Archive for July, 2009

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“Twenty percent of the Netherlands annual deaths are due to doctor intervention.”1


  1. Mr. George J. Marlin. “Obamacare: Will Seniors Have a Duty to Die?” The Catholic Thing. 2009-07-29 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1965&Itemid=2 

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“Catholic teaching on subsidiarity and the American tradition of federalism – to say nothing of simple realism about what happens when large state bureaucracies get extensive power – should here join hands in proper wariness about the unintended consequences of efforts to do good.” – Robert Royal1


  1. Mr. Robert Royal. “The U.S. Bishops on Health Care” The Catholic Thing. 2009-07-23 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1946&Itemid=2 

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The most recent movie, #6, was mostly decent I think, though I would have included the battle at the end rather than the triumphant march out of the castle, and burning the Burrow was rather unnecessary.

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I read yesterday that Microsoft is planning (releasing?) a web based version of MicroSoft Office. While I neglected to save the link, it really is not important, since this is clearly the latest both in MicroSoft’s ongoing feud with Google, and in their end-goal of subscription based software.

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