Mostly just muggy this morning, but it looks like I might be so lucky on the way home. I did pretty much have the trail to myself today, though. Guess the threat of rain scared off some commuters.

Ready for the weekend, even if it really only means more reading, research, and maybe some writing for my grad program. Hope to squeeze in a ride, or at least a little bike maintenance. Now that I got my crank puller and BB tool, I plan on replacing the long cracked plastic left cup of my bottom bracket with an aluminum one in the hope that it eliminates that annoying creaking sound when I pedal hard...