I probably will not be riding 100 miles for pizza any time soon,(pizza restuarant located a few blocks away)
but I will ride several extra miles of pleasant low traffic roadways after work for "aesthetic" reasons, taking advantage of the summer weather and extra daylight hours, as well as for mentally "unwinding" for the lower level of traffic concentration that is needed on the less traveled roads. I also have more time after work to devote to the extra miles ridden. When winter arrives along with the bad weather, I will return to using the more direct route home. (Be fore warned, more intense posts will occur during the winter months due to low cycling miles!)