Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 20, 2013 in Blog, Travel |

Among humanity’s interminable crimes against nature, caging a magnificent creature for its entire lifetime ranks beyond the unforgivable.
But we do it.
It’s even acceptable in most social circles.
But acceptance doesn’t make it right.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 18, 2013 in Blog, General Poker |

There’s one thing everybody agrees on.
Dr. Jerry Buss was a very nice man.
He died today at the age of 80.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 17, 2013 in Blog, Travel |

Meet the Octomom!
Poker players welcome!
Who can resist?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 16, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas |

The first thing I heard was the roar of the engine.
It was Phil Ivey’s silver Mercedes SLR McLaren and the beast was barreling straight towards me.
If I ever get flattened by a motor vehicle, I hope to hell it’s a $285,000 luxury car. What a way to go out with a bang. Far more chivalrous getting mowed down by Ivey who’s late for his golf match than being mashed by some late-night boozer wheeling a Dodge Neon.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 15, 2013 in Blog, Personal |

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time.
Those of you who visit my website each day give the most precious of gifts, which is your time.
That’s something I take seriously.
My goal each day to is honor that sense of devotion and curiosity by providing an article or essay which might be humorous, enlightening, shocking, inquisitive, and — on my very best days — perhaps even beneficial.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 14, 2013 in Blog, Travel |

I’m not going to march back out there like some pathetic People magazine reader and gawk at someone just because they’re famous. I wouldn’t be caught dead doing something like that.
Would I?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 13, 2013 in Blog, Rants and Raves, Travel |

Common sense is in short supply — especially at airports.
I realize everyone’s in a hurry. Airlines make flying about as glamorous as boarding a filthy greyhound bus headed to Detroit. Traveling takes nearly twice as long as it should because passengers have to go through the equivalent of a rectal exam.
Flying is stressful. And at the end of your long flight, the thing we desire most is a lifeline, which is our baggage.
Hopefully, our bags arrive — signed, sealed, delivered — which is followed by a smooth trip either home or to the hotel.
Too bad, it’s not that easy.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 13, 2013 in Blog, Personal, Travel |

Here I am (above) posing with “Caddyshack,” the most recent race winner at PBKC, which was the World Series of Poker Circuit special feature race.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 12, 2013 in Blog, Las Vegas, Rants and Raves |

I found him!
The long and elusive search for the biggest prick in all of Las Vegas has finally come to an end.
Ladies and gentlemen — we have a winner!
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 11, 2013 in Blog, Las Vegas |

There’s a saying, that a picture is worth a thousand words.
But there are also occasions when a picture isn’t quite all that it seems.
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