I wasn't able to ride today because I work in the Bronx and have an evening rehearsal in Brooklyn. It would take two hours to make the evening trip but only one hour by subway.

The morning was cold and rainy and windy. I walked the dogs before leaving for work. (We have our own dog, and our granddog (daughter's dog) is staying with us.) We got wet.

I did my normal 13-minute walk to the subway and then 5-minute walk from the subway to the office. I got wet.

But I think that the secret for me is not to worry about getting wet, as long as I stay warm. My jacket and hat were dripping profusely when I got on the train, so I stuffed them into my backpack. That way, I could sit next to strangers without annoying them.

I hung my jacket and hat on a stool in my office and pointed a fan at them. They're dry now. I think I'm onto something. If I get seriously cold and wet on the way in, whether by subway or bike, I can change into the spare set of clothes I keep in the office.

If this continues to work when it gets even colder, I may not ever use my rain jacket. The jacket I'm wearing has a breathable (and not waterproof) nylon shell and a lightweight polyester filling that acts like wool, i.e. warm when wet. I feel like I'm rediscovering the tricks that the British developed over hundreds of years.