I challenged myself to ride every day in July - commute to work, to the farmer's market , to church by bike. So far so good. Mornings are great, afternoons hot and not so great (though nothing like what you all are dealing with back east).

Had a close call this morning. I was at a stop light waiting my turn, one foot clipped out, standing in the middle of my lane. No other cars in my lane, just me right at the edge of the intersection. A truck coming from my left turned suddenly into the road I was on, tires squealing, and just made the corner without clipping me. I actually leaned my bike over trying to scoot sideways out of the way. Of all the ways I thought I might get hit by a car going to work, sitting at a stop light at this intersection was not one of them. Guess you can never take anything for granted!