tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8122765047655308900..comments2024-03-28T14:46:40.884-05:00Comments on Althouse: The Burt of Burt's Bees.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45420375943617296932014-07-22T08:41:58.791-05:002014-07-22T08:41:58.791-05:00TosaGuy said...Those who want everyone to live den...<i>TosaGuy said...Those who want everyone to live densely in cities don't understand this particular part of urban history</i><br /><br />Those who want everyone to live densely in cities see humans as cogs in a machine that would function more smoothly if its cogs were packed densely. Urban living is not for everyone.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717622436074043099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49768959175059258992014-07-22T08:37:35.449-05:002014-07-22T08:37:35.449-05:00a river of rats ran down the streets at night. It ...<i>a river of rats ran down the streets at night. It was a magic town.</i><br /><br />There's a coupling you don't see every day.<br /><br />I have mixed feelings about the Shavitz and Quimby falling out. She bought him out for barely 6 figures and a few years later was bought out herself for almost 10. If you stop there, it sure sounds like she played him for a patsy.<br /><br />On the other hand, the success of Burt's Bees was probably entirely due to her, with Burt giving little more than his bees and his beard.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717622436074043099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8712536534301813102014-07-22T06:47:00.421-05:002014-07-22T06:47:00.421-05:00Those who want everyone to live densely in cities ...Those who want everyone to live densely in cities don't understand this particular part of urban history.TosaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520232078421382322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71412728655801629182014-07-21T20:37:40.465-05:002014-07-21T20:37:40.465-05:00My father-in-law, too, was a NYC Jew who split to ...My father-in-law, too, was a NYC Jew who split to the hinterlands to get away from life in the Big City, and to make himself anew.<br /><br />I'm sure NYC has spawned hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of stories such as Burt's.YoungHegelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723316130501823658noreply@blogger.com