Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 30, 2024 in Blog |
The word “great” is too often overused to the point it has no meaning.
Not in this case.
Jimmy Carter was a great man. A great father. A great husband. A great giver. A great man of his faith. A great American. A great soldier. A great believer in justice. A great man of courage. A great example of altruism and selflessness. A great man of truth worthy of our trust. A great inspiration for us all, regardless of politics.
His presidency gets a mixed grade as do all leaders in challenging times, but in retrospect he may have been exactly what America needed in the aftermath of Vietnam and Watergate when we longed to believe in ourselves again. His post-presidency defines the very essence of giving back to society and the greatness of genuine love.
What a life.
Thank you, President Jimmy Carter.
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Link: AP News Story: Jimmy Carter Dead at 100
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 29, 2024 in Blog |
2024 — IN REVIEW
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 27, 2024 in Blog |
SPINNING WHEEL: WHAT GOES UP, MUST COME DOWN
….”WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS?” — A REVIEW
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 25, 2024 in Blog |
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2024 NFL BETTING RECORD:
WINS — 112
LOSSES — 101
PUSH — 2
NET WIN/LOSS — – $540
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS — 8-5 (+ $250)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL; $9,460.
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ALL WAGERS ARE FOR $100 EACH AND ARE PRICED AT THE STANDARD 110/100 VIG, (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 22, 2024 in Blog |
Al Alvarez’s book undoubtedly had some role in changing my life and the direction it took when at a crossroads.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 19, 2024 in Blog |
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2024 NFL BETTING RECORD:
WINS — 104
LOSSES — 96
PUSH — 2
NET WIN/LOSS — – $790
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS — 7-8 (- $205)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL; $9,210.
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ALL WAGERS ARE FOR $100 EACH AND ARE PRICED AT THE STANDARD 110/100 VIG, (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 17, 2024 in Blog |
MY ORLEANS SPORTSBOOK STORY:
GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE CAN SOMETIMES BE A SIMPLE ACT OF HUMAN KINDNESS
Something happened this afternoon and I must share the story with you.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 16, 2024 in Blog |
No Good Deed is the type of show I rarely watch.
It’s yet another all-too familiar television series about rich narcissists living in the lush foothills of Los Angeles who apparently don’t work for a living — yet they have no money problems, never clean the house nor do any yard work, and still somehow manage to drink cosmos all day long while desperately trying to manage all that daily stress. Of course, each of their lives is a giant clusterfuck, intersecting with one other in rubbernecking matrix of crippling insecurities, greed, jealousy, adultery, and spite, laced with an overdose of pettiness.
Aww. Poor things.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 14, 2024 in Blog |
BLACK DOVES — REVIEW (ON NETFLIX)
There’s a lot to love about Black Doves, the latest popular series now available on Netflix. There’s also considerable chaos and confusion. To enjoy, we must suspend all sense of reality. This sort of thing could never happen in real life. Think of Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels crossed with The Gentlemen melded with Kingsmen and frosted with Zero Dark Thirty. Rarely does a spy-caper provide so much style. Death monologues become poetry. Killing is art.
I loved most of it. I hated parts of it.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 11, 2024 in Blog |
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2024 NFL BETTING RECORD:
WINS — 97
LOSSES — 88
PUSH — 2
NET WIN/LOSS — -$685
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS — 3-7 (- $575)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL; $9,315.
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ALL WAGERS ARE FOR $100 EACH AND ARE PRICED AT THE STANDARD 110/100 VIG, (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
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