Attention shoppers: Mr. Stone must not be allowed to check out in a timely manner
“Attention grocery store shoppers: Mr. Stone has found the one item he intends to purchase and is heading to the front of the store. Drop what you are doing and RUN for the cash registers, NOW! Stampede if you must, but get there before he reaches the checkout aisle. There must be at least six people at every register. If you want to pay in rubles, that's fine. A debit card with insufficient funds and no ID is also good. Or, our manager will be happy to approve your application for a personal check-cashing account, as soon as he gets back from his potty break. But under no terms must Mr. Stone be allowed to walk into the store, select an item, then proceed to the checkout and pay for it in a timely manner. That is all.”
“Attention grocery store shoppers: Mr. Stone has found the one item he intends to purchase and is heading to the front of the store. Drop what you are doing and RUN for the cash registers, NOW! Stampede if you must,… READ MORE
Del and Mladen review ‘Oblivion’
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures. — “Oblivion” Starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Melissa Leo. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. 124 minutes. Rated PG. Del’s take And why did they choose the title “Oblivion”? Because that’s how long… READ MORE
Mladen and Del review ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’
Image courtesy of 20th Century Studios. — “A Good Day to Die Hard” Starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch. Directed by John Moore. 97 minutes. Rated R. Mladen’s take Let’s do the numbers. The numbers of objects destroyed in… READ MORE
My flying days are permanently grounded
Two TWA 707s sit on the tarmac at the Torejon flightline in Madrid, Spain in 1963. One of these planes would take me and my family back to the United States. Image by Del Stone Sr.
My flying days are behind me. I remember the exact moment I discovered my fear of flying – it was on a trip to visit my sister and her husband in Dearborn, Mich. I was 14 and traveling alone for… READ MORE
My thoughts on a high school reunion
Image courtesy of Pics4free by way of a Creative Commons license.
I’ve never been to a high school reunion and I likely never will. No, I wasn’t picked on – no more than anybody else. There are fates worse than being picked on. I was ignored. I wasn’t good looking. I… READ MORE
It’s time to restrict access to this particular tool
Image courtesy of the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office
I’ve been a gun owner for many years. I believe a gun is a tool, and like any tool it can be used for good or for ill. But I wonder if the time has come when maybe we should… READ MORE
This column is a lie. I no longer drive a stick shift
Image courtesy of Flickr user Alvin Trusty by way of a Creative Commons license.
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Do you know how to drive a stick shift? I received an unnerving introduction to stick shifts when I was 14. My dad and I had been out hunting that day. When we got back to the truck, he climbed… READ MORE
My one and only San Diego Comicon
The author at the '94 San Diego Comicon. Image courtesy of Lurene Haines
In the summer of 1994 I participated in the San Diego Comicon as a guest. It was to be my first and last visit. My credentials hardly qualified me as a “guest.” I went there largely on the coattails of… READ MORE
I need a reboot and an upgrade to boost my walking cred
Sometimes walking presents real hazards, like this branch that fell across the fitness path after a storm. Which of course happened at night when I wasn't out there. Image courtesy of Del Stone Jr.
Most mornings I try to go for a walk. It gives me the illusion of exercise, and it gets my folds to jiggling. Jiggling folds are happier folds. But after carefully studying my fellow walkers I’ve decided I’m doing something… READ MORE
Del and Mladen review ‘Prometheus’
Image courtesy of 20th Century Studios. — “Prometheus” Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Logan Marshall-Green, Charlize Theron. Directed by Ridley Scott. 124 minutes. Rated R. Del’s take Going into “Prometheus” I warned myself against indulging expectations; I had, after all,… READ MORE
