You`re right!  I have it stuck in my mind`s eye that I ought to have either a full `coin` (1 BTC) or nothing.  I`m gonna go ahead buy a teeny slice of BTC (an amount I can afford to lose, should that happen), just so I can dabble, learn, and have fun with it.

Oh well; I had a chance just 2-3 weeks ago (BTC was $194), but didn`t pull the trigger. Kinda kicking myself now, but... I don`t have the $ to be playing around with prices this high anyway. For me, the train has left the station (I may get on board with some of the other coins). In the meantime, this whole crypto-currency thing is fascinating and scary at the same time!  I detest centralization and regulations, and I hope BTC can resist the dark forces out there that will more than likely corner the market by `owning` (via regulations/centralization) most of the limited # of BTCs (21 million, from what I`ve read). The times they are a changin`...