Maybe I Should Start Making Friday The 13th Resolutions...

Everyone talks about making New Years Resolutions, but I don't know anyone who makes Friday the 13th Resolutions. Of course, New Years is a perfect time to make changes in ones life. It's a new year,  after all with new beginnings, fresh starts. Plus, where I live, it's usually the coldest time of the year so there's a built-in excuse for not doing many of those "get in shape" resolutions.

Today, however, my wife and I got up and went to Farmington City's newest gymnasium. It's a very large space with lots of basketball courts. There's also a nice running track on the upper level. It's not well stocked when it comes to exercise equipment, but there's some free weights, an elliptical machine, and other exercise devices here and there. This morning no one was using them, including us.

What people did do while she and I walked was play pickleball on one side of the building while others did aerobics on the other side. Personally, I'm glad people are using the facility. Hopefully our family will be part of those who use it because last week we got a six-month pass. I know I need to start exercising on a regular basis. We went today for the first time after signing up.

No, I don't know many--if any--who make Friday the 13th Resolutions. We just might be the first.

Farmington's Getting A New Gym...

On the west side of the town where I live there are still areas of land where a family, business or municipality can build. The latest structure is taking shape. Yup--we're going to have our very own gym.

Other cities, to the north and south, have built gyms. I guess it's our turn.

Over the years I've driven past that particular plot of ground many times, and before I could drive, I rode my bike on that road.

A lot has changed since I last rode a bike where the new gym is being built.

A lot.

We live our lives as progress surrounds us. Before the land was cleared, before the foundations were poured, it was just a field, probably used for livestock or farming. Few ever gave the space much thought.

Time goes on and someone thinks we need a gym so land is bought, taxes are raised and construction begins. When finished it will be a shiny facility that some will use, but most will probably ignore. Kids growing up near the area will never know a time when the building wasn't there, never know there was once a field where kids shot BB guns at vermin, where other kids rode motorcycles through patches of weeds.

Yes, we're getting a new gym--another sign for some that life just keeps getting better and better. At least, it is for the vermin.