Beautiful morning in NC, easing the pain of returning to work after a week of vacation. I spent the week in Chicago and got used to sleeping late and Central Time, so I overslept this morning by about an hour. Skipped breakfast so I could still ride and got to work a mere 30 minutes late.

I got in some nice rides in Chicago while visiting my brother, despite the weather. We rode 122 miles in 3 days but missed a metric century we had planned for the last day due to rain. First time I've been rained out in about 6 trips to Chicago and the Midwest.