Rode home hard last night trying to dodge the storms that were working their way through N Texas. Enjoyed the ride in the drizzle, about 5 minutes of "real" rain. Temp was perfect, and I had my fastest ride home of the year.

I guess my successful storm evasion last night went to my head. I'm not at all equipped for rain, and have had a couple spills on wet pavement so am a bit leery of it. Looked at the radar this morning and decided I could beat the big "red" storm to the office. It was coming quick but was still a ways off. Weather was deteriorating as I rode, and was starting to rain for real as I got to the last convenient stopping place on my route - Starbucks, of course - called dw and asked her to look at the radar. Decided to hang out for a while and drink a cup of coffee and wait for the storm. Good decision - it was a doozy. When it passed I headed out again into a steady rain, but no wind or lightning. Once I got used to the sensation of water spraying on my backside it was actually a very pleasant ride - cagers were well behaved, roads were clear, and I got here just fine. Total ride time was a bit slower, but that was intentional...