Rob Ford I am rooting for you

I found anarticle about how the mayor of Toronto a Mr. Rob Ford had pledged in Januarythat he was going to lose fifty lbs in 5 months. Let me just say that is a verybig challenge and good on you trying to set an example for the people of yourfine city. Well Mr. Ford stepped up on the scale for his final weigh in and unfortunatelymissed his goal by 33 pounds.

This is an Open Letter To: Mr. Rob Ford

 Now your “Cut the Waist” PR campaign may have fallen down on the couch and decided that it wants another bag of chips but don’t feel discouraged. You are the mayor of Toronto and you got there because you represent average Joe. I will tell you a secret about the average Joe, see he struggles with weight loss too. I myself have been struggling over the past month with my weight loss, I set a goal in December to lose 70 spare pounds off at by this August and I have kind of hit a wall myself.

The media had a field day when you were spotted sneaking away from a KFC with a full and happy belly. We have all been there when I go home I have to pass by my favorite pizza joint and some nights I succumb to that desire and order a 14inch green pepper, red onion and ground beef pizza. It is hard some mornings when I am pushing my meat sack of a body around the gym and question myself as to why am I punish myself like this.

Remember this no matter what those vultures in the press say you sir are thirteen pounds lighter and that is something more than our mayor Nanshi here in Calgary can say. You set a goal for yourself and you did it publicly props to you, I couldn’t bring myself to do that, you have a big pair of cojones. According to a study done by the United nations 75 percent of North Americans are overweight so remember you are not alone in your struggle, so pull on your sweatband hit the gym and keep trying.

NEVER GIVE UP AND NEVER SURRENDER, this is the war on obesity and if we work together to help each other we can get through this.   

Sincerely 
the Urban Yeti

Dungeons and Resources: Imaginary Wars

It is Tuesday and this is the day I like to put some time aside to think of all the fantastic kinds of geeky and non-geeky games there are in the world. I like to find those games, expansions or little extras that make the games more fun and interesting but alas there is very few geekdom shops in my area of Calgary. But wait Great news everyone there is this new geek shop that has opened it's doors up to the public in the south east of Calgary. This haven of geekism goes by the handle IMAGINARY WARS.

Located on the corner of elbow and southland this is a fairly central location in the south east of Calgary and a hop, skip and a nice walking distance from a train. Situated right behind a good old Timmie Hoes so all the geeks can get their caffeine fix easily, and a giant tiger is in the perfect position (being just down the parking lot) for easy stocking of snacks.

The customer service is spot on, the staff is very knowledgable of the products carried which in the geek kingdom not being so could mean your demise. On top of that I had a very excellent experience when I went in to the shop with some friends, one of us purchased munchkin a game non of us had ever played. It was not busy being a Friday morning and the gentleman behind the counter offered to let us play in the store if we wanted. We took him up on his offer and he helped us learn how to play so we could teach our friends.

If you are a geek in Calgary this is a place to check out. They are a new shop right now and a bit of an underdog so let us show them that we appreciate the little guy and give them our business.

What if Wednesdays: Tattoos

I find it challenging to come up with these what if questions every week, and more or less I use them as a creative exercise to flex my mental muscles. To come up with these I downloaded an app to make things a little easier so that I can focus more on my answers then on what questions I should ask. That being said some times I get questions that for me are a little ridiculous for example the question was "if you had to get a tattoo, what would it be and where would you get it?" for me this is ridiculous because I already have four and am planning a whole bunch. Truth be told I have a sitting scheduled for later next month to colour one of my current pieces. I decided that I would tailor this question to fit my personality, so instead the new question is more of a list and less of a what if

What are my next five tattoos going to be

1. The weekend following my wedding this August my Wifey and I are getting puzzle pieces tattooed on our ring fingers. The puzzle pieces will be set so if we interlock our fingers the pieces will look like they fit together. I think this really represents us as a couple because with her I feel like I found my missing piece. Trust me I am very aware of how cheesy it sounds but it is the truth about how I feel.

2. On November 15th the day after my birthday I plan on getting a pair of wings tattooed on my right ankle because it will be the two year anniversary of the suicide of my best friend growing up. I am trying to think of something to say on a banner stretched between the wings but right now I am drawing a blank, something hopefully to remind me of him and express my remorse for not being a good friend in the last couple years, Perhaps a Marley quote.

3. On my right forearm I plan on getting an tattoo depicting Aries the Greek god of war to battle against Poseidon on my left fore arm.

4. A lot of tattoo parlors around the city have events where for a donation to charity you can get a small tattoo for a very cheap price. I plan on utilizing these to get a ring around my right bicep with the crests of the digidestened inside the ring one crest at a time.

5. A flaming bucking bronco on my right upper arm to represent the city of Calgary, where I have lived and grown in since I was four years old.