My ride in was going along okay for about 2/3 of the way when I slid as I was going under a bridge and wiped out on the wet wood sidewalk. I wasn't going very fast (though apparently too fast for the wet wood...) and was not hurt at all, but my wheels kind of hit the railing and apparently the rear wheel hit it rather hard. I picked myself up, dusted myself off and started riding again after a quick survey of the bike. About half a mile later, I have a flat. Curses! Oh well, I figure I will put on a spare tube. Nope, no tube in my pack. Arg! Okay, I have a patch kit, so that should work. I take the wheel off and pull off the tire then pull out my pump to see if I can find the hole. Unfortunately, my pump is missing one key little piece that will allow it to work with the schraeder valve on this wheel. Curses again! So, after a 2 mile walk to the nearest bike shop, I drop my bike off to be fixed (when I took off the wheel, I found two broken spokes, too...) and take a cab the rest of the way to work.

Did I mention that this was my first day riding into my new job?

Tomorrow, maybe I will ride my other bike...