Just an FYI…I’m feeling much better.

Isn’t this the cutest picture of Jason? I love my boy. He’s amazing. So great. I could eat him.

New music to check out: ADELE. Awesome stuff. Here is a video I found on YouTube.

Isn’t that a great picture of my baby and my baby? I love it. Thanks honey for emailing that picture to me…

For any of the two people that actually read this, being my wife and my mom, today’s post is going to get a little heavy and personal, so if you aren’t game for this kind of stuff, I suggest you read another post.

I went on a camp out with the ward last night. It was the Father’s and Son’s camp out. They do it every year to commemorate the anniversary of when the Aaronic Priesthood was restored to the earth. Fantastic reason to spend time with my Jason boy. I love Jason. He’s so excited most of the time. I know he had issues trying to hold all of that excitement in. I would too if I were him. We had a great time, some great adventures that I may write about another time, but mostly it reminded me that today is 52 weeks after when my father shot himself last year. Being with Jason boy reminded me that I love him, that I am his father, and that I am completely committed to giving him everything he needs from his father, that mine never could give for whatever reason. I’m going to baptize him, confirm him a member of the church and give him the gift of the Holy Ghost. I’m going to give him the priesthood as he grows. I’m going to take him to the temple for the first time. I’m going to go to sessions with him before his mission. I’m going to be his guide. I’m going to go to Father’s and Son’s camp outs with him. I’m going to teach him what I know. Mostly, I’m going to make sure that he always knows that I love him.
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I’m on the train again. Listening to some Stanford lectures on analogy and cognition. Fun stuff…Love the train.

I remember so many days in Italy when I rode the trains. To Padova for mission conference. To Udine for scambi. Hours of staring out the window and thinking. Sometimes a nice nap. People watching. Sometimes we worked the trains. Mostly it was down time. What little of the downtime we actually had. Those were good days. These trains are a little too clean and no one is speaking italian…

Well, it’s time to start working on my second book. Ciao bei ragazzi.

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.

Ok, so yesterday I am getting ready to go ride the FC and I am running out the door to the garage, trip on someone’s toy, sprain my ankle and don’t get to ride. I went back to work instead and got something done. The doctor says it’s fine, but I still didn’t get to go ride….boo hoo.

Today is Saturday, and Saturday is a special day. Mow the lawn, vacuum the house, get the kitchen cleaned up. Etc. Good times. Right now I am waiting for two videos to render and one of them is also going to be the video clip of the week. It’s from Return To Me, a favorite at our house. It’s pretty much a terrible first date. To all of you women who may read this… never hit your date on the arm. Or anywhere else. Unless you are in danger, then get crazy. But if you want to impress or even have your date LIKE you, don’t hit your date. Also, we love the look on David Duchovney’s face when she takes off her coat. Hilarious! Have fun with it.

Lastly, I’d really like to do some kind of video work that lasts more than a couple of hours and tells a story that would be fun. Drama, comedy, whatever. I just want to put together some film. If you have any ideas, email me or call. I’d like to do some fun work.

We’re in Arches National Park right now, and I am enjoying a moment where everyone is asleep but Lucy and I, and she was asleep until a minute ago. I should be working on a site while I have a minute, but I’m not going to. Instead, I am going to dish on some fun we’ve had.

Ok, so we picked the most awesome weekend to come down here that I think we could have picked. There is a huge classic car show going on all weekend. Friday when we checked in, we headed back in to town from the RV Park, parked the RV (heheh) and then wandered Main St Moab for a while. I haven’t taken time to people watch in what feels like years, if it really hasn’t been years. I think it has though…anyway, I really had a lot of fun sitting on the side of the road watching cool cars drive by and watching people walk by. I used to do that a lot. For some reason, i stopped cold some years ago. I’m going to take a look at that.

Anyway, tons of ‘stangs, Malibus, Cameros, etc. Awesome. Beautiful cars. A couple of rice burners. Two or three model As.

Then back to the park for dinner and some rest. Except the rest part.

Madi has had some kind of stomach thing going on (probably too much sugar loaded food on the way down yesterday) and was barfing all night and even this morning. At 10:30 pm I was awakened to the sound of Madi’s grunting and then I willingly took the assignment to go to the laundry facility and wash the blankets and whatnot. I took Stranger Than Fiction with me. I’ve been trying to watch it for two weeks. What a great show! Great use of comedy, great use of special effects, Will Farrell is very sympathetic. Great film! Great end. Anyway, I went back when the laundry was done at about 1 am.

