good?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 29, 2015 in Blog, General Poker |
For years, I’d heard about the stunning home of two wonderful people named Bob and Maureen Feduniak.
Well yesterday, I finally got a chance to see the famous grand estate for myself, located in the exclusive Southern Highlands area of Las Vegas. And so, I’d like to share a few impressions of their home and tell you more about what makes the Feduniaks such amazing people in the hearts and minds of all those blessed to know them.
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