ause of a widespread rabies epidemic at the turn of the millenium, the decision had been met with not a little opposition. With time, they had developed what had been deemed the smartest (and most lucrative) invention of the century. I have two virtual poodles of my own, with their very own virtual Siamese kitten to play with. After I’m done with shopping (which tires me; the number of stores they have is simply astounding), I decide to have a chat with my neighbor about the construction of a planet-watcher on our roof. Both his and my kids have moved to the moon as means to the end of de-populating, so to speak, the Earth. With the planet-watcher, we could watch and speak with, inhabitants of virtually any planet within the Solar System. I switch my palmtop from "shop-stop" to "chat-mode" and see that my neighbor is fast asleep. It’s not too difficult to hack into his RAC and have him awoken. (After all, my work as ICP (Internet/Computer Professional) wasn’t for nothing, even if I did choose to take an early retirement.) He stares at his ceiling LCD display to see me laughing. "Oh, no, not again…." he groans, "…I just changed my PIN numbers yesterday!" "We need to talk about the PW!" I say. With the introduction of the brain mnemonics, my messages are transferred to his PC within a fraction of a second. "Hey, what do you say to a little vacation on the moon?" "Sounds good!" "Let me see if there’s a rocket flight for today."I am online again, surfing the virtual porn and leaving video messages for my surrogate mom while I search for flights. When I find two flights, a minute from each other, I beam my wardrobe and poodles onto Moon Beam Station 4, where my son lived. Anything else? I quickly shop for my son and his live-in mate, and beam the presents, gift-wrapped, to his house. I was going to the moon.4. Bibliography Sample:1. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs in the Workplace MINNESOTA INSTITUTE OF ...
