Farewell, Marty Eagle

Rock ‘n’ roll Heaven has gained a new member. So sad. But I feel lucky to have met him and enjoyed his place. Anybody who makes room in a bar for a free library is pretty cool in my book.

Marty made everyone feel welcome.  He’d meet you at the door, sit at your table, make you laugh.  He carried around disposable FunSaver cameras and would take pics all night.  It wasn’t uncommon to find yourself on his website after a night visiting!  Marty truly loved owning and running Marty’s.  Not many people get to enjoy their jobs so much.

Marty Eagle, owner of Marty’s Bar in Birmingham, AL, has died
by Madison Underwood, February 1, 2013

Ugh

Economist – January 27th, 2011

The union’s troubled state
A strikingly unaudacious speech from Barack Obama failed to address America’s problems

Sooo awesome

From http://www.neatorama.com/spotlight/2010/12/20/the-worlds-biggest-cave/

This cave could be beautiful enough to actually make me want to go spelunking.  Not to mention this particular pic is reminiscent of the Genesis Cave:

Chocolate Brittle

I have no idea where this one came from, but my family has made this every single year for Christmas as far back as I can remember.  It’s fantastic!

Ingredients:
12 oz bag chocolate chips *
1 cup brown sugar
2 sticks butter
35 or more Saltine crackers

Directions:
Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray. Lay out the crackers in a single layer. Melt butter; pour in brown sugar and boil for 3 minutes. Pour over crackers. Put in oven at 400 for 7 minutes. Remove from oven and (while still hot) put chips all over and spread out. Put in freezer for 30 minutes. Break apart in shards.

*Can also use any kind of chips you prefer.

It’s a little early in the day, isn’t it?

Interesting … the young man who just returned two books that REEK of pot smoke? He just checked out two more books on marijuana use and legalization. LOL!

eating animals (via laborious living)

We just got this book in the library where I work. It’s pretty darned good and makes the point without browbeating you with it.

Recently I wrote about the politicalization of food. When I did so, I had just begun reading Jonathan Safran Foer's new book Eating Animals. I have now finished the book, and to say it's impact is life changing, is to short change the gravity of this work. The book is a departure for Foer. His first two novels, Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close were both heartbreaking, beautifully written works of fiction. This l … Read More

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Barthelona, me gusta very much (via Adventure Eating)

Food blogging at its best. I would love to visit the Primavera Sound Festival in the future.

To get a seat at Kiosko Universal at the Boqueria Market, everyone, even Marc Almond of Soft Cell, has to hover over the people eating at the bar, like vultures circling over a wounded animal. It doesn't feel very civilized, but supposedly that's what they do in these parts. Almond, like the rest of us, was in Barcelona for the Primavera Sound festival, but he eventually left before going that far for a seat. Our group was more determined after s … Read More

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