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This is a copy of an email I just sent to the Fort Walton Beach City Council: My name is Del Stone Jr. I consider Fort Walton Beach my home. I’ve lived in the city since 1964 and my mother’s… READ MORE
It was an unpleasant reminder of life under the previous administration and I refused to be a part of it. I unfriended two people on social media today for circulating rumors about the current president and vice president. I’ll do… READ MORE
Recently I posted a link to a story about former Republican Congressman Aaron Schock, who finally admitted he is gay. Schock was known for opposing gay rights measures while in office. In my post I said something to the effect… READ MORE
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I’m not sure what to make of the Iowa caucus results. I’m not even sure the results are valid. After the difficulties the Iowa Democratic Party experienced with the vote-counting app – apparently nobody had the foresight to sufficiently train… READ MORE
Benson Kua
Photo courtesy of Benson Kua of flickr. — I am a lonely, miserable old man, with no reason to get up in the morning. I am alone now. I have always been alone, and I will always be alone. Would… READ MORE
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On my way to the office this morning I stopped by a local convenience store to pick up a bottle of Diet Pepsi. I had five hours of work ahead of me before I could enjoy the Christmas “holiday.” The… READ MORE
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Photo courtesy of Feddacheenee via Creative Commons. — You are … a radio star. … You are … a radio star. … Video killed the radio star. – The Buggles, “Video Killed the Radio Star,” 1979 Stealing a quick glance… READ MORE
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This is the Fourth of July I remember. It is the sepia-toned America of my youth – large cars with tailfins, puffy thunderstorms over Crestview and foil peeled off a Salisbury steak TV dinner. Television stations start their morning broadcast… READ MORE
All day long the weather radar showed angry swaths of red marching toward us, an evil horde of lightning, thunder and terror bent on reducing us to protoplasmic mulch. I tried to ignore the shrieked warnings – “He’s coming to… READ MORE
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I visited Santa Rosa Mall the other day. It was sad. Sears was shuttered. I almost never shopped there unless I needed a belt. Sears always had a large selection of belts for guys with beer guts like yours truly…. READ MORE