You ever realize how much more likely it is for a person to come online and treat others like total shit and act like assholes? You get it on message boards, you get it on web sites, you get it in journals, you get it in chat room, you getRead More

Tuesday, my mom breaks the news to me that my brother Andrew’s dog had a litter of 3 puppies the night before. I was sort of taken aback by this news — I didn’t know the sexes of Andy’s dogs to begin with, I didn’t know one of the dogsRead More

I’m planning on posting a graphic on the site on 3-20-04 to protest the one year anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq along with the Bush administration in general… I’m also looking for more people to join me with this cause. Drop me a note if you are willing toRead More

The city of Clearwater has plans on being a vital part of Pinellas County’s (flawed) Monorail plan that is on the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s drawing board. The monorail would run into downtown and then across Clearwater Harbor and arrive at Clearwater Beach as an alternate mode of transportation. Overkill. OverRead More

…couldn’t the blind lead the Jedi order?? Just a thought… :wink

A couple of days ago, I was flipping around the tube and came across a Beach Boys biopic I had originally seen when I was younger, called Summer Dreams, which I got lucky enough to turn on just as the British Invasion was beginning (1964). I got to come acrossRead More

There was a movie I rented before I went in for surgery in August — and it’s also a movie I put off watching… And continued to put off watching after someone told me that they had seen it and it made a profound statement to them. It’s not becauseRead More

McDonald’s Salad Has More Fat Than Cheeseburger LONDON (Reuters) – Global hamburger giant McDonald’s latest line in healthy looking salads may contain more fat than its hamburgers, according to the company’s Web Site. McDonald’s, plagued by health critics and flattening sales, has launched the biggest change to its menu inRead More

Mr. Postman, look and see — a couple of packages, packages for me…. I got word Monday morning that my little bundle of joy is going to be returned to me this week. Yes after more than a month I will get my Playstation 2 back. *a warm and contentedRead More

Obesity, it is being reported everywhere, is fast approaching smoking as the #1 killer among Americans. I’ve already gone off on this topic and my views on it, but seriously folks, with this “epidemic” going way out of control… Where the fuck is Jane Fonda and her god damned workoutRead More

I was hanging around the house yesterday morning when I got a call — which is a rare event because I NEVER get a call. Especially a TDD call. So after the initial freak out and such I finally got my bearings and found out it was Mark from SkyscraperPage.Read More

Oh, the life of a walker-bound sports fan… Last night me, Michelle, her brother Geoff and one of Geoff’s friends attend the Lightning vs. Devils game at Times Palace. The game itself was a bore for the most part but the company was real good. What sucked was getting toRead More

Keith: Rain? Keith: First fucking baseball game of the year, and it has to Rain in Florida? Keith: bah! A Pox on the state of greyhairs! John F.: rain? John F.: are you serious? John F.: it’s sunny here John F.: was it yesterday? It was sunny THEN too Keith:Read More

Stranger things have happened but after a couple of years of silence I think I just heard from someone I knew on here….

The ultimate skit comedy show that ever aired — outside of the opening seasons of Saturday Night Live — was Keenan Ivory Waynes groundbreaking and hilarious In Living Color which aired on Fox on Sunday if I do recall when it first started out. I was in 5th grade at theRead More

Found! My Precious is FOUND!!! Yes, kiddies, Johnny is a happy camper right now not so much because the Lightning eeked out a win last night in Chicago, not because it’s a bright and glorious day outside. Nope. None of those things matter. What does Matter is that I gotRead More

My Understanding Of Truth By John M. Chambers* “I will show you fear in a handful of dust.” – T.S. “BUTCH” ELIOT “My first thought was, he lied in every word.” – ROBERT “SUNDANCE” BROWNING The gunslinger is the truth. Roland is the truth. The Prisoner is the truth. TheRead More

Well, what happened with Johnny when he lost his Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Playstation 2? He started playing with his Christmas presents… I had received to different computer games to bide my time with at Christmas but I hadn’t installed them until mid January and barely played theRead More

I think… uh… I might be straight, everyone. I know this comes as a shock to you all but it’s more shocking to me than any of you. I don’t know how I will live with myself – being drawn to the opposite sex and all that…. I think IRead More

Let’s see how much of an entry I can write through my pager, shall we? Oh, I’m not posting this through my pager but I am writing it on my pager, and then sending it to my email account and THEN copying it, pasting it, and posting it on DerRead More

Something’s been bothering me for a while and I have put off talking about it in here for the sake of being a lazy shit – I’ve planned to write about it for a while but I just haven’t gotten around to doing it. It’s something that affects my familyRead More

Haven’t said very much about me lately and where I stand on a lot of issues — well, not politics and such but me me me… Selfish? Maybe — this is my web site however so… Lets see — I did say I felt like a Nowhere Man yesterday andRead More

Nowhere Man (Lennon/McCartney) He’s a real nowhere Man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans For nobody Doesn’t have a point of view, Knows not where he’s going to, Isn’t he a bit like you and me? Nowhere Man, please listen, You don’t know what you’re missing,Read More

Ain’t it cool? I have one of my poems going on the cover of my friend Raquel’s wedding announcement list… because it’s about a beach wedding… Roc, as we call her, is going to mail me a copy just so I can see how it came out on the announcementRead More

