The media fiddle while Rome burns

I’ve been watching the national news the past couple of weeks, and I haven’t seen any significant coverage of the protests against fascism I know are taking place around the country – I’ve seen the video clips and mention of… READ MORE

Hegseth must be holding out for that special gold-plated paint

Secretary of Defense Pet Hegseth. Image by Gage Skidmore. CC license

Our new secretary of defense, that drunk, Pete Hegseth, doesn’t want to do what other secretaries of defense have done and find his own housing. He wants to live in military housing. And get this – he wants taxpayers to… READ MORE

Mr. D was a decent human being and a good publisher

Image by Del Stone Jr.

We had a memorial service for Marvin DeBolt on Saturday. Maybe you remember him. He was the publisher of the Playground Daily News, then the Northwest Florida Daily News, from 1980 to 2004. Mr. D was known for many things… READ MORE

On Jan. 21, 2025, Northwest Florida got a taste of climate change

Snow fell at a furious rate the afternoon of Jan. 21, 2025, during an unprecedented winter storm that blanketed the Southeast with snow and freezing temperatures. Image by Del Stone Jr.

Northwest Florida got a taste of climate change on Jan. 21, 2025, when an unprecedented snowstorm blanketed the area with up to 8 inches of snow. The jet stream, departing from its usual west-to-east track, brought arctic air deep into… READ MORE

A Stone family Christmas over the years

Mom and Pat share a laugh on Christmas morning, 1976, at our house on Pryor Road in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Image by Del Stone Sr.

I raided both my and my folks’ photos for images of holidays past for this Christmas Eve retrospective.

A little Thanksgiving surprise for me

As you can see, the very important part of the label, the one that reads "dog treats," is covered by the price tag. Thanks, guys! Image by Del Stone Jr.

They say you should never go grocery shopping on an empty stomach, but that’s what I did the other day – I was STARVING to death. I saw this bag of beef jerky and I thought, “Oh, that looks so… READ MORE