2012. The year Heinlein predicted would see the election of Nehemiah Scudder as President, which would begin a theocratic state that - on his timeline - lasts 80 years. I note this is exactly how long the Soviet Union lasted - i.e. one person's lifetime. This, like _1984_ is the sort of prophecy written in order to avert it. The Hebrew Testament is ( Read more... )

Last night, when the Albuquerque roads were so icy everyone was being urged to stay home unless it was an emergency (and judging from the traffic on Central, which was clear, celebrating New Year's Eve is an emergency) Duke McMullen called me and invited me to his and Tanley's house for a New Year's Eve supper she had cooked. He would pick me up ( Read more... )