Have you seen the new HBO miniseries Chernobyl?

Congrats and thanks to all of you who decided to continue reading after the first line. And a heartfelt thanks to everyone who decided to click on something else after reading the first sentence, something that seems way more promising – I totally understand.

I guess you don’t know who James Mack Warren Jr is? I only recently met him through a mutual friend at a weekend gathering. James is an American, a successful businessman but also an ordained minister in a church. After we met, he gave me his official minister business card.

This happened not that long ago, maybe a few years back. I was texting with an old friend of mine from school, trying to figure out when and where to meet for a reunion. After finalizing the details, setting the date and time I received the following message from him: “I am so excited to see you. Insert here the little yellow smiley guy.”

Ljubljana, city center, June 2019. The spot that was a home to a legendary city cafeteria “Europe” saw the opening of a new “bancafé” under the same name. Yup, that thing that opened is a true “bancafé”. A place where you can have a cup of coffee, take cash from your account or do a series of bank-related transactions is truly a combination of a bank and a cafeteria. While you are there, it makes...