Consecutive bicycle work commute number 2200: That's a nice round number.

This morning was the first morning of the season where I wore clear glasses because of the morning darkness. I've had a few other mornings that were right on the edge, but close enough to sunrise that I still wore sunglasses.

The weather forecast has been all over the place. Depending on the hour, it may rain or it may not. It rained most of the night, but at the time I checked this morning it the rain chances were low for the rest of the day so I decided to risk it and take the road bike. The pavement was still wet in spots, but I didn't get sprayed too bad.

I got about 3/4 mile from home and was thinking, "boy, I sure feel spry today." Then I suddenly realized that I had left my backpack sitting in my garage when I was looking for my clear glasses. So I turned around and rode back home to get it, and then started off for work again. Thankfully I realized the missing backpack right when I was about to go down a monster hill. That would have stunk to climb back up that hill to return. It's bad enough climbing that hill at the end of my work day; I definitely don't want to do it twice.

About a mile and a half from work I saw a cell phone laying on the pavement. I circled back and picked it up. The screen was shattered, and it looked like it had been sitting in the rain all night. It would no longer power on, and even if it did from the condition it didn't appear to be in a useable state. As long as it was already in my hands I decided to take it with me and dispose of it at work so at least it wouldn't be adding rubble to the roadway.