Scattershooting: A Dozen Random Questions and Thoughts

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 24, 2022 in Blog, Rants and Raves | 1 comment

A DOZEN RANDOM THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS:

Ted, Lindsey, and Josh — Smile Boys!

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 23, 2022 in Blog, Politics | 0 comments

Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, and Josh Hawley lack the emotional control to be in positions of authority. So, let’s give them the exact same treatment “emotional” women have gotten for years.

My Observations on the Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings (Day 2)

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 22, 2022 in Blog, Politics, What's Left | 0 comments

FOUR THOUGHTS ON THE KBJ CONFIRMATION HEARINGS (DAY 2: TUESDAY)

Watching the Senate hearings today with Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson triggered the following thoughts and questions:

KBJ, All the Way!

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 21, 2022 in Blog, Politics | 0 comments

KBJ — ALL THE WAY!

Has Casino Gambling Reached a Saturation Point?

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 21, 2022 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas | 1 comment

My friend Howard Stutz has been covering the casino business for decades (he spent many years with the Las Vegas Review-Journal before Sheldon Adelson bought the newspaper and ruined it). Howard’s work is always worth reading. He now writes for The Nevada Independent.

Teen Jury (1979)

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 21, 2022 in Blog, Personal | 0 comments

Thanks to Daisy Ciarlariello for sharing this old newspaper clipping with me. This photo was from 44 years ago when we were both still in high school and were student volunteers on a nationally-recognized legal program for youth called “Teen Jury.”

Why Are Trumpsters So Quiet About Russia?

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 20, 2022 in Blog, Politics, What's Left | 1 comment

I noticed something recently that’s puzzling. Perhaps readers can offer some explanations.

It’s been three weeks now since Russia invaded Ukraine. The devastation has been brutal. Thousands have died. Hospitals have been targeted. Women and children have been attacked. And millions of refugees have flooded into Europe and elsewhere.

Facts: War crimes are being committed. Crimes against humanity are happening. Right now at this very second, incalculable suffering is happening.

Let’s be very clear, here — this is Putin’s War. The blood is on Putin’s hands.

Yet, on Facebook and elsewhere on social media I’ve noticed a DEAFENING SILENCE. That’s the only way to describe it.

A DEAFENING SILENCE.