Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 5, 2026 in Blog |
2025-26 NFL SEASON: SUPER BOWL ANALYSIS AND PICKS
2025-26 NFL BETTING RECORD:
WINS — 173
LOSSES — 139
PUSH — 7
NET WIN/LOSS — +$1,735
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS — 4-4-0 (-$15)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000
CURRENT BANKROLL: $11,735.
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 Feb 2, 2026 in Blog |
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 1978
Here’s my fourth retrospective. Based on positive feedback to three previous “Best Albums” lists from 1976 and 1977 and 1975, today focuses on 1978. I was age 17 then, which for most teens is a glorious age of musical awakening.
This was lackluster year in music. If this were a writing assignment, I’d turn it down. Insert criticism here.
Summation — I rate 1978 as one of the worst collections of music in the era 1960-1990, probably of this entire “best of” series. Sure, there were many excellent albums released which will be discussed. I just don’t see an abundance of greatness. I see a few dozen really good albums, then quite a drop off.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 31, 2026 in Blog |
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 1975
Here’s my third retrospective. Based on positive feedback to the two previous “Best Albums” lists from 1976 and 1977, here’s the next edition. Today focuses on 1975. I was 13 years old back then, and just coming of age so far as my interest in music.
Summation — 1975 was a tough year to pick any “best” album. Unlike ’76 and ’77 which (in my opinion) were slam dunk decisions, the best albums of ’75 look interchangeable. Take any of the top-5 on my list and a persuasive case can be made for all of them. Which one is the best just depends on musical taste and bias, and I certainly have mine.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 30, 2026 in Blog |
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 1977
This is a really fun topic. So, let’s continue now with another year in pop music.
Based on all the positive feedback to yesterday’s inaugural “Best Albums” list, I’ll expand this fun writing project and retrospective — alternating daily between each year backwards and forwards from 50 years ago.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 30, 2026 in Blog |
DO YOU MAGATS *STILL* THINK HE CARES ABOUT YOU
Yesterday, Trump SUED the United States Government for $10 billion dollars.
$10,000,000,000. TEN BILLION DOLLARS. That’s a million dollars—ten thousand times. An insane amount of money.
READ DETILS HERE: Trump sues IRS, Treasury for $10 billion
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 29, 2026 in Blog |
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 1976
I feel like doing something very different today. Since the 2026 Grammy Awards are coming up this weekend, my curiosity plunged me deep down the rabbit hole of a musical retro-rediscovery. The result is this list and ranking of outstanding albums from 50 years ago.
I know — it’s hard to believe all of these albums are now half a century old. Geez.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 28, 2026 in Blog |
Today was my first time to eat at Jackson’s.
This is a locals’ bar and grill — with emphasis on the bar. Rustic. Nothing fancy. Straightforward service. Attentiveness is about what you’d expect at a truck stop cafe.
Jackson’s is known for their hamburgers and steaks. Cowboy food.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 27, 2026 in Blog |
TODAY IS HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY:
HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. We are reminded to “never forget.”
But have we already forgotten? I wonder.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 26, 2026 in Blog |
RETURN OF THE DOS EQUIS GUY:
THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD IS BACK!
During yesterday’s NFL Conference Championship games, the Dos Equis guy made his comeback!
I looked it up. He’s been on a TEN-YEAR hiatus. His last commercial was back in January 2016.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 26, 2026 in Blog |
WHERE’S MY CHECK ???
I keep seeing and reading posts and comments from MAGATS spewing false charges about demonstrators being “PAID.”
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