Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 31, 2023 in Blog |

WHY ARE SO MANY REPUBLICANS JUMPING INTO THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE (WHEN THEY KNOW THEY CAN’T WIN?)
Answer: Republicans who challenge Trump in this election and make positive impressions this time around will be the favorites to win next time, in 2028.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 31, 2023 in Blog |

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
MANSOUR MATLOUBI — LAS VEGAS, NV (1997)
I came across this old photo, which inspires several memories. I’ll share a few here and now.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 30, 2023 in Blog |

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA (FEBRUARY, 1990)
Graffiti has a place in our culture as well as in our history. Most of the time, we may not like graffiti, which can be an eyesore and is an act of vandalism. But graffiti does express raw sentiment. Graffiti is real. Graffiti is honest.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 29, 2023 in Blog, Personal, Politics, Travel |

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER / ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY (1990s)
Strangely beautiful, with its perfect columns and regimented rows of white marble, each tombstone marking a life, beneath all the serenity of so many hopes and dreams buried forever, one might believe this peaceful place never changes. But it does change. It changes us by reminding us.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 28, 2023 in Blog, Essays, Personal, Restaurant Reviews |

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
FAMOUS LUIGI’S RESTAURANT — WASHINGTON, DC (1986)
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 27, 2023 in Blog, Las Vegas |

This just happened Saturday afternoon on the west side of Las Vegas.
Marieta went shopping at Smiths grocery store and right next door is the Black Bear Diner at Sahara and Durango and, of course, I can’t resist their fresh daily homemade mini pies.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 27, 2023 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas, Sports Betting |

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
WITH LARRY GROSSMAN — LAS VEGAS (2007)
“Larry Grossman hosted the Las Vegas radio show ‘You Can Bet on It’ for 20 years. We owe Larry a deep debt of gratitude for entertaining us and making us all wiser.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 26, 2023 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, Travel |

OLD PHOTOS: DAY 3
TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI (JAN. 2000)
“A photo does no good tucked in an album or stored away inside a box. A great photo should be shared, especially when it tells a story.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 25, 2023 in Personal, Travel |

OLD PHOTOS: DAY 2
CONSTANTA, ROMANIA (BLACK SEA COAST) — MAY 1990
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 25, 2023 in Blog |

OLD PHOTOS: DAY 4
A TIGER ON THE LOOSE IN NEW ORLEANS (1999)
Tiger decided to drive across the United States, making the land all his own — to California from the New York Island, and certainly to the Gulf stream waters.
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