Back to work after a week in the Midwest to visit family: Chicago for my Dad's clan; Iowa for my wife's Mom's clan. Bike related news: I really admired the bike station at Millenium Park in Chicago; got an invitation to stay and ride with my wife's cousins in next year's RAGBRAI; saw lots of bikes in lovely little Decorah, IA, but what's up with leaving them out on the steps to get rusty?

Anyway, on the ride in to work today I got buzzed twice in the space of a couple blocks. I was mad at the time, but after thinking about it I should have taken the lane. I was riding too close to the right and was encouraging drivers to pass too closely. Tomorrow, I'm right in the middle of the lane. If you want to pass me, then use the other lane, people!

And it's a beatiful day too: mid 40s when I left the house and should be low 70s this afternoon.