Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 29, 2013 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves |

Today is “Black Friday,” or what I call, “the Great American Stampede.”
Think of millions of buffalo storming off a cliff.
Seriously, have you seen what goes on at malls and stores? People line up at midnight. Why? To go shopping!
That’s right, SHOPPING.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 28, 2013 in Blog |

Here’s the scene at my house after watching the final two minutes of the Pittsburgh-Baltimore game.
Back with more plays on Sunday.
Ironically, I’m now headed to Pittsburgh on a flight early tomorrow morning.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 27, 2013 in Blog |

Numbers don’t lie.
11 games over .500.
27 percent return on investment for the season.
Is it Christmas yet? Because I’m feeling like Santa Claus.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 27, 2013 in Blog, Sports Betting |

A satirical piece I wrote on the NFL’s Washington Redskins team name controversy.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 26, 2013 in Blog, Personal |

This is a special table. Then again, I suppose all tables are special. In today’s story, I’d like to tell you why this is so.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 26, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Personal |

I’m issuing a public announcement.
DO NOT SHOOT POOL WITH TODD ANDERSON.
Keep your sanity. Preserve your hope. Save your money.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 25, 2013 in Blog, Personal, Restaurant Reviews |

What’s the best meal you’ve ever had?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 24, 2013 in Blog |

Earlier this week, NFL Hall of Famer Troy Aikman suggested that the NFL rule book need to be re-written.
He’s right. But I’ll go a step further.
The NFL rule book needs to be burned. The league should completely start over.
Aside from the fact that football is an increasingly dangerous game, the biggest problem is — we’re increasingly forcing men in their 50s and 60s to make game-altering decisions. They have to make razor-thin judgment calls. And, they often get it wrong. With NFL players getting bigger and faster, and the game now impossible to decipher without the use of instant replay, games aren’t necessarily won and lost on the field anymore. Wins and losses are increasingly determined by an official’s marginal call.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 22, 2013 in Blog, Personal |

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Some 19 months before that tragic day, I was born in Dallas. My family lived in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, which is where Lee Harvey Oswald also resided and was ultimately captured. In today’s column, I’d like to tell you a bit more about what life was like growing up in the shadows of the Kennedy Assassination, as I remember it.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 21, 2013 in Blog, Personal |

Of all the places I’ve run, higher elevations are always the most challenging.
The higher up you go, the less oxygen there is to breathe. While “sea level” versus “5,000 feet” might not seem like a big difference, it really is — especially when you’re working out and gasping for air. This becomes critical after a few miles because there’s just not enough oxygen to breathe without getting a bit light-headed.
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