Playing In Traffic

Probably won’t be doing too much posting this week. The Wife’s out of town until Sunday, it’s both Little League (2 games/week + practice) and spring soccer (game + practice/s), and there are various and sundry after-hour appointments/meetings/shopping that need to get done. Bottom line — not much time flexibility to ride a bike in 11 miles and out 11 miles. Plus the weather’s probably going to be lousy.

One bike commuting note: driving in this morning saw a nicely dressed (i.e. pressed shirt & tie) guy riding his heavy step-through framed bike, complete with child seat on the back, come down off of Fresh Pond Parkway, and start to ride over the Elliott Bridge in the traffic lane. You know I’m all in favor of taking the lane, but there are times to do it and times to retire to fight another day. This guy should have retired. Thankfully he had the good sense halfway across the bridge to get up onto the sidewalk. I lost track of him after that; hopefully he found the bike path before he decided to roll down Soldier’s Field Road.

Music for the day: Drive by Truckers, Southern Rock Opera. Only halfway through the first disk, but it’s a keeper. It’s for everyone who has a fond spot in their heart for both Free Bird and Southern Man.

Filed under: Music, Taking the Lane