As I waited for the bus this morning, I found myself wishing for pneumatic transport tubes like they have in Futurama or the Jetsons. I wouldn't have to rush out the door to meet my bus, wouldn't have to worry about weather, just hop in a tube and poof! I'm at work. I could sleep in later, too.
So if these are the promises for the future made to us by science fiction, my only question is, "Is it the future yet?"