I rode into work for a few hours this Thanksgiving AM on my 14 mile commute, leaving at about 6 AM at 31* F, with an approximate headwind of about 15 mph. The streets were dry and traffic-free and the bridgework on the Rte 128 overpass on Rte 1A is finally finished, as of today it seems, with two wide lanes in my direction and a fabulous road surface. The work has been ongoing for at least two years now.

The traffic was light of course because of the Holiday, but I had an even more Thanksgiving-specific experience this morning. I usually stop into a convenience strore at about mile 8 to buy the two daily Boston newspapers and carry them in my backpack. As usual in anticipation of "Black Friday," they were about five times more heavy and voluminous.