Interesting morning. Kind of a mixed bag; tried a different pair of shoes, which didn't work out. I use toe clips, and an old pair of running shoes to ride in (hey, it works for me). The pair I used today had longer laces which promptly got tangled up in my right pedal; so I stopped and cut the lace shorter, and retied it; then discovered that the sole was separating from the shoe at the toe, which made it difficult to slip into the toe clips. Since I was still less than a mile from home, I went back and changed shoes. Meanwhile, witnessed a minor collision: car rear-ended another car at a stop light, not much damage but they pulled off to the side to work things out while I glided by. For some reason I got an inordinate amount of satisfaction out of that.

The morning was nice and cool, about 50, so it felt really good riding. And last night on the way home there was the most stunning girl, wearing shorts and a bikini top, that pulled up behind me while I was stopped at a crossing; I said hello and let her go ahead of me - just being friendly ;-).