It was my 2nd ever commute. I got to work alive and I got home alive so it's an excellent commute in my book. A motorist honked at me just for being on a fairly busy 2-lane street at a red light. He turned around to look at me through his sunglasses after he switched to the other lane to pass me. Seems par for the course in cyclist-ignorant motorist interactions, but I was still in a good mood when I arrived at the office. Nothing like a good adrenaline rush to start the day!

75 F when I left the house, might have been 82-ish when I arrived at the office about 1.5 hrs later. About 88 F when I left the office.

I enjoy taking the scenic route in the morning and taking the alternate route in the evening to avoid all the tourists, joggers, walkers, etc. that are attracted by the scenery of the scenic route. No crazy motorist behavior on the way back - one car that was parked suddenly started entering my bike lane without signaling but this also seems to be typical. I just went around it and sprinted away, using a fortunately placed decline to help me accelerate.

Got home alive, burned almost 600 calories, saved money on subway fare - it was a good evening commute.