No way! Just work a planned rest day in there occasionally and you'll recover just fine, and find yourself getting stronger and wishing for longer commutes... I guess you could call that "not riding so much"...

Wind was back yesterday Ride home was painful and hot, but I made it. And somehow managed to feel good when I started out this morning. Made decent time this morning, tailwind helped me up a couple of small, steep-ish hills that usually kick my butt. The downside is that tailwind will not be a tailwind on the way home tonight

I've had fun with animals the last couple days. Yesterday was amazed to see a half dozen or so wild turkeys in a front yard on my way in. Today I scared a crow as I rode past, and mooed (sp?) at a small herd of longhorns that I haven't seen before. They must have just been moved to that particular field, or I'm simply oblivious to the world around. Both are equally likely...