tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post6900189450196026353..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: On the Coffee Table: Mark KurlanskyThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-35911604029929074472014-10-22T20:15:27.508-04:002014-10-22T20:15:27.508-04:00I think one could go one chapter at a time. Just ...I think one could go one chapter at a time. Just don't go nine years in between!<br /><br />I don't mean to imply that Kurlansky's writing isn't engaging. He's really very good. Still, there's a lot of info to digest.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-80548908744944287342014-10-22T20:03:30.975-04:002014-10-22T20:03:30.975-04:00A different time - and a very different industry f...A different time - and a very different industry from mine! It sounds like you have a lot of fond memories of that life.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-20566636735306483062014-10-22T19:11:28.402-04:002014-10-22T19:11:28.402-04:00I think this book is full of lots of interesting i...I think this book is full of lots of interesting information. I think I would enjoy a less dense version- but maybe it is a book I could read in chunks of time. :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-14072997685589029922014-10-21T23:43:27.875-04:002014-10-21T23:43:27.875-04:00Remember we didn't have computers like today l...Remember we didn't have computers like today lots of work was by hand. Working 24 hours straight till it was done. One older friend came back from NY with ulcers. My best friend did really great. Worked for one of the biggest ad agencies in NY. when they split she started a small firm with a partner. But she worked all the time. <br />I thought I would go with Hallmark because I wanted to do books but I wasn't a great fit. They were a great company though. I did more freelance work. <br />I miss it though.<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-63868978208166830602014-10-21T22:18:06.912-04:002014-10-21T22:18:06.912-04:00I wouldn't go so far as to call it dry. Kurla...I wouldn't go so far as to call it dry. Kurlansky writes well. The book is dense at times, requiring the reader's equivalent of a machete, whatever that would be.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-9954576375183327082014-10-21T22:16:26.709-04:002014-10-21T22:16:26.709-04:00You know, I think I've only seen one of her mo...You know, I think I've only seen one of her movies: Pushing Tin.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-16754038444399190442014-10-21T22:14:21.196-04:002014-10-21T22:14:21.196-04:00Unfortunately, my main association with Hutchinson...Unfortunately, my main association with Hutchinson is a sad one. Once while we were visiting her family, Hutchinson friends of theirs - teenagers, in fact - were killed in a car/train collision. Very upsetting.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-79388468758834415562014-10-21T22:10:36.580-04:002014-10-21T22:10:36.580-04:00Oh, it's fascinating stuff! Rough going at ti...Oh, it's fascinating stuff! Rough going at times but I learned plenty.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-21336226278546850912014-10-21T22:09:46.178-04:002014-10-21T22:09:46.178-04:00I'd love to know what you think if you do.I'd love to know what you think if you do.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-92179295429910229602014-10-21T22:09:23.039-04:002014-10-21T22:09:23.039-04:00I was tempted to ask you about Mad Men. In many w...I was tempted to ask you about Mad Men. In many ways, rather frightening to think that it's realistic.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-72152867361809555972014-10-21T22:07:18.158-04:002014-10-21T22:07:18.158-04:00We wouldn't last long without it.We wouldn't last long without it.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-79846004017334669042014-10-21T21:54:53.968-04:002014-10-21T21:54:53.968-04:00I don't think it's too much to ask at all!...I don't think it's too much to ask at all! haha. But I guess if an historian wants to keep his or her credibility, they do have to write in that dry, black & white way.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-55346386275670007292014-10-21T21:44:10.260-04:002014-10-21T21:44:10.260-04:00I liked that Angelina Jolie movie. I don't thi...I liked that Angelina Jolie movie. I don't think I ever dislike anything she's in.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-59823973996326152502014-10-21T21:43:28.655-04:002014-10-21T21:43:28.655-04:00Yes, we always called it Hutch. I've been to S...Yes, we always called it Hutch. I've been to Salina.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-51936253458651955052014-10-21T15:41:15.302-04:002014-10-21T15:41:15.302-04:00I can say I would have never imagined someone coul...I can say I would have never imagined someone could write an entire book on salt and make it intellectual!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-91089061916316386362014-10-21T13:02:56.002-04:002014-10-21T13:02:56.002-04:00Both are books I'd love to read at some point....Both are books I'd love to read at some point.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-17122567283001969482014-10-20T21:42:50.848-04:002014-10-20T21:42:50.848-04:00My friends have always done fabulous. One is retir...My friends have always done fabulous. One is retired from her own company and now works part time for a NY agency. From Morton Salt, Allied Van Lines gosh I just can't remember. We were all Commercial Artists<br />One's friends client was the owner of the Twin Towers. Lots of News Paper work. I did invitations for Museum. <br />Although I only watched a few episodes Mad Men is how we all worked. You burn out, I cut out early and went the Hallmark Greeting Card route.<br />Sitting around the table was hard.angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-48889717559998930742014-10-20T18:20:34.530-04:002014-10-20T18:20:34.530-04:00Sounds interesting, but yes, salt is necessary. Sounds interesting, but yes, salt is necessary. Kelly Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030019966183220952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-65322655613371897272014-10-20T18:04:26.023-04:002014-10-20T18:04:26.023-04:00If you do, start with Cod. And actually, reading ...If you do, start with Cod. And actually, reading the one leads quite naturally into the other as the histories of salt and cod are closely linked. My guess is the study of one inspired study of the other. In between was a book about the Basques, also linked to both.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-4309585455340481472014-10-20T17:48:24.691-04:002014-10-20T17:48:24.691-04:00It sounds interesting and so does the cod one. I&#...It sounds interesting and so does the cod one. I'm not sure if I'll actually get around to checking these out, but I could.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-81956784966769508352014-10-20T17:40:48.005-04:002014-10-20T17:40:48.005-04:00I preferred Cod. Before I read it, I never would ...I preferred Cod. Before I read it, I never would have bought the premise but was completely sold by the end.<br /><br />No doubt those were interesting meetings! That must be the current label. As far as I can tell, they haven't had a redesign since 1968.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-22764659713251091942014-10-20T17:22:54.969-04:002014-10-20T17:22:54.969-04:00When I was able to read so long ago ... I read Sal...When I was able to read so long ago ... I read Salt. <br />But as you, I had to put it down and pick it up again. I liked it but it was a slog sometimes. Cod sounds interesting but I don't think i will ever be able to read it.<br />As a side note one of my long ago friends did the re-design of the Morton Salt girl and package in the 60's There was lots of talk about not showing her panties. Sitting around the table with older men in suits must have been interesting. <br />As always so love @Suze comments. <br /><br />cheers, parsnip<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-84605426109355411082014-10-20T17:00:46.527-04:002014-10-20T17:00:46.527-04:00Ha! I don't know the film but I'm guessin...Ha! I don't know the film but I'm guessing you're right.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-34374346971210747162014-10-20T15:25:53.545-04:002014-10-20T15:25:53.545-04:00That does sound lovely and much better than that h...That does sound lovely and much better than that horrible Angelina Jolie movie.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-82357752754784868712014-10-20T14:51:09.598-04:002014-10-20T14:51:09.598-04:00I've never been to Hutchinson but my college g...I've never been to Hutchinson but my college girlfriend was from Salina (salt in that name, too) and she had friends in Hutch. That all seems so long ago now!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.com