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Posted by on Feb 5, 2013 in Blog, Essays, Movie Reviews | 3 comments

Roman Catholic Revulsion

 

Pope Benedict

 

I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church.

To this day, most of my family are practicing Catholics.  I attended Catholic School (Holy Trinity in the Oak Lawn section of Dallas) — the same school run by the priest who gave President Kennedy last rights.  I attended mass regularly (strong emphasis on the past tense).  I was a member of the Knights of Columbus.  I once played on the church soccer team, which was called the “Crusaders” (seriously).  My Godfather graduated from the University of Notre Dame.  That’s as Catholic as it gets.

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Posted by on Feb 3, 2013 in Blog, Sports Betting | 1 comment

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the NFL Season

Las Vegas Hilton Race and Sportsbook

 

NOLAN DALLA:  2012 FINAL NFL SEASON RECORD

98 WINS – 87 LOSSES – 6 PUSHES —– (+ 34.6 units / 1 unit = $100)

STARTING BANKROLL:  $10,000.

ENDING BANKROLL:  $13,460. —– (+$3,460)

BEST BETS OF THE WEEK:  14-7-0

 

Here’s a final summation of this past NFL season:

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Posted by on Feb 3, 2013 in Blog, Sports Betting | 4 comments

NFL Plays: Super Bowl XLVII

Louisiana Superdome

 

NOLAN DALLA:  2012 POSTED NFL SEASON RECORD

94 WINS – 87 LOSSES – 6 PUSHES —– (+ 22.6 units / 1 unit = $100)

STARTING BANKROLL:  $10,000.

CURRENT BANKROLL:  $12,260. —– (+$2,260)

BEST BETS OF THE WEEK:  13-7-0

Comments:  Despite the hype, this is my least favorite week of the NFL season.  Betting is reduced to a single game.  Give me any week of the regular season when there are a dozen or so games to chose from and a multitude of options.  That said, the Super Bowl does provide some interesting opportunities for proposition bettors.  That’s where the real money is to be made.  I have four recommendations for this game.

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Posted by on Feb 3, 2013 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 0 comments

Movie Review: Quartet

 

Quartet

 

It took only 75 years for Dustin Hoffman to direct his first movie.

That he chose a film project way outside of Hollywood comprised of an entirely foreign cast (for an American actor and director) comes as a further surprise.

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