Mid-70s this morning with heavy cloud coverage and lightning to the north-northwest, but no rain in the area. Chance of a storm this afternoon, so I rode the beater bike (Schwinn) that way if I have to I can leave it at the office and catch a ride home with a co-worker without worrying about it. Passed the pack of ninja cyclists again on my way to work, and I'm happy to report that they are starting to use good lights on their bikes, and are more visible. There's a sport complex I cut through as well and my mind began to remember the recent stories about clown sightings happening in several states, and I realized the area I was riding through was perfect for someone to pull some kind of scare like that. Have y'all heard about this? I am now considering carrying some kind of weapon on me, but is that just being paranoid?