After a 3-year sabbatical to help raise my son, I'm back at a professional job in downtown DC. Criteria in picking where I would work was, 1) Can I bike there? and 2) Is there a shower close by, and 3) Is there a good place to park my bike (commuter bike is a 2005 Cannondale Bad Boy Ultra).

Nailed all three and am about 3 weeks into it. It's only about 5 miles, but it's through downtown DC traffic, which is challenging. Only bummer was getting doored last week. Required a couple days at the bike shop, during which time I rode my Trek Madone 5.2, which was fun until day #3 when I got a flat and had to walk it about 15 blocks. Not too surprising, considering DC roads. Fortunately, I got my BB back that night and so am back on the saddle, feeling good (and watching those doors -- been doored 3 times in less than a year; in each case, it's been a passenger trying to hop out while the car is stopped in traffic)