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 Apr 10, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves, Travel |

Nothing tops nature. Not the Las Vegas Strip. Not the Manhattan skyline. No man-made object can possibly surpass the splendor of nature’s abundant power and beauty. Borrowing a famous line I once heard somewhere — You think a tall building is impressive? Try making a butterfly from scratch. You can’t.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 6, 2015 in Blog, Politics |

How foretelling this article turned out to be.
Republicans would eventually manage another virus, and the results would be catastrophic. But this was back before anyone had ever heard of “President Trump.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 28, 2014 in Blog, Politics |

Even if the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea did orchestrate the attacks, the American intelligence community and defense contractors will most certainly exaggerate the dangers, which have already happened since the mushrooming of the bloated military-industrial complex since 9/11, authorized by the Patriot Act.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 15, 2014 in Blog, Personal |

Last week, I called a “time out.” Fed up with a growing dependency on communication devices — and shackled pretty much to iEverything (which means my iPhone, iPad, iPod, and the Internet) — I finally said, “enough!” I surrendered my smartphone.
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