Hello New Year, Hello New Decade, Hello 30!

That’s right folks, your resident BobcatFans Publisher is turning old. I really like having a “2” (as in twenties) at the beginning of my age but I will be saying goodbye to that numeral this month. The 29 year-old me decided I needed to prioritize my life and set some new goals for the upcoming 30 year-old me. “Better at 30 than I was at 29” is my mantra for the year. A little corny but I don’t care.

I will share my physical goals with you. I need to lose a lot of weight! Friends often refer to me as “Big Rick” for distinction. I am not a fan of the title, but I don’t blame them. So the 29 year-old me contemplated a bit at the ending of 2009 and acknowledged that I wasn’t going to do something by the time I was 30, I definitely wasn’t going to be happy with myself.  Indeed I won’t be.

So on November 30th I joined a gym and started to take time to work on me as my first and foremost project.  I figured if I joined a month before the New Year I would be more likely to follow through. So far, so good!

As of the time I wrote this I had lost 35 lbs. Not a bad start, but it will only matter if I finish. So setting realistic expectations, I want to drop 100lbs by the time you read the Feb/ 2011 issue of BobcatFans Magazine.

Lofty goal I know. But I think I can do it so I’m gonna try. For those interested in following my progress keep coming to the blog. I will start working on updating it at least once a week.

On another note- FYI, BobcatFans is hosting a Mardi Gras Bash at Harpers Public House on the square Feb 16th. There will be all kinds of drink specials so come by and catch a few beads from the balcony and hang out with us on Fat Tuesday.

Here’s to a new decade! Let’s make it a good one for us, our family, and our friends.

Rick Koch

rick@bobcatfans.com