Windy

Biking in windy conditions is no joke! On my cyclocomputer, I usually clock in at around 14-15 mph. But during today's windy conditions i was only going about 12 mph, and I was pretty tired when I got to work.

Death

Too many near death experiences lately. Three times in the last week, I'm not sure if I'm not aware enough or its the damn cages(cars) and their cell phones. 2 out of the 3 times I almost got hit, the driver was on their cell phones! When I used to drive a lot, I thought the new cell phone law was ridiculous... I thought a lot of the car laws were (i.e. speed limits) But now, as an avid cyclist and commuter, I now understand why all these regulations and laws are implemented. Especially the cell phone laws. After commuting for awhile now, I've become a strong advocate for cell phone laws and for people to be more aware while driving. Not to mention SHARE the road. Too many times, I have been honked at for biking on the road. Too bad not many people know that it is illegal to bike on the sidewalk and bicycles are considered vehicles too.

I can only put my life into the faith of drivers... until then we'll see how many tomorrow's are left

"8am"