Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 4, 2023 in Blog |
First, let’s take a moment to reflect upon NFL legend Dick Butkus, who died on Thursday. Butkus was the embodiment of the tough guy middle linebacker. He was the ultimate team player. Butkus played on mostly horrible Chicago Bears teams during his injury-riddled career when the grass and mud were real, when games weren’t postponed because of weather (or worse-played in domes), referees didn’t throw flags every other down, and players played for a love of the game.
What an icon.
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I enjoyed a pretty good week in the NFL with the following positives:
(1) more wins (17) than losses (11) and +$675 in profit,
(2) an outstanding week in the Westgate SuperContest, and
(3) a win in the CircaSurvivor contest.
I’d be thrilled if every week forward went just like this.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 4, 2023 in Blog |
Hey, you anti-science, conspiracy-fed fucks doing your own “research.”
Listen up, you dumb ass death wishers.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 3, 2023 in Blog |
One thing I’l like to see much more of is the integration of art into daily life. Art should not just be something inside a museum. Art should be an expression of who were are and reflect what we experience. Wider audiences, of all backgrounds, should be exposed each day to artists and their art.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 3, 2023 in Blog |
Random thoughts about everything and nothing on a Tuesday afternoon.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 2, 2023 in Blog |
Writer Joseph Heller penned a wonderful quote more than six decades ago, in Catch-22, published in 1961. It’s as timelessly accurate today as back then. Perhaps, even more so.
I’ve taken one his most famous paragraphs, reworked it a bit, and came up with this:
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 29, 2023 in Blog |
If making money betting on the NFL was easy, everyone would be doing it. Unfortunately, it’s never easy, Even when we win, it never comes easy.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 28, 2023 in Blog |
Las Vegas Show Review: “Awakening” (Wynn)
Awakening nearly put me to sleep. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Delusively billed as “a dazzling spectacle with new characters, costumes, choreography, and original music,” this is the over-the top production show that replaced Le Reve, the underwhelming and widely-panned aquatic-themed Cirque du Soleil forgery which inexplicably ran for 15 years (2005-2020) as the casino’s marques attraction. Now, the former Le Reve showroom has even been rebranded as the Awakening Theater.
Suggestion: Seats should come with a pillow.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 27, 2023 in Blog |
REMEMBERING A GENTLE GIANT
I’m crushed to hear the news that Ross Leitz died.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 24, 2023 in Blog |
BLOCKING PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK: CASE STUDY #2
In yesterday’s post, I relayed a story about someone I blocked recently, and explained the reasoning for my decision. READ HERE
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 24, 2023 in Blog |
BLOCKING PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK: CASE STUDY #1
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