They're A Lot Of Things, But Fat Isn't One Of Them
News came yesterday that Men's Health Magazine had named Las Vegas the 2nd Fattest City in America. Apparently Sin City finishes behind only Chicago when it comes to girth.
Now both of you who regularly read this blog know that I rarely have anything nice to say about that sprawling megalopolis downstate. But here I must come to their defense. There are a lot of terrible things you can say about Las Vegas but calling them "fat" is just silly. I've been to Las Vegas many times, most recently to take the Nevada State Bar in early 2005 when I had the pleasure of having my car broken into and my CD player stolen in the parking lot of the Tuscany Hotel. Vegas may be a dirty, congested monument to bad taste and heat stroke, but my experience is that like most west coast cities, the people who live there love outdoor recreation and consider gym memberships a "must-have." Plus, their proximity to LA really amps up the poser level, making physical appearance that much more important. Vegas is a lot of things, but it's not the 2nd Fattest City in America.
I'm not sure what Men's Health's critera were in making their selections (I haven't read the actual article, only news reports about it), but just know this: Baltimore, legendary home of the Crab Cake, was named America's Fittest City. Something tells me this may not exactly be a scientific survey.
Now both of you who regularly read this blog know that I rarely have anything nice to say about that sprawling megalopolis downstate. But here I must come to their defense. There are a lot of terrible things you can say about Las Vegas but calling them "fat" is just silly. I've been to Las Vegas many times, most recently to take the Nevada State Bar in early 2005 when I had the pleasure of having my car broken into and my CD player stolen in the parking lot of the Tuscany Hotel. Vegas may be a dirty, congested monument to bad taste and heat stroke, but my experience is that like most west coast cities, the people who live there love outdoor recreation and consider gym memberships a "must-have." Plus, their proximity to LA really amps up the poser level, making physical appearance that much more important. Vegas is a lot of things, but it's not the 2nd Fattest City in America.
I'm not sure what Men's Health's critera were in making their selections (I haven't read the actual article, only news reports about it), but just know this: Baltimore, legendary home of the Crab Cake, was named America's Fittest City. Something tells me this may not exactly be a scientific survey.
posted by Yukon Sully | 10:25 AM
1 Comments:
The health surveys I have seen in the recent past call Memphis the city in the worst shape, and Denver or Seattle the cities in the best shape. Most of the big cities out west have many more trim folk who exercise than do most southern cities, and the southern cities have that unbelievable love of fried chicken, fried catfish, chicken-fried steak, fried green tomatoes, fried everything, as well as biscuits with gravy for breakfast and greens boiled for hours in water flavored with bacon drippings.
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