Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 9, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Restaurant Reviews, World Series of Poker |
I’m lucky.
I get to dine out with some really amazing people. Names that you would certainly recognize. Even the names you don’t know are often just as interesting, if not more so.
This is all taken for granted, of course. Every night is a potential feast, not only for the food and drink — but for the fresher garnishment of fond memories, provocative ideas, good fun, and plenty of laughs.
Still, I must say this. My favorite dinner companion remains the one person I never get tired of being with or listening to. She’s full of more memories, ideas, fun, and laughs than anyone I know, or could hope to know. Of course, I’m talking about Marieta.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 8, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Rants and Raves |
Valet parking attendants piss me off. They jerk around with my car. Sometimes, they turn my vehicle into their own private joyride for what amounts to about 30 to 40 seconds of personal amusement, which is about the length of time it should take to move a car from the valet entrance into a VIP parking area.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 7, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Restaurant Reviews |
“Fed Up” likely won’t solve this very serious problem. It probably won’t even have much of an impact on what we buy and eat. The food lobby and commercial advertising are too powerful. But someday, when half of this nation is obese and we’re broke trying to figure out how to care for 100 million diabetics with flooded doctors’ offices, we can’t say that we weren’t warned.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 7, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, World Series of Poker |
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 7, 2014 in Blog |
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion at Normandy.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 6, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, World Series of Poker |
The WSOP Seniors Championship brings old faces together. However, the emphasis here isn’t on “old.” Walking through the tournament area, I’m always surprised to see who’s turned 50. I suppose no matter what our age is, we all hope to be able to play in this tournament at some point. It sure beats the alternative!
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 5, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker |
Would you buy a cruise from this man?
This is the story of Craig DiSalvo and the cruise he sold to me.
Except — there was no cruise. Oh, there was a cruise one might say. But it was a shit cruise to nowhere.
Here’s the story of how I docked the boat that never sailed at the 2010 World Series of Poker.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 4, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Travel, World Series of Poker |
Something’s troubled me over the past year.
It’s become a more serious problem than many might realize. Certainly, if you’re a poker player and/or you frequently travel to and from the United States, you’ve probably experienced a dramatic uptick in these kinds of annoyances.
I’m talking about the unnecessary harassment of law-abiding citizens from customs officials and border patrol agents.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 3, 2014 in Blog, Personal |
I’m addicted to food. Good food, that is. I’m addicted to wine, also. Good wine, especially when it’s on sale.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 2, 2014 in Blog, World Series of Poker |
(Left to Right) Lizzy Harrison, Humberto Brenes, and me.
Humberto Brenes just walked up to me, all pissed off.
He was muttering something in Spanish. Remember, Brenes is from Costa Rica. Brenes was upset that he’d just busted out of another event here at the 2014 World Series of Poker. Thing was, I remember Brenes also cashed yesterday. And the day before, And, the day before that.
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