If bin Laden is in fact publicly killed, then the US military will find itself standing around with its hands in its pockets, wondering what's supposed to come next.

Worrying about a large institution, especially when it has computers, is like worrying about a large gorilla, especially when it's on fire.

Well, they didn't lack for topics after Hiroshima. Why should 9/11 slow them down? I know it got a lot of press, but it's just a few large buildings and aircraft, it's not like D-Day and the Seige of Berlin.

My dream appliance circa 2050 has one big dial on it, and when I twist it to the right, my IQ goes up to 450.

A set of Bollywood actresses are coming through Dallas soon in a live tour; I'd pay a lot to see them, but alas, I'm fully booked elsewhere.

The past is a kind of future that has already happened.

Science fiction is not about the freedom of imagination. It's about a free imagination pinched and howling in a vise that other people call real life.