First commute of 2011 this morning. Almost got hooked by a school bus about a mile in, despite my best efforts to be visible. I'll give the bus driver a bit of leeway because he/she did realize as they were passing me that they would hook me if the turn was made, so they slowed before making the turn which allowed me to stop, and them to make the turn.
Other than that, I took "the long way" along a fairly busy 2 lane highway for most of the ride, which was a route I had not previously used.
In other news, it was my first ride my new Novara gear. I was pleased with Headwind gloves and OK with the Headwind (semi) Tights, although the tights got a couple laughs when I got to work... It felt good to ride this morning, and with snow expected tomorrow, this might be the only ride this week. Time will tell.