This just in...

Heat? Makes people cranky. Honestly. And, no. No, that is _not_ what crosswalks are _for_. (re: crossing traffic on a bike.) Really. Crosswalks are for teh pedestrians.

To do list update, since I know you are dying to know:
Biked over to the libraries (both) to return DVDs, and was able to carry maybe a third of the give-away books with me. Was yelled at by cranky lady as making a left turn in hairy traffic (well, ok, hairy for this town). Oh, wait, that wasn't on my to do list. huh. Well, I want credit for it anyway. Subtract health points for the ice cream I stopped for since it was so darned hot, and hey, I wouldn't want to get cranky, right? Called friend en route to stop by and take care of internet thingy, and friend-spouse put the kabosh on those plans, so we rescheduled.

Figured I had some extra time to burn, so rode down to the hardware store to see if they had any of these. They didn't, but said hey, the other hardware store (the one that is like 20 miles away) has them. Ughh, guess that project is not for today, as I was already farther out than I had planned. Picked up some allergy and headache medicine at the nearby drugstore, hit the bike shop on the way to the grocery store to see if they had a nut for my fender, which has been rattling around. They did. Yay, bike shop. Was screamed at by rowdy younguns out of passing car on way to store. (darn near had a heart attack, too. /shakes fist at bad young drivers/ Kids these days!) Stopped at grocery store for milk, veggies, yogurt and some quick fix basic dinner-like fare. Bumped into a friend who was surprised we were back in town (We _have_ been. For months. How sad a commentary is that on how low profile we have been this year?)

Oh, and did I mention that I 'found' a cool little doohickey/set of hooks on my back bike rack that means I can use a freebie bag I got recently as a sorta kinda pannier? Cool. Except I think I hurt the zipper on the bag by stuffing it so full at the store. Bummer.

Folks, please be nice to people on the road. Yelling makes it more dangerous for everyone involved. I know you're just frustrated/young & stupid, but I assume you would be even more inconvenienced if I ended up under your tires.

And so would I.