October 27, 2009

I biked to work today for what has seemed to be the longest span of time in not doing so since spring; it was actually just two weeks. For the past two weeks, there has been quite a bit of sporadic showers, and with the cooler temps, biking in the rain for 30 minutes doesn't sound so enjoyable.

It was dark when I left and not many cars on the road. There were spots of low hanging fog in the park greens that I bike by. I encountered ice this morning for my first time; I knew it was cold but was surprised to see fresh thin ice/frost in with the fallen leaves on the road. I guess it was 33 degrees at the time I rode; still not bad for biking.

I will probably bike tomorrow again and possibly Thursday, but then rain is supposed to return Friday and Saturday, just in time for the Purdue game that Karen and I are attending. Some of bike buddies at work have encouraged me to bike all winter, but I am not sure about that as the roads I take are hilly terrain, especially one such hill that biking down at any speed with ice might not be a good idea; maybe I'll give it a try, though. I will need to get snow bike tires, though.

I finished reading an acquaintance's book today, Henry Watterson and the New South by Daniel Margolies. I think he still has his weblog - Unsullied and Undismayed. I should check it out again sometime; he usually has good posts.