Well, I've been thinking about commuting, and planning how to work my commute, and talking about commuting, for about 8 weeks. This morning I finally did it!!!! It was a great trip -- just under 8 miles, took me 35 minutes. I have to cross a large bridge (about a mile long), which was the source of most of my anxiety about the commute, but it went far better than expected. There is a separately enclosed pedestrian walkway, which was wider than it looked from my car. It was a little scary to be looking at the water, and I had a whole new perspective on just how high up you are on that bridge, but any nervousness was balanced by the fact that it was just pretty damn cool.

My boss bike-commutes often (he has been cycling since the early 70s and averages 4000miles per year), and I beat him into the office by about 5 minutes. He was thrilled to see my bike in the foyer, congratulated me on doing the commute, and remarked how happy his bike will be to have company out there today. We're thinking maybe they can make some baby bikes.

Our shower is in the men's room, but there are two bathroom so I just stuck a sign on the door saying to use the downstairs restroom. I didn't really even need to do that, as it turns out that there are double doors into the men's room, and the door to the shower is between the double doors so you never even enter the men's room. There is a little room for changing, with a door that locks, complete with sink, mirror and outlet. The boss that bikes had a little plastic shelving unit in there where he keeps a toiletry bag and towels, so it seems a really good set-up.