I really enjoy this shared blog we all have going here.

I didn't ride into work a single day this week, for all kinds of various reasons. I want to get some form of exercise every day, and I almost succeeded in that, so that's good. This morning I had a dentist appointment, and I jogged from the subway to her building. It involved a lot of people and car dodging. Midtown Manhattan traffic, both on streets and sidewalks, is unimaginably busy, so it's a mental reflex challenge as much as it is a workout.

I ran an errand after lunch, 2.6 miles to the UPS store to drop off an express letter, so that was fun. I rarely ride my fixie bike that I keep at the office. I rarely ride any bike this light, so it's fun for a change of pace. Bronx traffic is a whole other thing. I nearly got wiped out by a big truck backing up. I use my operatically trained voice as a tool and let out a yelp before the driver got too far. He was shaken up and apologized. I figure it was half each of our faults, and I wasn't touched, so I smiled and gave him the thumbs up and went on my way.