Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 25, 2014 in Blog, Personal |

By the looks of me and the things that I do, one would assume I’m a Christian believer. Every year, I put up a Christmas tree and hang up pretty lights and decorations. I’ve committed most of the verses of popular Christmas songs to memory. I attend Christmas shows, even those held inside churches. I send out Christmas cards to friends and family. I buy presents. My heart is filled with joy. I even get sentimental.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 25, 2014 in Blog, Personal |

When it comes to celebrating Christmas, the secular humanist community is divided. That premise and its impacts will the basis of this two-part article.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 24, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

We are never prepared for what we expect. So wrote novelist James A. Michener. That thought sums up the life-transforming excursion in pursuit of self-awareness, some might even say an identity, ventured by writer Cheryl Strayed back in 1995, when she embarked upon a grueling three-month, 1,100-mile journey entirely by foot, along the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 23, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Politics |

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Romanian Revolution. Here’s more of my first-hand account of the uprising in Bucharest between December 21-25, 1989.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 21, 2014 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews |

Why “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” a song by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, stands the test of time.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 20, 2014 in Blog, Sports Betting |

Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Chip Kelly is one of two things. He’s either a coward or a moron. Take your pick.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 19, 2014 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews, Wine Reviews |

Here are my thoughts on some wines so terrible that, even though they’re cheap, they aren’t worth the money.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 18, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Politics, Rants and Raves |

You cowards. You’re pathetic. I’m talking to you — Sony, Regal Cinemas, Cinemark, Cineplex, Carmike Cinemas, and AMC Theaters. Each of your gutless companies should be ashamed for yanking the new movie, “The Interview,” which was going to be released next week.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 17, 2014 in Blog, Politics, Travel |

Today’s news that the United States of America might finally normalize diplomatic relations with the island nation of Cuba comes as a long-overdue surprise and welcome stunner. It’s about damned time. Bravo!
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 17, 2014 in Blog, Personal |

Allow me to take this occasion to express my deepest gratitude to so many of you out there who sent me a Christmas card this year, or to appease the political correctness police — “a holiday card.”
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