tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post4175394465129842490..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Catfish TastesAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-37086564944243542282013-08-10T15:26:40.591-07:002013-08-10T15:26:40.591-07:00Briane: I'm pretty sure I don't have an av...Briane: I'm pretty sure I don't have an aversion to things I liked in my childhood as I still love many of the things from my childhood, like Star Wars and comic books. Also, I've gone back and re-looked at other things from my childhood:<br />G I Joe (the cartoon): Why did I ever like that? One of the worst cartoons ever.<br /><br />Battle of the Planets: Still really cool stuff in concept, and I see what I was so enamored of as a child and almost still am now, but, well, dumb stories. Not exactly dumb but, basically, the same story over and over again.<br /><br />Starblazers: Still one of the best animes I've ever seen. Overall, a solid story, good characters, cool ships and stuff.<br /><br />So, no, it's not a rejection of childhood stuff.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-45228456957554023712013-08-10T12:36:52.855-07:002013-08-10T12:36:52.855-07:00I never liked fish, period. I've eaten some o...I never liked fish, period. I've eaten some of different kinds; probably the best I ever had was a swordfish steak up in Maine. But I never liked the taste of it. I also can't imagine eating a fish I caught, in a river. I like my food heavily processed to remove any of the nature.<br /><br />As for your larger point, I was about to say "Maybe it's the time away from something that makes you not like it" -- you might have always liked catfish, but you took time away from it, and that cost you your love of catfish, but then I read the remainder of your article, and I think you hit it right on the head, but not WHY that is.<br /><br />When you stepped away from catfish for a while, you got to eat something that WASN'T dirt, and then, unsurprisingly, you tried dirt again and realized that it tasted like dirt. If dirt is all you've ever eaten, then you don't know if you like or hate the taste. Obviously, you didn't like the taste, and your taste buds just had nothing to compare it to.<br /><br />The same thing would go with movies, tv, books: if you never try a genre or whatever, you won't know if you like it, and you won't know whether your own loves are garbage. So I agree with you.<br /><br />Then again, maybe your adult aversion to the things you loved as a child are more psychologically rooted: maybe you are rejecting those things because of...? I don't know you well enough to speculate. But it could be like reverse nostalgia: you like your life so much now that your childhood, happy as it was, tastes like dirt in comparison.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-46292130455349433372013-08-10T08:12:52.150-07:002013-08-10T08:12:52.150-07:00TAS: I don't think golf comes from your family...TAS: I don't think golf comes from your family. I think it's semi-vocational in origin. If you have certain jobs, you kind of have to golf, because, if you don't, it negatively affects your career. Experienced that first hand.<br /><br />And I knew a lot of guys in college that picked golf up for the first time and became obsessed with it; it was all related to their future careers.<br /><br />That all was a total aside.<br />I hate golf.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-23458562297843390562013-08-10T05:39:09.093-07:002013-08-10T05:39:09.093-07:00Nice story about your family fishing together. I&...Nice story about your family fishing together. I've long believed that fishing, along with golf, is one of those hobbies you either inherit from family or you never do it. I've been fishing, I think, three times in my life and not at all since I was 13.<br /><br />Much of what we loved as kids tastes like dirt later on. Definitely true.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-62539776173582829712013-08-09T21:59:45.219-07:002013-08-09T21:59:45.219-07:00David: It doesn't even take that long. When I ...David: It doesn't even take that long. When I was entering college, we had to take a dogma test. They were doing this ongoing study to try to figure out how to get students to become more opened minded through study rather than closed minded. Basically, all the studies were showing that students graduated with the idea in their heads that they had "learned it all" and were no longer open to new information. I don't know whatever became of that study, but, I guess, at least they were trying.<br /><br />Alex: Well, let's see, in the south you get the regular fried onion rings, but you also get fried okra, fried tomatoes, and I've even heard of fried spinach, so, yeah, I guess fried salad is almost a thing.<br /><br />Rusty: Your head was correct in telling you what I was saying.<br /><br />I'm not sure I can believe you watched that. At least, you could have watched Ewan McGregor's thing, Long Way Round. That was good.<br /><br />Jo: Oh, a friend of mine had some Cajun blackened salmon somewhere up in Canada (I don't remember where we were); it was awful.<br /><br />JKIR,F!: Oh, I like fish tacos, but I think I prefer them with fish that isn't batter fried.<br /><br />PT: Well, I used to think that.<br /><br />Eve: I'm pretty picky about music, and a lot of modern stuff just doesn't fit my tastes, but I do try things out from time to time just to see what's going on. So, yes, there even some Lady Gaga songs I like, much to my boys' dismay.<br /><br />L.G.: Most fish places don't do anything to drain the grease and, also, use a very thick batter that retains a lot of it. I use a batter that's a bit thinner and I let the grease drain before I serve it. I'm not big on huge amounts of grease either, which, actually, is part of why fried food night doesn't come around that often.