Dream On!

One of America's greatest talents is in jeopardy of being lost, forgotten by the drudgery of a rut we self inflicted upon ourselves. Way to many of our citizens are caught up in the home to work, work to home, home to work, work to home weekly cycle. That forty to eighty hour responsibility has become our focus and we've forgotten how to dream. When we do dream it's focused upon our upcoming day off or the way too short holiday weekend. It's like we're wearing out the tracks between the stations we serve, with an occasional side trip to the depot for a slight change of pace, and oh how we treasure that leisure time!

To combat this drudgery we only need look back as far as our youth. Ask any young and upcoming princess what her Prince Charming looks like and she'll describe him down to a tee. How tall he is, the color of his hair, his manner of dress, yet some of those same budding princesses later in life are often at a loss when looking for Mr. Right. I'll betcha if they took the time to dream and define Mr. Right, he'd probably come into focus. It's difficult to discover when you don't know what your looking for.

How many young men wanted to be a fireman, president, a policeman, or a super hero? While some do find that adventure, most settle for a paycheck. Think about the dream car that was posted in your locker at school, or in your room....Was that the mini-van your driving now, or was it something a little less practical? Your dreams were put aside for a more practical solution.

Innovation that drives American ingenuity begins with a dream. We couldn't have pressed on toward a moonwalk, without first a dream. Flip style cell phones were inspired by the communicators used in the TV epic, Star Trek, that was another dream realized. Our motto is, "Living the American dream"....Are you?

God Bless!
Capt. Bill