Stone: Is this the end of Redbox?

Fixed fortifications are monuments to the stupidity of man.General George S. PattonGreensboro’s Publix unceremoniously removed its Redbox kiosk months ago. Did you even notice?

Stone: The victim becomes the villainous varmint

“It’s better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool.”Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, screenplay by Don Michael PaulWriting a newspaper column is difficult for some writers, but I rarely have any problems.

Stone: With the Publix first pick, the housewife selects . . .

People say I’ll be drafted in the first round, maybe even higher.Craig “Ironhead” Heyward Ten seconds after the Atlanta Falcons selected Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, I received a text.I knew who it was from because I knew my son would be furious with the Falcons'...

Stone: Falcons likely to draft another ‘pennyback’

I have to admit that I didn’t respond to the hiring of Raheem Morris with glee and optimism. It was more like despair, you know, the feeling you get when you have a flat tire and you have to put on “de-spair.”

Stone: I got the beach ball bowl blues

Dear Dawg Nation, I know you’re disappointed. But a trip to the Orange Bowl isn’t such a bad thing. Average temperatures in Miami this time of year range from a high of 76 degrees to a low of 65 degrees at night. So, get yourself a beach ball.

Stone: C’est la vie say the old folks

We do not accept the undesirable aspects of the human condition. We challenge natural and traditional limitations on our possibilities. We champion the use of science and technology to eradicate constraints on lifespan, intelligence, personal vitality, and freedom.

Stone: Do winning streaks mean anything?

If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant’s life, she will choose to save the infant’s life without even considering if there is a man on base. – Dave Barry As of right now, the Tampa Bay Rays have won eight straight games to start the season.

Stone: And so it goes

I just deleted 1,221 words with the sweep of my mouse. I wish cleaning my kitchen was that easy. But the words I had chosen for this week’s column refused to cooperate with me and had to be expurgated. “Be gone, foul language,” I said as the words vanished.

Smith: That’s just the way it is

I’m ridin’ out on a Southbound train Just a Romeo in the pouring rain But hey baby, that’s the way it goes First your money, then your clothes Songwriters Jude Cole & George Michael Green Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred’s pitch clock has arrived, and it’s already had an impact on an Atlanta...

Stone: The 1965 project: Part 1

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. With our current writing rotation, I will only get one shot to write a column in the month of February this year. And since it’s Black History Month, let’s delve into that a bit.