Well, you find out sooner than later and in this case it’s later instead of sooner. I’m looking at my logs and everyone was searching Sunday Night for the news of Jonathan Brandis’ death after Brandis was mentioned during the Screen Actors Guild awards to have departed this world lastRead More

A report that Bin Laden has been located in Pakistan and is being surrounded by American forces: Bin Laden ‘surrounded’ A quote I find particularly amusing is: The special forces are “absolutely confident” there is no escape for bin Laden, and are awaiting the order to go in and getRead More

I used to own Backbeat back before I went to DVD in 1998. I started a VHS ban when I bought my DVD player in 1998 and that basically shut me out of watching my Backbeat video. Polygram Entertainment didn’t have the movie on DVD until just last year… Well,Read More

Everything comes crashing down for me tonight because of the most mundane and stupid stuff, but it still happens becasue of memories and awareness. A hockey game, an article in Sports Illustrated and I have a mini panic attack (well, not exactly – just got upset). Thinking of places andRead More

I launched Boltsmag last week. It’s another Blog devoted to the NHL but I’m not sure how many southern hockey teams have Blogs like this…. …Hell, there aren’t many fan pages for the Lightning, let alone a full weblog like I am running now. I also could use contributors –Read More

No not my ring, I know where that is…. No, not that precious either -it was never lost… No, it’s my Playstation 2. It’s lost. As in missing. As in out of place. As i don’t know WHERE the hell it is right now. I sent it to Sony onRead More

I’m full of shit, I admit it… . day after I post those lyrics — sixty degrees in Tampa… Same for tomorrow. Fun :tongue That’s a warm temperature to most people – but for someone not living with ultra-cold all winter, it is chilly enough to suggest winter is stillRead More

For those of you who are suffering through the frigidness of the north… I post the following just as a reminder that there is a light at the end of the tunnel…. Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison) Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, and I say it’sRead More

So on this post bitter-singles day, I have for you a pair of films I have seen in the past 24 hours: The Sum Of All Fears: Ben Affleck takes over the role of Jack Ryan from Harrison Ford with this prequel/sequel to the Jack Ryan movies. Personally I neverRead More

Maybe it’s just me and I understand artsy-fartsy better than others? Maybe it was because I wasn’t listening as-so-much reading the dialog, but I happened to enjoy Sophia Coppola’s Lost in Translation starring Bill Murray as an out of place American. The entire premise of the movie is that –Read More

Where’s John been? Last entry before my little ode to bitter-singles day was on the 8th of this month. That’s a virtual eon with how I’ve been conducting things on the site since last March…. Well, to be honest, I figured “Who actually reads this” and didn’t figure I neededRead More

A year ago, I was in love. Yes John was in love. And it was the beginning of the end of that love and the first signs of a shit year that I was due to have. Put off, led on, put off, strung along, that is how I wouldRead More

Well, there are times you catch an older movie on the cable box when you are flipping around and you find yourself watching the film – that you probably already saw – and see it in a different way… Understanding it better than when you first saw it and perhapsRead More

FOXNews.com – Foxlife – TV Viewer Sues Over Janet Bra-Ha-Ha Bank worker Terri Carlin (search) wants compensation for herself and millions of viewers “injured” by the lewd behavior of Jackson and fellow performer Justin Timberlake (search) during Sunday’s Super Bowl coverage. On Wednesday Carlin filed a proposed class-action lawsuit inRead More

Where there’s spring, there’s pollen…. Where there’s pollen, there’s allergies…. Where there’s allergies, there’s John…

THe scent of pollen is in the air, things are starting to take a greener shade and of course there is a warm snap here…. It looks and smells like spring in Florida… It’s only the first week of February and spring seems to be here… Pitchers and catchers reportRead More

It’s been a long time since I had myself a good day…. Just a positive day with the outlook actually better than it had been. Of course, last time I had a stellar day was the day I came home from the hospital two months ago to the day. OfRead More

I’ve got 28 days before my next appointment (well, practically 27 now but that’s besides the point). I’m trying to set a goal for myself for that one. I want to walk, unassisted, into the doctor’s office. That’s a tall order for me as I am sitting here right nowRead More

Like it or not, this thing will just keep repeating and repeating and repeating until you get it right… Like it or not, this thing will just keep repeating and repeating and repeating until you get it right… Like it or not, this thing will just keep repeating and repeatingRead More

Well, just in case it DOES happen, here’s the logo for that Lightning site I was talking about in a previous entry….

I graduated East Lake High School in 1997 — I’m a proud Eagle alumni and I stand by my school…. Even if it’s among-student motto is “Where Eagles spread there wings and girls spread there legs.” That being said, E.L.H.S. has a rival that I have always had problems withRead More

Where She Went… Were she went, I’ll never know What a shame, My shame alone Do you now how she feels? Like a warm leather glove, On a cold winters day ©1998 John P. Fontana

Just for the record — does anyone know where you can find past registrar history about any domain name (like who owned it and such)? Just curious….

Jeez… now I know why Jackie Brown tanked. It’s playing on the DVD player right now and I can see for myself that there are two key problems with the movie: Editing and direction. Not that Tarantino did bad in directing it – he did bad steering the movie whereRead More

I used to write, a long long time ago, for a hockey publication.. A local one… One that had a good little mix of local readers and local fans talking it up and hanging out on the site… This of course was a crappy Rivals.com site but it worked. ItRead More