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Del Stone Jr.

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Fort Walton Beach, FL, United States

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Past articles by Del:

Steve Ashmore: You Beta get ready for the rest of hurricane season

Daily Nes blogger Steve Ashmore reminds everybody we've still got a couple of months of hurricane season left, so you'd Beta get ready → Read More

Dog Daze postponed until Oct. 3 in Fort Walton Beach

The popular Fort Walton Beach event Dog Daze has been postponed until October due to Hurricane Sally. → Read More

With two storms sweeping by the area, what kind of weather can we expect this week?

With storms Marco and Laura passing near the Florida Panhandle, what kind of weather will the Florida Panhandle see over the coming days? → Read More

STEVE ASHMORE: All the bad news related to the pandemic has a silver lining

Daily News blogger Steve Ashmore points out that despite the gloom and doom of the headlines, there is a silver lining to the pandemic news. → Read More

Florida Democrats lead GOP, unaffilated voters in early voting for primary

Democrats are using vote-by-mail in Florida more than Republicans in early voting for Florida's primary. The GOP leads in voting at poll sites. → Read More

Cristobal: Expect wind, high tides and rain this weekend

"We’re not expecting it to become a hurricane," said Brandon Black, a meteorologist with the Mobile, Alabama office of the National → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: It all began 37 years ago (Final Column)

Ever since they put me to work laying out the Opinion pages I had wanted to be a columnist, because boy did I have opinions. → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: Can you mix Metamucil with beer?

The coronavirus pandemic has reminded Del that he is not as young as he used to be. → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: A word in support of the lockdown

Lost amid the clamor are the voices of those who benefit from the lockdown, the elderly and the people with underlying medical conditions who would not be → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: Mom has seen this before

For people of a certain age, upheavals like our current pandemic are nothing new. → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: It’s not a virus; it’s closeness

If that cat lays ONE claw on this roll of toilet paper he’s gonna be meowing the blues. → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: This too shall pass

Look at the people who are out walking their dogs. They’ve usually got a kid in tow, and wonder of wonders, a spouse, too. You mean to say that in → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: Cabin fever? Get these things done

Tackle that stinking pile of laundry. Please. I was about to report you to DCF. There might be terrible things growing at the bottom, so let the EPA know → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: Your TP questions answered

Wondering why people are hoarding toilet paper when there’s no connection to the coronavirus? Here is one possible explanation. → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: Take a minute to write a letter

I received a letter in the mail the other day.Not junk mail. Not a sales solicitation. Not the mountain of forest-killing garbage that shows up in our → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: Alas, poor washing machine

Alas, poor washing machine. You’ve spun your last cycle.The washing machine spilled its guts all over the garage floor and while I could get it fixed, I think after 32 years it’s time to get a new one.I bought that machine in late 1987.I was 32 years old. Now I am 64.I bought it for $389 if memory serves. Now, that and some pocket change will get you a bare-bones Amana from Home Depot.I bought… → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: Thinking back to The Bully

The year was 1970. I was a high school sophomore, David was a loser, half again as big as I, two years older, and prone to violence, though his torments → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: Good news, bad news about beer

That’s according to Health Hacks, which makes short videos for distribution in social media that contain no politics because that would contradict → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: Cool hair is my ’Final Destination’

My dumbest fashion look was the single lock of hair I grew down to my nose. I thought it was very ’80s MTV-ish. Somebody should have told me the year was 1994. → Read More

DEL STONE JR.: My self-image is in Jeopardy!

I have always thought I might do well on “Jeopardy!” which of course is nonsense. Thinking that you know everything and actually knowing everything are two different ballgames. → Read More