Remembering Karen Wolfe Jarnigan

Karen Wolfe (Jarnigan), Del Stone Jr., and Elizabeth Hefflefinger goof around in the parking lot of the Daily News in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., waiting for snow that was forecast to fall one Christmas Eve in the mid-1990s.

It’s a cold, gray day here in the panhandle of Florida and I’m remembering Karen Wolfe Jarnigan. Thanksgiving Day, 1993. Karen is hosting a holiday get-together for us newsroom types at her Okaloosa Island townhouse. She’s got the Dolphins-Cowboys game… READ MORE

Thank you for your courage

Image courtesy of Del Stone Jr.

Somebody in Fort Walton Beach, somebody in the deepest, darkest heart of the South, where hatred of the LGBTQ community is so ubiquitous it’s practically taught in schools, had the courage to paint their driveway in Pride colors. Thank you…. READ MORE

Here’s how Halloween 2025 proceeded at Casa Del Mar

Image courtesy of Del Stone Jr.

This was the scene at Casa Del Mar for last night’s Spookfest. A few observations: A. I managed to sit in that driveway for five hours with only one pee break, a new post-Young Del record. B. My first trick-or-treaters… READ MORE

The ‘president’ needs help with his memes

Have you seen the idiotic meme being circulated by President Goldfish Crackers? I should think the president of the United States could afford to hire proofreaders to check this crap before he publishes it to social media. I’ve fixed it… READ MORE