jonathan butz

Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient.
It’s called ‘rain’.
-Michael McClary

“The thing of it is is that…”

English is tricky.

The trouble with being punctual is that nobody’s there to appreciate it.
-Franklin P. Jones

There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.
-Henry Adams

It’s a sad day for music.

This is a festive time of year for the world’s largest Catholic country. February 25 marks the beginning of Carnival, revelry in the true spirit of human indulgence.

The government is distributing 25 MILLION condoms as part of its anti-AIDS efforts, despite objections by the Church over what they consider to be promotion of casual sex.

In other news, seat belts have been found to promote reckless driving.

It’s Groundhog Day.

It’s 55 degrees outside, sunny. When I got into my car to go to lunch, the A/C came on because the car was warmer than 70 degrees inside.

On a day like this, a groundhog would surely see his shadow, but he would also feel the awesome warmth on his back and face and decide it must already be Spring.

The big thieves hang the little ones.
-Czech Proverb

If you would be known and not know, vegetate in a village; If you would know and not be known, live in a city.
-Charles Caleb Colton

In a 6-3 ruling (Justices Roberts, Scalia and Thomas in the minority), the Supreme Court has found that the US Controlled Substances Act does not permit the Federal Government to prosecute in matters of assisted suicide, specifically in cases where a physician prescribes a lethal dose of a controlled substance.

An amended CSA would eliminate this right nationwide and force terminally ill patients to seek alternative exit strategies, most of which are far less pleasant.