nicely odd commute today. Sun was out and the weather is beautiful. Got hit by a guy in a PT Cruizer that wasn't paying attention. Nothing major, I turned into him so I didn't hit dead on. Minor scrapes on my elbow and the bike was fine. The guy was freaking out. Very apologetic and kept asking if he could do anything for me. I just told him to watch out for us(bike riders).

When I got to work a vendor was there and opened the door for me. He mentioned that his sister loved Portland because alot of us bike to work. Then he asked if he could shake my hand so he could tell his sis that he shook the hand of a bike commuter in Portland.

Even with the little accident I made it to work in 10 minutes before I ussually do. I don't know how, I got caught by more stop lights than ussual.

Lets see what the ride home has in store for me. I have to stop by the bank and thats going to take me off my normal route.

So what qualifies as a long commute around here? I always get looks of amazement when I tell people I ride 10 miles one way to work.