(More Than) A Few Things (That Were Science Fiction When I Was A Kid)

men on the moon
two way radios
cell phones

space shuttles
desktop computers
color TV

(TVs that don’t use rabbit ears)
flat  screen TVs
space stations

GPS
CD-ROMs
DVDs

LSD
Roofies
Fentanyl

hammer
harem
pants

snap bracelets
fanny packs
pop rocks

lasers
augmented reality
video games

cardiac stents
CaT scans MRIs
pacemakers

24 hour news
bucky balls
quarks

carbon fiber
cannabis dispensaries
cardiac cath labs

aspartame
stevia
coke zero

electrolyte drinks
energy drinks
flavored vodka

internet
WiFi
Bluetooth

space-X
starlink
teslas

USBs
flash drives
the cloud

back up cameras
airbags
LEDs

a few
things
we still have

from
when i was a kid
(that i wish we didn’t)

wars
bigots
greed

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