Already hotter outside the house than inside at 6:00 a.m. Summer was late last year, but making up for it this year. Avg high temps for the last 4 weeks have to be somewhere around 97F... Gotta love Texas!

Worked "from home" today - wife headed out of town for the day with the kids, so I did a quick run to the Walmart (the "far away" one) to return a Redbox flick, and then to my favorite Starbucks for a few hours of work. Rode home at lunchtime to eat and finish the day from home. Traffic was nice, missed the real heat of the day, and had a great time.

Replaced brake pads this weekend with a set of Kool Stops. They stop great, but the front squeal like a stuck pig - I've adjusted toe and everything else I can think of... was hoping they would settle down after breaking in, but they're still doing it after 20 miles. Guess I'll just consider it an early-warning device for traffic in front of me at a stop light until I can find time/motivation to try something else.