Thanks for the encouragement and info on the jacket, I'll check it out although it looks a bit longer than what I was thinking of.
I almost forgot the funny thing I saw on my ride in this morning. After passing under the 14th street bridge, and turning on to the path that loops up to the pedestrian/bike lane on the bridge, I noticed a school bus stopped on the exit ramp with its door open and lights on. I could see the silhouette of a small kid standing on the steps to the bus and thinking that was an odd place for a bus stop. When I got closer I saw that the kid was standing on the bottom step taking a wiz onto the curb. He was probably about 5-6 years old and just couldn't hold it any longer. I laughed and yelled "go for it kid!"