Kinda cold today, clear and light wind. At the bottom of a hill the road turns, it's an 18 inch gravel strewn shoulder at that point. Today a guy in a van tailgating a car in front of him at about 50 blows past me with about 6 inches to spare, laying on his horn. Real nice.

Very heavy traffic today, though I was travelling at my normal time. Wasn't able to get into the left turn lane so had to use lights, and even had to thread between traffic lane and right turn lane at another point. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come.