Weekend Kickoff Open Thead

You know what to do; do it here

It's something of a sl-o-o-o-w newsday in Emerald City. We thus thought it might be a good idea to set up an open thread. We haven't done that for quite a while; we think this is a good idea as we move into the weekend.

Before we open the floodgates to our reader comments, however, here are a couple of today's Utah news items that caught our eye this morning:

First, to our absolute astonishment, it seems that the Mayor of Salt Lake City is stuck in a rut, and doesn't recognize some of the new transportation technologies that can move people from point A to Point B in Utah. Here's a link to SLC Mayor Becker's entirely non-visionary thinking:

Becker makes big push to speed up streetcar project

Streetcars? We pity the poor fools in Salt Lake City, who still don't realize the "wonderfulness of gondolas." Sad... VERY sad.

"Back to the future" is right, Mayor Becker! Some day you may get a clue! Do yourself a favor and talk to Boss Godfrey and the Geigers.

Secondly: Here's another possible open thread discussion topic:

Investment in future takes seed in northern Utah

We're big fans of Grow Utah Ventures here at Weber County Forum. We wrote a glowing paen of praise to these smart, dedicated and community minded venture capitalists in one of our earliest WCF posts, and we haven't changed our minds since then. These are people who don't suck up to the public trough. These are real venture capitalists, who invest in business start-ups with their own money.

The floor is open. Consider this an open thread. Talk about whatever lifts your skirt.