Regarding my absence ftom 2020 NHL playoff blogging and my social withdrawal online
As the Tampa Bay Lightning's original blogger, I haven't said much of anything about these belated playoffs. I'm not interacting much online either. Why?...
The stage is set for a cultural event
If the moment is like the trying times of 1964 or 1980, a very influential cultural event could be in the cards for America... And...
NHL History: Vinny Lecavalier’s “Rough Translation” to Life With The White Bear
A pie e of NHL history was the 2004-05 lockout. A story within it was Vincent Lecavalier plaung for AK Baez Kazan during that lost...
[Meta] This blog isn’t all about the Bolts
I round out that every single category of his web site was listed as “Tampa Bay Lightning” in search engine results. One setting or another...
A quick update and seeking input on Radio and streaming music submission options for indie musicians
Just a note on the format - and perhaps the eventual breakup - of the Radio and Streaming Music Submissions Options post....
“Typing’s an adventure…” takes on new meaning
No, no, I haven't been hired as Donald Trump's speech writer. Thank God. ...
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Let me stress outright: This is a personal weblog. All content on the site is of a variety of subject matters by a lone author:...
Polls are now open…
This blog now has polling options. Rah....
Theme foray fade
After a month on a new look, I went back to the old look. ...
A quick update on the Hockey Daily project
An update on a would-be hockey web site that's being put togetehr (ever so slowly) by a former hockey blogger....
“And I desperately need a manicure!” – The look, the feel, the folly
I’ve spent a bit of time the past month or two looking to simply upgrade The WordPress theme for this site. Too often the look...
My love for hockey and the glory of the Stanley Cup
With the start of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, this long-time hockey blogger pulls up his words from 2014 and why he loves the Cup....
Lack of writing is a visualization thing…
JohnnyFonts.com has a new site logo! And maybe, just maybe, it'll have a new theme sometime soon....
What to do with HockeyDaily.net?
I bought a domain name and am now wondering what to do with it. ...
Personal note: I’ve taken back “Boltsmag”
Just a heads up: When I started blogging about hockey, the posts were published on Boltsmag.com. Upon me founding Raw Charge, I pointed the domain...
Instead of thoughts and speculation, Erik Karlsson trade rumors bring thundering silence to the Tampa Bay Lightning blogosphere
Rumors, innuendo, speculation… It’s loomed since before the 2018 NHL trade deadline and now it’s on the forefront during the NHL offseason. Days after the...
A Tampa Bay Lightning ramble by the original Lightning blogger
I made a name and reputation for myself with 12-and-a-half years of blogging about the Tampa Bay Lightning. I was a pioneer in hockey blogging...
Best of the Bay and the Bolts for 2017
I may have touched on talking about music (sweet music…music everywhere) but the topic of note is the one that my name is usually linked...
Social Media Reach and the Tampa Bay Lightning
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And down the stretch they come….! Thoughts on the Tampa Bay Lightning as the NHL season wanes
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The road to recovery becomes the highway to…where?
I’m choked up upon reflection this afternoon. I just had physical therapy formally end. Therapy that was assigned to me after the shit hit the...
The South should celebrate its hockey heritage at Tropicana Field
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A long time hockey blogger steps aside
Perhaps you heard a hockey blogger quit covering the Tampa Bay Lightning for SB Nation. Maybe you heard, maybe you didn’t hear. You are on his blog at...
Seeking blog contributors for Raw Charge
Raw Charge is looking for writers to add to the staff of their SB Nation blog covering the Tampa Bay Lightning. How would I know?...
The annual high-speed track to summer irrelevance by the NHL
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Come what may; thoughts and rambling on the eve of the 2016 NHL playoffs
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The joys (sarcasm) of charitable fundraising for a rare disease (NF2)
Wednesday, February 10th marked my 12th anniversary as a hockey blogger. That’s a pretty huge milestone as bloggers don’t usually last more than 3 years…...
Do you do cabinet work in the Tampa Bay area? I’m selling a domain name
I have a domain name for sale that was purchased for marketing sake for a web site I used to work on. The company has...
Hockey blogging and blog aggregation
I used to depend on Hockey Blogs — an RSS aggregation web site — for one-stop coverage of the web log world for the NHL...
Re-enGauged
My writing habits have been stuck on Lightning hockey for something like 7 years now. Sometimes I vent on Reddit.com or in private conversations. Other...
Stating a life of "Pinterest"
I’ve had a Pinterest account for over two years, but I’ve only posted once (in a contact attempt with someone not on broader social media)....
When it’s about attendane and not competitiveness (or costs) in the sport of hockey
Sports are a business, the fan is a consumer, and mediocrity of a team doesn’t earn high turnout (nor should it earn judgment of a...
The anniversary of the start of Tampa Bay Lightning hockey
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The weight of the Lightning and an absence from the headlines
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The business of the NHL demonstrates a culture clash
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Of hockey events and Tampa Bay as host
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Jeff Vinik’s Channel District plans aren’t with the Tampa Bay Rays in mind
Jeff Vinik's goal for the downtown Tampa neighborhood do not have a Tampa Bay Rays Stadium. ...
Comparing two Tampa Bay Lightning teams separated by 11 years
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The cold November rain; thoughts on Martin St. Louis’ return to Tampa Bay
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Five things John Fontana loves about hockey
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You can’t compare USA Hockey’s win over Russia at Sochi to the cultural event at Lake Placid
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Theme Scream
I need to redo the theme for Raw Charge. I mean, I like it in general — K.I.S.S. and all that — but the problem...
End of an era: the closure of the NHL Fan Association
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Lightning fans can hate the Bruins, but just don’t call them “rival”
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What would it take for Tampa Bay to host the IIHF World Junior Championships?
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An open letter to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Execut5ive President Donald Fehr
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Nashville’s success beefits the Tampa Bay Lightning
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The language and realism barrier
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Disappearing poetry act explained
I decided to take a shot with some of my written works, stuff that has never been published beore (sans on this web site) and...
Brother, can you spare a Loafie?
Dear Creative Loafing, Look, I’m not the most interesting guy out there. Just go through the archives here (which stretch back to 2002) and you...