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Follow the Lightning through the season with beat writer Damian Cristodero and the Times sports staff. We invite your participation in the comments area.
Thanks for the secure site. Sarasota Bill sign in.
Posted by: Lightning Rod | November 21, 2008 at 08:39 AM
Thanks for the upgrade, I feel much safer posting here.
Posted by: Cleo | November 20, 2008 at 11:24 PM
yes the footer is not so great
Posted by: kimmie nguyen | November 20, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Great news on the sign in, now if we just get rid of that footer advertising bar that keeps popping up.
Posted by: PD | November 20, 2008 at 08:40 PM
Yes, thanks SPT for the sign in...to0 bad that this was needed but glad!!
Posted by: Boltflasher | November 20, 2008 at 06:17 PM
AWWWWRight!
I especially liked the part where they try to screen the under-13 year olds.
Hokay, well Ol' Casper is going to morph back to my original moniker, Oscar. That was before Phantom, F.T.B.S., and a few others to keep the shrink and his nose picking ilk off balance. BTW, Phantom wasn't meant to skulk in the shadows; For many years I used to load bombs on F-4 Phantoms in Uncle Sam's Proletarian Air Corps. The Kid gots no knees!
B.F.D.
Let's talk hockey!
GO BOLTS!!!!
Posted by: Oscar | November 20, 2008 at 06:02 PM
awesome!! the blog was starting to get out of control
Posted by: mike p | November 20, 2008 at 04:52 PM
This is great. Now maybe we won't have
to wade through a bunch of bogus posts
Posted by: Judy | November 20, 2008 at 03:22 PM
Thanks so much to the Times Editor for setting this up.
DC your support staff rocks...
Go Bolts!!
Posted by: Hockey Chic | November 20, 2008 at 03:16 PM