It Is A Cardinal Sin

It's Very Difficult For A Black Man To Get Out Of South-central Los Angeles, And Get Out Civilized....the Only Men I Know Who Have Escaped, All Began Reading Robert Heinlein At Age Ten.

There Had Been A Popular Joke On Freedom, Started By A Man Named Calder. Looking Down From Space, He Had Said, The Dominant Life Forms On Earth Were Obviously The Cereals And Other Grasses. They Occupied All The Most Desirable And Fertile Land; And They Had Tamed Insects And Animals To Care For Them. In Particular, They Had Domesticated The Bipeds To Nurture And Cultivate Them And To Save And Plant Their Seed. Now, Watching The Farmers, Alex Could Easily Imagine That They Were Worshiping And Genuflecting Before Their Masters.

Never Fire A Laser At A Mirror.

Psi And/or Magical Powers, If Real, Are Nearly Useless.

In Challenging A Kzin, A Simple Scream Of Rage Is Sufficient. You Scream And You Leap.