In case you couldn’t tell, I’m not a very dedicated blogger…
I steal moments here and there and blog when I get a second. Right now I am taking Frontrunner, the new fancy commuter train, back to Farmington. Some of you may have been wondering how my class last Friday went…well, it was fabulous. I mean, after three years it should be fabulous…but really, it went really good. There were eleven of us in the room and it just didn’t matter. The message was clear, the invitation was good, and eleven of us were a little more clear about what success means to us and how to create it. I did pretty good as a presenter I thought…but then, I’m biased. I love me. It went well enough that I am going to do another class on June 20th at a TBD location in Davis County. More details as soon as I get a location pinned down. I have two in mind…but if you know of somewhere, let me know.
I decided today to ride the train in to the city for a number of reasons: one (and these are in no particular order) to see if I could do it on a long term basis – two because I believe in public transportation and love being able to do other things than sit behind a steering wheel – three because this way costs 6 bucks and I get a little exercise when I walk to my next destination – four so I dont put more miles on my car – five so I can watch all those poor suckers stuck in traffic! HA HA!
Really though, I we’re cruising through traffic and I am sitting on a nice train blogging, how cool and european is that? UTA has promised wi-fi shortly on the trains, and in fact I am hooked up to the not-yet-functioning wi-fi right now.
Two things to relate about the trains. First, Frontrunner is a much higher class experience than Trax. For real. The cars are nicer, I have a table, the seats are comfy, the view is better, the ride is less bumpy, etc. Second, it’s still really nice to be able to ride Trax. I went down to 9400 South and back today with a stop in the middle in the morning all for 6 bucks. It would have been a half a tank of gas kind of day for me today which is like 25 bucks these days. Saved twenty dollars riding the train…
The train is pretty full here in commuter time. It’s nice to see it getting used even though it has only been open a week or two. I’m surprised at the usage to be honest. Good times. My stop is next. Then a quick ride on my bike home. Lovely. I wrote more today than I have in quite a while. Thank you mister train man.
For the future, Tuesday is going to be train day. Six bucks and a lot of time to write down what is up with me. Expect a blog post at least once a week now. And see you on the 20th.
