Colorisn't - The dog incident sounds pretty rotten- the rest of the ride sounds good.
Crankin' - totally sympathetic to the falling event. Glad you're ok

I've ridden every day this week- Monday, high cadence intervals (otherwise ho-hum, flat & hot), Tuesday up into the cool and green of Sabino Canyon with a friend, yesterday - my coach texted me to see if I wanted to do an "easy" ride with her. It was close to 100 out still, and I overheated, but I couldn't turn her down. Her "easy" was not hard for me, but definitely not a recovery ride pace. Today I took the Surly LHT out to try her after the fit and upgrades I got on Wednesday. I'm looking forward to getting shoes that fit because my thin-soled sneakers are just not good for 20+ miles.