Have I mentioned that I like to be out* in wacky weather?

I was thinking about that as I was playing in traffic riding home this evening while the rain got harder and harder. Being out in the weather can be really invigorating; it makes you realize how lucky you are to be alive, how very amazing nature is, and how little control we have over so many things (how very Zen).

I was having so much fun tonight that it was a challenge to make myself pay attention to all of the things** you have to pay attention to while biking in DC if you'd like to stay alive.

I guess I have mentioned          running in the rain   running in below freezing weather   running after a big snow   running in heavy winds   running in the heat (although that's really not as fun) . . .                Watch for the new blog theme.

Photo by CNN. Now tell me that doesn't look fun?

* Safety first, of course.
** Moving cars, parked cars, drivers in cars, pedestrians, other bikes, traffic lights, dogs, holes, bumps, stray objects, the occasional heavy thing swinging overhead on a crane . . . .