<br /><br />And, yes, It's good to read a lot of different things but, especially, more classical writing if you want to improve your style.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-77117537562752315322013-08-09T14:58:31.202-07:002013-08-09T14:58:31.202-07:00That's what you get when you eat bottom feeder...That's what you get when you eat bottom feeders. :P<br /><br />I've never tried catfish. I did try the (cod) fish and chips in Wales, but all that grease doesn't work for me. I wouldn't last long in the south I don't think. <br /><br />And, yes, I do believe in being an omnivore when it comes to books. The wider your reading base, the better informed your writing will be. :)Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-84943185031719316352013-08-09T10:06:33.882-07:002013-08-09T10:06:33.882-07:00I don't remember ever having catfish, it's...I don't remember ever having catfish, it's not very popular up here. We're a big salmon community, and I love salmon. More to the point though, I love what catfish represents here, and I think we all have our own 'catfish'. <br />I love that Alex mentioned the 'classic rock' people. I hate it when people say 'I ONLY listen to classic rock.' Every classic rock station I've ever heard has been playing the same 18 songs for the last 30 years! <br />I so agree, it's important to expand your horizons and not be stuck with catfish just cause you believe that it's wonderful.E. M. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395951217528199963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-64525240193254306712013-08-09T08:58:20.173-07:002013-08-09T08:58:20.173-07:00Mmmm...catfishMmmm...catfishPT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-18072021938541107842013-08-09T07:07:13.615-07:002013-08-09T07:07:13.615-07:00Nuthin' beats some fried catfish. It's als...Nuthin' beats some fried catfish. It's also good in fish tacos believe it or not.Just Keepin It Real, Folks!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02691470259291755580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-140358541296363992013-08-09T06:04:16.241-07:002013-08-09T06:04:16.241-07:00I have eaten catfish a few times mostly in NC but ...I have eaten catfish a few times mostly in NC but I enjoyed it, didn't think it tasted like mud. The problem for me is that Ontario is an awfully long way from the sea, so we don't buy much fish here, its been on ice too long.<br /><br />During my life, I have read all kinds of genres but these days, I pick my books from 2 or 3 categories and the rest I forget about.<br /><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-40091329308238484902013-08-09T05:12:05.048-07:002013-08-09T05:12:05.048-07:00I don't mind Catfish, but I never loved it eit...I don't mind Catfish, but I never loved it either. I never thought they tasted like dirt, but they were also never the sort of thing anyone in the family ever got excited about eating either. It just... was.<br /><br />You're right about sometimes having to be away for a thing for a bit before you realize how well you can gauge it objectively. Well, you might not have said that, but in my head, that's what you said. And with that, I couldn't agree more. Like, one time, I came into the house and my wife was watching some TV show about these truck drivers in India driving up into the Himalayas. It was, hypnotic. it was a marathon and we ended up watching it for something like 6 hours... episode after episode, during the show I was thinking, greatest show EVER! But once it was over and I saw it was dark outside and I had a whole afternoon lost. I started to think about what I saw, and realized it was the horrible show. It's like crack, or heroin, or whatever. While you're in the middle of it you have no sense of it's quality, it's just awesome. Then you step away and realize it's this horrible thing that is ruining your life.<br /><br />I might have taken that comparison a bit too far. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-1793242154743119562013-08-09T04:07:56.407-07:002013-08-09T04:07:56.407-07:00The only way I like catfish is deep-fried Cajun st...The only way I like catfish is deep-fried Cajun style. Which I almost never have because I don't eat deep-fried foods. (Yes, I live in the wrong part of the country because here I swear they deep-fry the salads as well.)<br />It's like people who only listen to music from a certain time period, like classic rock. I'm always on the lookout for new bands and new sounds. Guess that's why I like progressive rock - it's always changing and evolving.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-86972943348333770342013-08-09T01:09:55.485-07:002013-08-09T01:09:55.485-07:00Whenever my kids (okay they're men now), finis...Whenever my kids (okay they're men now), finish watching a DVD, or something they've recorded, they usually pass it on to me. I almost always watch it regardless of whether I think I will like it. When my elder son said, "Dad, why are you watching so and so" (something my younger son had given me), I told him it was because I could. Not because I liked it, just because I could. And sometimes I read blogs and books for the same reason. But there are some things I simply cannot stand to watch (sorry, "Game of Thrones" fans).<br /><br />Children and teenagers are naturally inquisitive. The older people get, the more comfortable people get with what they know and the less interested they are in discovery. Sadly, many people will have about the same amount of knowledge and believe the same things when they are 60 as they did when they were 30.David Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260130060172457192noreply@blogger.com