The Good:
November 1 completed my second full year as a full-time bike commuter, 22+ miles round trip, and I still enjoy it more every day. I can ride year round.

I found a great group to ride with sometimes on weekends, just my speed; not racers, but nice brisk rides.

In October I completed the local MS 150, 75 miles each day Saturday and Sunday.

[B]The Bad:[B]
I missed a lot of days due to travel.

Still didn't lose the additional weight I want to lose, 20-30 more pounds.

A week of vacation in the middle of some kind of cycling Mecca in the hills near Escondido, California - WITHOUT A BIKE!!

[B]The Ugly:[B]
A crash on a diesel spill in early September, 4 weeks before the MS 150, that kept me off the bike for 3 weeks of training added to approximately 5 weeks already missed July-August due to travel! But I made it anyway!

All in all, a great year commuting and cycling. This year my objectives are to lose at least 20 pounds and get fast enough to keep up with the rest of the Bovine Paceline in the MS tour next October. Oh, and to finally get time to put together another fixed gear! As Dave says "...it just flows."