I didn't feel like riding in the dark today, so did some work from my home computer and left about 30 minutes later than usual. It was just as cold but nice riding in the daylight, and my speeds are always faster for some reason when I leave later. Maybe it was the 2 cups of coffee before I left; usually I hold off on the coffee until I get to work. I quickly remembered one of my main reasons for leaving at my usual time as the traffic was much heavier, particularly on the road that passes by the high school on my route. That is kind of scary -- riding on a road thick with teenage drivers and enough motivation to go back to my usual routine tomorrow.