This column was originally published in the Houston Post on Dec. 20, 1964.
The other night after eating too many enchiladas I had this dream during which it was revealed to me how people will do their Christmas shopping in another 15 to 20 years.The only people in there were shoppers. There were no clerks and no merchandise was on display.
For two or three seconds, the computers whirred and clicked. What they were doing, they were checking up on the condition of my bank balance, to see how much money I could spend for Christmas gifts. How they came into possession of this information I don't know. All I know is, they had it.More from Bayou City HistorySo I began typing out my Christmas list. The first name I typed was"Uncle George." That's all I had to type. The computers knew everything else.
I frowned a little. It seemed to me that last Christmas Uncle George had sent me a pair of one-dollar socks. However, I didn't argue with the computers.
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