I’m still leaking. I’ve been leaking since July 31, when they took out my catheter. That’s OK. It’s only been a month since my radical prostatectomy. My understanding is it could be two to three months at the earliest, or… READ MORE
I don’t have any real expectation of ever being published again. I don’t know if it’s because my writing is that bad or if it’s the woeful state of reading, writing and publishing in this country today. I continue to… READ MORE
After the hell I’ve been through the past month, I decided to reward myself with a treat: a subscription to NFL Sunday Ticket. But I’m consumed with guilt. Why? I’ve earned it, I tell myself. I drove 700 miles to… READ MORE
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A maniac tried to kill me on the interstate. I admit, that’s a slight exaggeration. A maniac tried to scare the hell out of me on the interstate – and succeeded. That’s a more accurate reflection of events. I woke… READ MORE
The air carried the faintest whiff of fall this morning, and that gives me hope. I love this time of year. Yes, it’s hotter than the devil’s left nut. You could literally fry an egg on an asphalt road, and… READ MORE
Photo by Del Stone Jr.
Something weird is happening in Choctawhatchee Bay. It’s changing, in ways we may not like. I base this hypothesis, first, on the anecdotal evidence of my own eyes. You’re probably tired of hearing me say I’ve lived in Fort Walton… READ MORE
I was sitting in an office, having a conversation with a doctor, when his nurse poked her head through the door and said, “Is that your little white car out in the parking lot?” You always want to hear those… READ MORE
This photo, taken in January 1956, shows my mother, Laura Joyce Stone, feeding me. I was about a month-and-a-half old at the time. Photo courtesy of Del Stone Sr.
I scanned in this photo the other day. It was taken in January of 1956 and it shows me at age 1½ months being fed by my mom. I decided to try an experiment. I took the photo and I… READ MORE
I joined the ROTC program at Choctawhatchee High School in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, in August 1970 and remained with it until graduation in May 1973. I made lots of friends in ROTC, and we did some interesting things, like… READ MORE
Oh my God, I just made the mistake of looking at my IRA. It’s down $35,000 over the past month. That’s more money than I make in a year. That money is part of my life’s savings. I know it… READ MORE