Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 8, 2016 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves |

I’ve got a problem.
My private stock of wine includes several bottles that shouldn’t be in the house.
They’re undrinkable, and frankly, an embarrassment. I have no idea how they entered the front door of my home. Now, I don’t know what to do with them.
Life can be so full of challenges.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 5, 2016 in Blog, Personal |

I’m asking readers to recommend the best smartphone apps to load when you buy a new device.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 3, 2016 in Blog, Personal, Sports Betting |

Yes, that’s me. Age 5. 1967.
I can’t say where and when exactly my infatuation with games of skill and chance first began, but it probably happened inside the crib. That wasn’t a baby rattler I was shaking. It was a pair of dice.
This baby needs a new pair of shoes. Seven out. Line away.
Here’s a gambling story.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 1, 2016 in Blog, Personal |

Who knows where these tracks might lead.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 20, 2016 in Blog, Politics |

Meeting Alex Singer for the first time gives me plenty of good reasons to be optimistic about the future.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 17, 2016 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews, Travel |

The Words and Wisdom of Jonathan Gold (a.k.a. food critic of the Los Angeles Times)
A food writer reveals the local ethnic restaurant isn’t just a cozy place to eat; for millions of new immigrants, it’s the modern-day highway to the new American dream and a reflection of who we are.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 16, 2016 in Blog, Personal |

A Question:
Why does my house smell like marijuana?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 15, 2016 in Blog, Politics |

I just read Leslie Van Houten has been recommended for parole in California. This is a good thing. Let me explain why.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 14, 2016 in Blog, Las Vegas, Politics |

Harry Reid is a political lowlife. He’s an old-fashioned party boss and shakedown artist who thwarts the democratic process. For honest progressives who have been forced to bear witness to his excruciating representation in the U.S. Senate under the false fleece of being a “liberal,” this dirty rascal can’t retire soon enough.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 12, 2016 in Blog, Facing the Firing Squad, General Poker |

Were I to chose one word to describe Terrence Chan, that word would be…. genuine.
Terrence is one of the most genuine people I have ever met and known.
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