I made it almost all the way through tree pollen season, then the pecans got me over the weekend. After a day and a half off sick, I'm back on the bike but taking it easy. Cool, calm, clear. And I've got more pecan pollen in my eyes.

I trim my commutes (work and home ends), and post the middle as semi-private (friends and followers) on Strava. It's mostly political; one of the bicycle advocates in town, when she does a similar ride, does some crazy (IMHO) stuff to avoid two traffic lights. EVERY time I've tried her route, I end up waiting for the traffic of the Long Light coming the way I prefer while standing at a stop sign. Since I bike commute with the GPS on more than most other cyclists, our town's heat map has a heavy line showing my commute.

I AM traffic, so why shouldn't I ride like it? It's a marked bike route, there's 5 lanes for about 2.5 lanes' worth of traffic -- they can get around me, and I'm very rarely delaying anyone (there's too many lights that stop them after they pass me).