I may have to break down and buy a summer-weight rain jacket with the kind of weather we've been having lately -- scattered afternoon showers almost every day. Of course, as soon as I actually buy a jacket, we will go into another drought and it won't rain for weeks, so the ethical thing to do would be go without.

My weight loss finally seems to be paying off for cycling. My average speeds have been steadily increasing as the pounds have dropped. I've lost 21 pounds since Christmas and just 2 lbs shy of my goal.