Image courtesy of Warner Brothers. — “Contagion.” Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, John Hawkes, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Ehle, Elliot Gould. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. Mladen’s take Remember the best scene… READ MORE
Mom's pesky TV remote looks like the control panel of an ICBM silo. Image courtesy of Del Stone Jr.
Yesterday Mom experienced her first crisis with the new TV. It took me only two hours and three phone calls to get it fixed. Seems one of the batteries in the remote started leaking, creating that white, powdery film we… READ MORE
The beach down around Cape San Blas is nice-looking but the sand is darker than what we're accustomed to in Fort Walton Beach and Destin. What's really scary is the thin sliver of land extending out into the Gulf of Mexico. You feel like you're aboard a very small boat that could capsize at any moment. Image courtesy of Del Stone Jr.
After Mexico Beach was named (by whom I forget) one of the nation’s coolest beach towns, I became curious about that stretch of the Panhandle. I’ve lived in this region since 1964 and apart from a quick snorkeling adventure to… READ MORE
Image courtesy of Paramount. — “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel, Patrick Dempsey, Frances McDormand. Directed by Michael Bay. 157 minutes. Rated PG-13. Mladen’s take Two questions frequently visited my mind as… READ MORE
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All that digging today reminded me of a Sunday long ago when I went to Jeff Newell’s house to help his friend Dave get rid of a dead tree in Jeff’s front yard. Jeff was struggling with cancer so he… READ MORE
Image courtesy of Marvel Studios. — “Thor” Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. 114 minutes. Rated PG-13. Del’s take (Note: Mladen Rudman could not make the screening of “Thor.”) “Thor” puts the hammer… READ MORE
In this image the author heads out for his first day of school at Royal Oak Elementary just outside Madrid, Spain. Image courtesy of Del Stone Sr.
I try to get up every morning and walk to the Ferry Park Fitness Trail. It’s about a mile through mostly lovely scenery and it gets me fully awake so I can face the day. Unfortunately it takes me past… READ MORE
Image courtesy of Del Stone Jr.
Today I saw something that will remain in memory for a long time. I was driving east on Mary Esther Cut-Off, about to approach the intersection with Beal Parkway. Traffic usually backs up there with people wanting to turn left… READ MORE
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I’m known throughout the land as a pennypincher. A quarter of my paycheck goes to the 401(k). I stash money in savings every month. I grill insurance agents for the lowest possible premium. The T.Mobile rep said he couldn’t give… READ MORE
Image courtesy of Columbia Pictures. — “Battle: Los Angeles” Starring Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman. 116 minutes. Rated PG-13. Mladen’s take Del and I exited the movie theater wondering why the flip no one in… READ MORE