Gorgeous weather all week! Still low to mid 30s in the morning, mid 60s to low 70s coming home, with blazing sunshine every day, except for some wicked thick fog over west Anch Monday through Wednesday mornings.

Came as close as I ever have to hitting a moose yesterday morning. Stupid beast was crossing the MUP just after the hill crest past the Goose Lake overpass, which I had just powered over. I went from pedaling hard, to a full on e-brake that stopped me about a wheel length from the ungulate in question, to backing up so fast that I drew blood on both shins as the pedals came around to hit one, then the other. I had no idea that I could walk a bike so quickly backwards and uphill! Luckily, the moose just started a bit at my brake squeal, eyed me for a moment, then slowly finished crossing. Normally I wouldn't berate other trail users for reckless or stupid behavior, but I gave mister moose a piece of my mind about his choice of crossing locations and being more aware of blind spots in the trail. He responded with typical moosey disdain, so I told him that I hoped he gets eaten by the Elmendorf Base wolf pack, then continued on to work.

Speaking of wildlife, today was National Bike to Work day, and I spotted no fewer than four adult bike salmon riding around downtown. I yelled at one, "you're no Alec Baldwin", and was met with a quizzical look and a wobble further into the traffic lane, which was thankfully empty at that moment.

I love that movie!