RIP: Peter Steele of Type O Negative

Peter Steele of Brooklyn-based Type O Negative died of heart failure yesterday of heart failure (Only Age 48). I was never a huge fan but I respected them and they were a band that gained popularity during my youth. RIP. One of the deepest and unique voices in metal.

Here is a great cover they did of Black Sabbath's classic track NIB:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiWwLH9F1z0

Foods of Our Times Update: Collard Greens

Quick update on the collard greens from the Saturday farmer's market trip. 

Here is essentially what I did (serves 2):

~1/2 pound fresh collard greens

~1/4 Vidalia onion

2 cloves garlic

1-2 strips bacon or fakin bacon

salt and pepper to taste

1.5 tomatoes, diced

8 oz veg stock

a bit of olive oil

Chili Power (optional)

Coat a saucepan with a few tablespoons of oil. Add in your onions and cook until the onions are a little translucent. At this point add in crushed garlic cloves and bacon/fakin bacon/ham (the more of this you add the smokier the flavor. Allow to cook for a minute or so. Next add your diced tomato, collard greens, veg stock. Now cover the saucepan at a low-medium temperature for about 40-45 minutes (this isn't spinach so it takes awhile). Most of the liquid should be absorbed by the end into the collard. Collard should be tender but not wilted.

Add salt, pepper and chili powder to taste.

Results: I made it in the above fashion and it was not totally successful. Well, I should prefaced by saying that I liked the flavor but I'm a big fan of the stuff. As previously mentioned, my girlfriend wasn't a fan of the earthiness the first time but this version "I liked it better than last time." It's the small victories, friends.

Prospect Park Outer Loop = Pain or Good Times?

For the first time a jogged the full loop around Prospect Park. It's apparently 3.35 miles all the way around. That's not a huge feat I realize, but it certainly helped to increase my confidence. At the end my legs felt like jelly, but no immediate pain manifested. My back is now a bit soar however: I guess running on the treadmill with no incline has something to with this.


As for the year's goal of 500 miles - I've now hit over 125 which is on target for where I need to be a quarter into the year. Everything I do over 41.67 for this month, I can now apply to April. Here in the Spring I'm going to try to run a 5k or two - in Brooklyn and Manhattan there are plenty of these and they're usually for charity too.