Overheard
After a family dinner a few years ago, the children began a lively discussion about computers, the internet and so on. My grandmother, who grew up in a small fishing village, had a puzzled look on her face.
“Grandmama,” I asked, “Do you know what the internet is?”
“Oh, yes,” she replied, “It’s the net you cast around the smaller fish, like spots and bluefish. The outer net is used to bring …