Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 14, 2025 in Blog |
TURNING POINT: THE VIETNAM WAR (NETFLIX SERIES–REVIEW)
“You will kill 10 of us, we will kill one of you. But in the end you will tire first.” — Ho Chi Minh
“We’re killing these people at a ratio of 10 to 1.” — Army Gen. William Westmoreland, U.S. supreme commander in Vietnam
“Westy, the American people don’t care about the 10, they care about the one.” — Sen. Fritz Hollings, a decorated World War II veteran from Westmoreland’s home state of South Carolina
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago. The recent anniversary date (April 30, 1975) prompted several retrospectives–old and new. As is the case with many historical events, the passage of time does provides a broader, deeper, and clearer perspective of what really happened. Much like a forest and the trees, some distance away from the subject often provides the best vantage point.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 13, 2025 in Blog |
THE PHONE AND TEXT STING:
Here’s a phone scam someone tried to pull on me last Sunday, on Mother’s Day. I’m sharing this here and now because readers out there could also be vulnerable and fall for it, and therefore should be warned. The scam came perilously close to success, which could have cost me thousands of dollars. Read carefully, and look, and listen, for red flags.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 13, 2025 in Blog |
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS (1997)
Today, in the year 2025, it’s 90° outside and the wind is blowing like crazy. Which reminds me of the same date 28 years ago on this day in near identical conditions when the world championship of poker finale was played outdoors.
What? Poker? Outside?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 6, 2025 in Blog |
MY THOUGHTS ON USA-CANADA RELATIONS
Why is Canada’s Mark Carney meeting today with someone who continues to lie out of his ass, hurls repeated insults, and spews idiotic delusions of grandeur about seizing control of a sovereign nation with a long history and proud people with the second-largest land mass in the world?
Meeting with Trump today at the White House isn’t just a blundering badly-timed mistake for Canada’s newly-elected Prime Minister. It’s madness. It’s like negotiating for your own lunch money with the 5th grade bully, on his playground.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 5, 2025 in Blog |
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA (1989)
I love this picture. Such fond memories of great people. That’s George and Betty, who were assigned with me to the American Embassy in Bucharest.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 4, 2025 in Blog |
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
GOLD STRIKE CASINO (TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI) — 2000
Note: As I mentioned in yesterday’s posts, I found another box tucked away inside my garage. It’s packed with hundreds of old photographs I haven’t looked at in years. Before I toss most of them away, in the coming weeks and months ahead, I’ll be sharing many of the most interesting images in this historical treasure trove and also tell the stories behind them, that is, if there’s something of value to share.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 4, 2025 in Blog |
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
YANKEE STADIUM (NEW YORK, NY) — 1979
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 4, 2025 in Blog |
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
LAS VEGAS (1986)
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 2, 2025 in Blog |
TAKING A HAMMER TO U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS
In yesterday’s mail, I received a subscription offer to Foreign Affairs, which is an in-depth magazine focusing on U.S. foreign policy and international relations. Actually, it was a renewal offer, since my old subscription recently lapsed after many years. In normal times, a magazine offer wouldn’t trigger this Facebook post. But these are not normal times.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 28, 2025 in Blog |
At first thought, Dead & Company playing inside the Sphere seems like a bad fit, perhaps even a betrayal of the counterculture cloak worn by the Grateful Dead since their beginnings in 1965 . Now well into seven decades of live performances, Dead concerts have always been known for their spontaneity and authenticity. Real instruments. Human voices. Nothing’s recorded in advance. Auto-Tune, pitch correction, lasers, and stage gimmicks are verboten. Yet, they’re performing inside the ultimate musical spaceship. Music isn’t merely to be heard, but also seen, and experienced. Somehow this clash of contradictions works. Call it balance. In fact, the Dead’s mellow style and laid back stage vibe makes for an optimal counterweight to the glitzy sensory overload encircling the entire venue.
READ MY FULL REVIEW: CLICK HERE
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