I neglected to get my hair cut, so I'll be the shaggy-looking member of the Planning Commission at our hearing tomorrow. With only two agenda items, it looks to be a relatively short meeting. No findings of blight or anything located in a flood plain.
The ride home was chilly, but pleasant enough. Gloves are going to be the most critical article of cold weather gear, I think. I was surprised by a couple of joggers on the Rock Island Trail dressed all in black. Seems like a bad idea; there are some really dark spots along the trail, like below Sheridan and by the zoo.
Planning Commission makes it difficult/inconvenient for me to ride my
bike tomorrow. Using the word inconvenient
sure makes that an
uncomfortable statement...
I've got comments displaying again, so the comment form can't be far behind. After that, maybe the feeds, maybe a pyblosxom-based microblog. That could actually be as simple as a separate directory with its own rss-only flavour. I'm not sure about dedicating one file to each microblog entry though. How many previous blurts are anyone interested in reading? (I realize there's a big assumption here...)
I should get comments working again, and wait for answers to come rolling in.
I'm still getting the hang of this cold weather riding thing. I've made two subfreezing rides in my life, and many in the 0-5°C range.
Last week, for a ride when it was about 4°, I wore tights and piled a wicking layer, a wool jersey, and a windbreaker on top. I thought I was going to die. After about a mile I had to unzip the windbreaker and the jersey. I wore my normal fingerless gloves though, and those were a serious chink in my armor.
Today the readout on my panel says -3°; I wore tights again, full gloves over my bicycle gloves, which provide padding the full gloves don't. My hands and legs were fine. On top, I wore a wicking layer and a sweater. I know my face is vulnerable, so I grabbed a fleece scarf and a hat to cover my ears. Unfortunately, the scarf would not stay in place over my nose and mouth, fine for today, but I'm going to need something better for colder temperatures. I also need to look into better footgear. My toes are still numb.