We appreciate Great Novels, especially Great British Novels, but every now and then our attention flags. And this isn’t limited to Great British Novels; there are also Great Russian Novels in which we’ve found our attention wandering. There are even some Great American Novels —
Much of the country is covered with snow this Valentine’s Day. That’s not unusual for a day in the middle of February in the Northern hemisphere, and when we mark Valentine’s Day on February 14th, we’re talking about Saint Valentine and Western Christianity.
You’ve probably heard of bitcoin – or should it be capitalized, Bitcoin? – and if you’ve gone further into it you’ve heard of Blockchain, or blockchain. These are words that a lot of people have heard and don’t understand. But bitcoin sounds like money, that’s the only thing everyone knows for sure.
It looks like it says something in Latin, but it doesn’t. It’s almost Latin, but it isn’t. And if you had Latin in high school you recognize certain words, almost recognize some of the others, and can’t make sense of the whole thing.
