Good thing I created a "weather" category

Here in the Upper Midwest we occasionally get some pretty spectacular thunderstorms. Like tonight, for instance. A tiny little storm that barely registered on regional radar still managed to make me run into the house for the camera...

Check out the mammatus action on that sucker! And has anyone ever seen bigger hail? I admit I have not.

Hope you weren't riding home in that.

Commuter's Dictionary word of the day

puddle noun 1. small pool of water, perhaps created by rain or snow melt (or both), not typically seen in Minnesota in January. If deep enough, can bypass fenders and spray directly onto rider's feet and lower legs, soaking them instantly.

If you think the riding conditions in our post-xmas Death Rink were bad for morale (imagine an ice skating rink with 1-to-3 inch ledges and grooves at odd intervals, then add automobile traffic), then you're going to love getting on the bike today. Temps are hovering right around freezing, yet it's raining.

What is this weather good for, you ask? Two things come to mind: hangovers and funerals.

Commuting? Not so much.