tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149754982024-03-13T09:18:46.062-06:00Left Off ColfaxThe Real ZZ-List BloggerOff Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.comBlogger267125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-45322172725079552832010-12-04T04:46:00.002-07:002010-12-04T04:52:01.598-07:00I Am Joe's Total Lack Of SurpriseI am sorry, dear readers. I know I haven't been a very good blogger to you. I've been gone for so long, I'd be surprised if there's anyone still looking at this. (Who am I kidding? I was surprised when I first learned that anyone was reading this thing to begin with!) For the 1.25 readers I still have, I humbly and profusely apologize.And now that that is done with, pardon me whilst I blow my Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-80803217502304591512010-06-18T00:22:00.002-06:002010-06-18T00:27:24.152-06:00In Disagreement With Conventional WisdomA funny thing. Here in Colorado, we're constantly deluged with the idea that everyone from California is constantly packing up their bags and moving here.With this map from Forbes, however, we may have to change the "g" in deluged with a "d".It shows the inter-county movement of people in the year 2008. Fully interactive, you can click on any county you so choose. I happened to check the Denver Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-9117830682718368982010-04-28T00:05:00.002-06:002010-04-28T00:06:55.808-06:00Fun With TelemarketersEver get annoyed at those guys?Read what Tarol Hunt decided to do the other day.Warning: keep all beverages away from dogs, cats, computers, monitors, and keyboards while reading.Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-74230058154604720442010-03-05T00:57:00.001-07:002010-03-05T01:00:04.933-07:00A New To-Do ListEat at all the places listed here.I'll see you later. After I've gained about 80 pounds or so.Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-29951309870791048212010-01-01T00:53:00.000-07:002010-01-01T00:54:41.106-07:00What Scalzi SaidThis.Maybe this year can be better than the last.Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-33081865267373309622009-12-21T01:16:00.003-07:002009-12-21T01:23:20.789-07:00Carol Of The Old OnesThis time of year, we're bombarded with intriguing parodies of ancient and/or beloved holiday music...So why should I be any different.Just remember, Jesus may save, but Miroslav Satan picks up the loose puck! He shoots! He scores! Pens win it in overtime! Pens win! Pens win! Oh God, what a finish!Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-77165357788896545372009-11-28T03:06:00.003-07:002009-11-28T04:00:25.095-07:00UnthanksgivingFor some reason, the stars seem to align themselves just in time to turn late November into a great big dose of bad experiences.On Sunday, guess who started throwing up blood? If you guessed your friendly ZZ-List Blogger, give yourself 10 points. Insert one huge ulcer, which suddenly decided to start acting like Mount Vesuvius in my gastrointestinal tract. No warning whatsoever. Nada. Zippo.WhichOff Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-3484091318572084762009-11-15T00:55:00.003-07:002009-11-15T01:18:11.640-07:00Life In RetailSCENE: A bookstore at Denver International AirportCustomer: Do you have the new Sarah Palin book?Clerk: Which one? Going Rogue or The Persecution Of Sarah Palin?Customer: I don't know. It's the new Sarah Palin book!Clerk: Her own book, or the unauthorized yet still highly favorable account of her time on the presidential ticket?Customer: HER! BOOK!Clerk: No, not yet. The release date isn't until Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-5805253908844042312009-10-24T00:35:00.002-06:002009-10-24T01:04:27.412-06:00Henry Jones SyndromeProfessor Henry Jones: Well, he who finds the Grail must face the final challenge. Indiana Jones: What final challenge? Professor Henry Jones: Three devices of such lethal cunning. Indiana Jones: Booby traps? Professor Henry Jones: Oh yes. But I found the clues that will safely take us through, in the Chronicles of St. Anselm. Indiana Jones: But what are they? [pause] Indiana Jones: Can't Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-73991205401427540692009-10-09T00:00:00.004-06:002010-03-05T01:05:51.513-07:00A Minor Technical MalfunctionUnusually, this latest delay in my posting schedule has been due to some rather significant computer problems. Most of the time, my lack of blogging is solely due to a PEBE scenario. (Problem Exists Between Ears, a variation of the PEBKAC difficulty: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair.) [Minor Edit: This acronym is now officially in the Urban Dictionary.]Yet this time...Facedesk. Serious, Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-11268611679461692092009-08-03T22:36:00.005-06:002009-08-03T22:52:39.859-06:00Orly? RLY!With the more-than-odd LOLcat-esque name of Orly Taitz, it would only be a matter of time until she would do something that would feature her picture on FailBlog. And this is the moment.Advisory provided bySafe BrowsingDiagnostic page for www.orlytaitzesq.com/blog1What is the current listing status for www.orlytaitzesq.com/blog1?Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-67749157043308143312009-07-05T00:31:00.000-06:002009-07-05T00:23:20.194-06:00Meta TagsI've been sitting here and doing some serious questioning of myself recently. It has not been for anything that I have done, but how the world around me seems to have altered perceptibly. Which then begs the question: has the world itself been altered, or has my perception been altered?For lack of better terms to describe it, the world itself seems to be chugging along at the same rate. Another Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-61446158342778453752009-06-30T01:37:00.001-06:002009-06-30T01:40:33.521-06:00So Right And Yet So WrongThis tribute to the fallen pitchman:Appropriate, a nice tribute, and really friggin' funny, all at the same time.Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-13144185636992870052009-06-21T23:45:00.002-06:002009-06-22T00:45:31.000-06:00Not In The Job DescriptionThere seems to be a minor error in logic rotating around the progressive blogs these days.First comes a diatribe from The McEwan:Instead, the brief justified the law, using the same tired old chestnuts we came to expect from Obama's predecessor, including the despicable comparison of states' right to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages with their right to refuse to recognize incestuous Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-68358350003610380202009-05-19T00:49:00.002-06:002009-05-19T00:50:27.204-06:00Thy Name Is...Irony.Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-55712928303820218092009-05-10T02:48:00.003-06:002009-05-10T02:59:23.296-06:00The Old GenerationI couldn't help myself.I simply had to see the new Star Trek movie. I know. I heard all the nasty things the most hardcore of Trekkers were saying about it. Yet I could not keep myself away from the theater on opening day.My verdict?For the casual movie-goer, it's a fun little romp through the Alpha Quadrant. Even if you don't know any more about Star Trek than it has someone making gang signs Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-59956185891963046562009-04-21T22:57:00.002-06:002009-04-21T23:22:57.011-06:00I Have A Headache THIIIIIIS Big...... and it has the Congressional Democrats written all over it.Blago.Rangel.Murtha.Harmon.Feinstein.Over and over and over and over and over...So much for the most ethical Congress. So much for clean politics.SWM seeking responsible political party for voter registration. (D)/(R) need not apply.Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-85608987981084557422009-04-16T23:38:00.004-06:002009-04-17T01:18:23.142-06:00Snowball Fight In HellWhat ever happened to the phrase "My country, right or wrong!"? Or "America: Love It Or Leave It!"?These were always two of the most prominent cries of the modern American Conservative. Yet today, with nary a conservative in power in the Federal government, some of them not only want to leave the country, but take the entire country with them. In my last post, I referred to the Texas LegislatureOff Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-52999625886016900982009-04-14T23:29:00.004-06:002009-04-15T02:44:38.978-06:00To Dissolve An Imperfect UnionToday, the State of Texas, with the due complicity of Governor Rick Perry, has put forth the beginnings of their second secession from this Union.Doesn't sound very pretty when I state it like that, does it? Yet by a straight reading of the Resolution in question leaves little doubt of which direction they are steering towards. Salient points bolded for easy reference: RESOLVED, That the Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-31799998832968448402009-03-31T00:33:00.002-06:002009-03-31T00:41:54.071-06:00To The CurbI read this just before I had to go and walk the dogs tonight. And there is very little to do but think while walking dogs. So my conclusion?With the new information about his former aide's lobbying firm, I'm finally convinced.All the conservatives who have been railing against John Murtha's corruption over these long years were right. Those who were only railing against him since he stood up on Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-84434778748123071612009-03-26T23:27:00.002-06:002009-03-26T23:59:06.997-06:00Vulgarity EnsuesThere are times when I really wish I didn't have my self-imposed ban on cussin' and swearin' on this blog, for I would be saying very little, aside from quite a few choice four-letter words, after reading this.A police officer was placed on administrative leave Thursday over a traffic stop involving an NFL player whom he kept in a hospital parking lot and threatened to arrest while his Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-42208263392240770412009-03-03T22:37:00.002-07:002009-03-03T23:00:04.590-07:00Could Someone Explain This?Without using buzzwords, unprovable innuendo, or excessive talking points...How the bloody hell is the economic stimulus package considered socialism?Because until someone shows me why, I'm going to continue thinking of it as just about enough of a good thing. Taxes cut significantly, spending on long-tern infrastructure construction... It's got the whole ball of wax, the whole nine yards, and Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-51063066849568271392009-02-13T01:27:00.002-07:002009-02-13T01:31:13.381-07:00See Your GypsyYou know, the more I think about it, the more I feel like I was missing something with this post...And now I remember what it was.Popular culture reference secured. So the Gypsy that remains.Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-63636792436133735352009-01-31T21:19:00.002-07:002009-01-31T22:17:14.046-07:00Ein Zwei Drei BeerHmmm... Must be February already. Because it is now time for...ROCKY MOUNTAIN BLOGGER BASH!!!!!111!1ELEVENTYONE!See David for details.But in the meantime, unless you thought I wrote that title for the completely obvious reason, let me introduce the latest party animal...Ein!And yes. His name really is a reference to Cowboy Bebop. We're all dorks over here. It's completely natural.He's pretty muchOff Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14975498.post-85212219756121118342009-01-28T00:24:00.003-07:002009-01-28T01:15:20.796-07:00John Galt WeptThis. Quoted in full.This just can’t be true: Three days after receiving $25 billion in federal bailout funds, Bank of America Corp. hosted a conference call with conservative activists and business officials to organize opposition to the U.S. labor community’s top legislative priority. Participants on the October 17 call—including at least one representative from another bailout recipient, Off Colfaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159732830654414173noreply@blogger.com0