by far the most interesting commute yet. I was about 2 miles from home when I spotted an American flag on the side of the road. I couldn't stop in time to pick it up so I ended up backtracking. As I was walking back a motorist did a u-turn. The motorist came up beside me and said he had turned around to pick it up as well because he didn't like seeing the flag just lying there (same reason I was picking it up). Now it seemed obvious to me that the motorist was an immigrant (ESL, etc). I don't know how many Americans would stop to pick up the flag.

The flag now adorns the wall in my cube.

Traffic was lite and it made for a very peaceful ride. The only downside to commuting on a holiday is that the lights are on the holiday schedule which causes me to hit nearly every red on my 13 mile ride.