August 07, 2006

The future is a wonderful place

Before man reaches the moon, mail will be delivered within hours from New York to California, to Britain, to India or Australia by guided missiles. We stand on the threshold of rocket mail.

Arthur Summerfield, Postmaster General of the United States, 1959

2 comments:

  1. Interesting concept. I wonder if the U.S. 'Star Wars' missles would be able to tell the difference between kindly letters and junk mail.
    Hi Matt.

    Joe Mamer
    www.joemamer.com

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  2. Hey Joe!!
    How did you find Long Burn?
    Scroll down the page and you will find yourself mentioned in a piece entitled 'Utopia'.

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