Today was my first commute. It was a very interesting adventure and I learned a couple of lessons that I'm sure will prove beneficial in the future. Lesson number one: don't blow through stop signs. As I was approaching a stop sign on a side street a truck was approaching the same 4-way-stop intersection on my right. I thought I had made eye contact with the driver so I continued through the intersection without stopping. It was about this point that the guy in the truck started to go through the intersection. He stopped short, blew his horn, and started cussing me out. Not one to be outdone, I gave back as good as I got and that was about the time he gunned his engine and turned in my direction. He pulled up alongside me, rolled down his window and continued yelling expletives. Eventually, like 20 seconds later (although it seemed much longer), he turned off and went on his merry way. Lesson two: ignore people when they yell at you. Don't get involved in a verbal battle when you were at fault in the first place. I probably ruined his morning by causing him to have to stop short and if I had been following the traffic rules, none of this would have happened. Does anyone else "blow through" traffic signals? I feel comfortable doing it when no one is around, but will definitely not do it when there is another vehicle at the intersection. My 8-mile ride this morning took my 35 minutes. The ride home took 38 minutes. My legs were a little tired. I have to drive to work tomorrow because I have to go to Orlando straight from work. I am, however, looking forward to my ride on Monday!