We get up today and decide it is a good idea to go get some soda to soothe her belly or whatever. Both Becca and I have memories of drinking soda when we were throwing up as kids. I go to the machine, which is probably 30 feet from the RV, and try some quarters. Nothing. The machine shoots them back out to me. I go around the corner, trying to find another machine.

Nothing.

I say to myself, “Let’s take another look.” I thought maybe the problem was one of intimacy. There is a philosophical tenet that I am going to call the law of intimacy that says that the solutions to problems aren’t mysterious, but that when you get intimate with the problems, solutions present themselves in droves. So, I go back to the first machine and looking at it I notice that the coin return button is pushed in. I pull it out. Two coins drop in to the change return bin. “Sweet! Free soda!” I say to myself. Putting the coins back in, I choose Sprite. After what seems like a week of whirring and bobbing noises, out pops a bottle. Sprite, right? No. Coke. Disappointment and bewilderment ensue. I was sure I pushed the Sprite button.

I tried again, this time choosing Barqs Root Beer. Whirring, bobbing, and finally, blop! Out comes my next bottle. Barq’s, right? Nope. Powerade Blue. At this point it’s getting comical. I laugh and think, “Well, the circus must go on.” I drop another two quarters in, this time choosing Fanta Orange. Finally, after the whirring and bobbing and the final blop, out pops a bottle of Fanta.

Only one problem: we wanted Sprite.

I decide to take my booty back and try some anyway. None work. Effort lost. End of story. Becca remembered later that soda makes Madi’s belly hurt even when she’s healthy.

We are toughing it out anyway, and Madi has been a trooper.

Lucy was starting to get noisy so I took her for a nature walk. We’re at the Delicate Arch Lookout and we went up the hill and to the canyon. Whoa! That canyon is better than the arch. Amazing. Why don’t we come down here more often? I don’t have a great answer.

We should have some fun pictures of the trip to share here in a little while too.

Right now we’re waiting for the kids to wake up so we can see some more of the park. More later.

Day two of the car show was even better. Tons of beautiful cars cruising the main drag, hundreds of people just hanging around watching. Awesome. But we were pooped and cold and wanted to sleep, so back to the RV park we went and sleep we did. Today, church, and then something less adventurous. We’ll see.

It’s been a couple of months since I have been really excited. Life got pretty hairy there for a while, and it’s not over yet, but the light at the end of the tunnel is definitely getting brighter.
There is some fun news. I am going to be (finally) holding my class that I’ve been designing for about a year called How To Create A Successful Mind. This is what I wrote about it on my other site…

How To Create A Successful Mind

Do you feel scattered? Run down? Unable to reach your goals? Have you been told you have ADD or ADHD? Are you frustrated by something that is holding you back?

On Friday May 9th I am going to be holding a complimentary class entitled:

How To Create A Successful Mind

in which I am going to lay out for the first time exactly what it takes to create success and have a successful mind. In the last 13 years I have discovered exactly what it takes to be successful at anything I undertake, and I want to share that information with you.

After this class you will have the knowledge that you need to be able to create success anywhere in your life you desire!

The class will be held at The Studio (883 E 9400 S in Sandy, Utah) from 9 am to 11:30 am MDT. Please RSVP your seat by going to createyourmind.whoareyoureally.net now!

It should be a good class. Come if you feel up to it. I’ve struggled only with one thing…I’m not all success to all people. I guess the message I need to be comfortable with is that while I may not have 85 million dollars today, I’ve been successful at everything I have under taken. I lost 60 pounds last year. I built the most successful franchises in the last company I was with. I wrote and published a book. My biggest success is that my family is intact through all of the loads of difficulty we have faced. My kids are fantastic. My wife loves me. I can’t give myself much of that credit really, but what I know certainly had me hold on when everyone I know would have bent over and acquiesced to circumstances.

I’m in a class right now. It’s fun. My friend is leading a fun discussion. The question is what is the unit of measurement for your life?

I’ve been biking more lately. Yesterday I went up Hornet Canyon. Way up there. My legs are sore today. I was going to do another ride today, but I was a little too sore, plus I have to run around with the Priests tonight…tomorrow morning though, I am going to ride. I miss my bicycle. It’s funny to me how attached I am to my ride and my bike. It’s not the last bike I am going to buy. I want a Santa Cruz Blur LT, but for now my Rush is like my best man friend. We go do man things together. We beat each other up on the mountain. We fight to go up hills. We streak down steep grades together. He understands what I am about and what we are going to do. Together we have focus. We achieve wild things together. It’s awesome. Alright dudes, I am done for today.