Ride home last night was pretty good. Wind was up - 25-30 MPH, pretty steady, and in my face for half ther ride. I was tired starting out, so had a good mindset - gear down and ride, don't worry about speed. Made it home in decent time allowing for the wind, and felt good when I got there. I did have a bad traffic encounter on the way. Made a right turn onto a uphill section of a two-lane road with no shoulder. The hill's not major, but it's a small-ring start as the transition from one street to the next is pretty steep from a dead stop. Traffic was clear as I turned, but I saw a Mack truck of some sort cresting a hill about a quarter mile to my left as I entered the lane. Kept an eye on him in my mirror - he was coming pretty fast, well over the 35 MPH speed limit. Heard him gear down and slow, a bit too close behind me. We crested another rise, and he downshifts and accelerates to pass. I thought it was fine until I realized he was pulling a long flatbed trailer with a bulldozer on it - he was LONG and SLOW and didn't have enough room to pass due to the oncoming Escalade in the other lane. If I'd seen how long he was I would have bailed down the grass slope off the road, but I didn't catch it until too late - he missed me with the tires of the trailer by no more than 18 inches as he moved fully back into our lane to miss the Escalade. Idiot.

No ride today - celebrating anniversary with my wife tonight and have some errands to run to get everything ready for the surprise I have planned for her. Have a good weekend all - catch you next week!