Great ride to work this morning with temps in the upper 20s and a beautiful sunrise. Unfortunately, I was scared away from riding yesterday due to forecasts calling for afternoon snow, which never materialized. That's alright though because my legs were all the fresher today. I also got to park in my "new" parking place at work for the first time. I've actually had the space for the past 1-1/2 years but I was letting my daughter use it. However, she just moved into a new apartment with indoor parking, so she no longer needs my spot. I'm going to hang onto it at least through the winter since it only costs me $15/month. With all of the rain we've had here the last three years, I may just hang onto it indefinitely.

Forecasters are calling for more snow, sleet and freezing rain tonight, tomorrow and Saturday. Our local forecasters have a history of really exaggerating and blowing winter forecasts involving snow and ice, so I'm not totally convinced that the storm will do anything other than rain. Regardless, it looks like today will be my last commute of this work week. The real bummer is that I'm probably going to have to cancel a trip this weekend that we had planned for months. My wife and I were planning to join several other couples on a "snowshoeing" trip in West Virginia this weekend, which happens to be near the center of the storm predicted to hit the Eastern US starting tomorrow. Current forecasts are calling for 12-24" or more of snow, and we would have to be driving through the storm to reach our destination -- a 6.5 hour drive under ideal conditions. What really sucks is that we will be stuck paying for the house we rented, whether we use it or not, but sometimes you just have to cut your losses.