Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 16, 2015 in Blog, General Poker |

David Sklansky, true to his reputation for thinking beyond the usual parameters of expectation, noted that if scientific research could somehow prove a direct link between playing poker and preventing Alzheimer’s (and other diseases of dementia and mental deterioration), such news might trigger another tidal wave of enthusiasm for the game.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 7, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Restaurant Reviews |

“Fed Up” likely won’t solve this very serious problem. It probably won’t even have much of an impact on what we buy and eat. The food lobby and commercial advertising are too powerful. But someday, when half of this nation is obese and we’re broke trying to figure out how to care for 100 million diabetics with flooded doctors’ offices, we can’t say that we weren’t warned.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 3, 2014 in Blog, Personal |

I’m addicted to food. Good food, that is. I’m addicted to wine, also. Good wine, especially when it’s on sale.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 18, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Restaurant Reviews |

Why do I choose to drink mineral water all the time?
But — rather than ask why I drink mineral water mostly, the rightful question is — why do so many people willingly consume the legal poison known as soft drinks?
To me, that’s outrageous.
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