Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 10, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves, Travel |

Nothing tops nature. Not the Las Vegas Strip. Not the Manhattan skyline. No man-made object can possibly surpass the splendor of nature’s abundant power and beauty. Borrowing a famous line I once heard somewhere — You think a tall building is impressive? Try making a butterfly from scratch. You can’t.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 4, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Travel |

My expectations for the Dublin Zoo were exceedingly high. But, I was disappointed. More like shattered. This was one of the worst major zoos I’ve ever visited.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 4, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Personal |

Right then and there, Parkinson basically said, fuck it. “This clown doesn’t have a fucking clue what poker is all about,” Parkinson thought to himself. “Anyone who thinks any poker player is getting up for a meeting at 8 am might as well be someone working a regular job asking the loan manager to come into the bank and fill out an application at 4 in the morning. Now, how crazy would that be? I really thought he was joking.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 3, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Personal |

L to R: Kara Scott, Mike Sexton, Nolan Dalla, Padraig Parkinson
What’s the world’s second-longest-running poker tournament, behind only the World Series of Poker? If you glanced at the title, you probably guessed correctly. The answer is — the Irish Poker Open. Here’s the story and a history lesson.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 3, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves |

Who knew on so-called “Good Friday,” that it’s illegal to serve an alcoholic beverage — in Ireland?
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