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
By now you must be thinking, “Del threatens to stop posting on social media when he feels the need for attention.” That’s not true (although I do like attention. Feel free to give me all the attention you want). When… READ MORE
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
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
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
Photo courtesy of NARA & DVIDS
Did you hear Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, aka Gestapo Barbie, recently spent $172 million of YOUR tax dollars for a couple of swanky new private jets so that she and her chestnut-colored Lady Clairol hair extensions can… READ MORE
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
If the United States is the laughingstock of the world, Florida is the laughingstock of the United States. Florida Sen. Rick Scott, aka Voldemort, is making sure Florida remains atop the hit parade of idiocy. He recently sponsored a measure… READ MORE