Off on a good note...

Today is starting off on a fairly positive note.

First, I finally got to bike into work today. It's been impossible with my schedule of late - overtime at work, errands, etc. Today everything finally worked out, and I was able to hop on Ye Olde Transporte Methode and pedal my way into work. On the way in, I stopped to adjust the CD player and was pleasantly surprised by a small rabbit hopping across the road. Thankfully, the driver of the car behind me also saw said rabbit, and stopped to let it continue across the road unharmed. When it arrived safely on the lawn behind me, the rabbit paused to nibble on some grass; then - after noticing me watching it - casually hopped off deeper into suburbia, presumably to taunt the local indoor cats.

Drivers were a bit more aware this morning as well, and moved over to avoid hitting me. This, however, I attribute either to a precise planetary alignment or excess flouride in the water system. Tomorrow I may well be playing human Frogger along the East Beltline once again. I live for the day when GPS technology will incorporate alerts such as "Hey, idiot. Put down the cell phone and watch out for the cyclist."

I arrived at work ahead of schedule, and had time to thoroughly douse myself to rinse off the road grit before heading into work to change out of my biking gear and start my day.

So far the computers are behaving, and the stress of the day hasn't hit yet. All in all, a fairly decent morning.