Great pictures! The dog story is hilarious. Nice, typical Florida road. Florida cracks me up though- what's with the stingy shoulder?- not like there's not enough room to add one.

Didn't have to go into work today but ended up cycling into Boston anyway to drop off paperwork at two locations. This morning finally took some time to tune up and clean off my bike and degrease and lube the drive train. Discovered I had yet another broken spoke on the rear wheel and with the minimal chainstay clearance with the 1.95 studs the wheel had been rubbing. The tire pressure was down to about 25 psi in each tire. Finished the repairs and headed out and couldn't believe how fast the bike felt. Whipped all over town, came back on the bike path, ran into another cyclist for a little bit- a little more camraderie this time of year so good to see other people out there- he said he'd managed to ride most of the winter. Gorgeous night, clear crisp with no wind. Clicked over the black ice with the studs without incident. We've got a Nor'easter coming our way on Monday night.