jonathan butz

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.

Catholic spiritual leaders met in the Vatican this week to do away with limbo. Limbo is where unbaptized babies go when they die.

This was a strategic move on behalf of the Church to make the faith more appealing to the developing world, where infant mortality rates are very high. What happens to all the baby souls currently in limbo is up for grabs. Perhaps they get to Heaven by default. Perhaps they’re happy there and will prefer to stay. Or perhaps they’ll get a second chance as newborn babies.

Some Indians in India barred themselves in their homes as a community member reported dead in prison returned home. Family and friends alike fled in fear, and the village council demanded that he prove he was not a ghost, unwilling to take the word of a possible specter.

Lexus’ flagship sedan has long been the car of choice among luxury car owners who value reliability and comfort, but competing German sedans have always had more aggressive styling and finer amenities. No longer.

The 2007 LS460 is a car truly worthy of the Lexus brand.