Personal Archives - Page 5 of 89

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 14, 2022 in Blog, Las Vegas, Personal, Restaurant Reviews | 2 comments

Today, I Ordered Lunch from a Guy in Pakistan

“Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”

— Robert Oppenheimer (quoting from the Hindu sacred text the ‘Bhagavad-Gita’)

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 12, 2022 in Blog, Essays, Personal | 0 comments

30 Years Ago Today

Thirty years ago, Marieta and I stayed in Holland for a few months. Her brother lived in Eindhoven, a Dutch city near the border with Belgium and Germany. We took these photos in Nov. 1992.

Those were great days and even better nights. When I think back on those moments, that might have been the happiest time of my life. Well, except for one other moment.

As to my happiest time, my hope is — I still haven’t lived it yet.

Isn’t that a joy to anticipate? Let’s all hope tomorrow is a better day than today and yesterday. And if tomorrow turns out to be something better than where we are now, then that’s something to celebrate.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 12, 2022 in Blog, Essays, Personal, Politics | 2 comments

My Encounter with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

Here’s a story you might enjoy:

In 1989, I was a student at the Foreign Service Institute. This was to be my first assignment, headed off to Romania.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 9, 2022 in Blog, Personal, Politics, Rants and Raves | 0 comments

Happy Days are Here Again!

THESE ARE GLORIOUS TIMES !!!

What a week!

(1) The “red wave” hits a Democratic firewall and goes “pffffffffffft!”

(2) Trump’s endorsement gets cracked as a total candidate killer (now, poor Republicans have to deal with the crazed monster they created for the next two years as he tries to tear everything down, including his own party — this shitshow is going to be fabulous! Order boxes of popcorn!).

(3) Cryptocurrency garbage is crashing through the fucking floor faster than a bowling ball falling through a straw hut. The fraud is exposed. Gather around, my children, light this Ponzi trash on fire, and grab marshmallows. This is a roast for the ages.

(4) I’m up a whopping +31 games flat betting in the NFL this season (110 wagers), absolutely crushing the everlilvingfuckoutifit, and we’re not even at midseason yet!

Man, if I somehow scratch out another 5-unit win in football betting this week and Warnock wins in Georgia, I might just become insufferable.

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