First Bicycle Commute Of The new Year

I have had this weird dry-throat, cough and occasional low-grade fever thing going on since I got home from Pennsylvania, two weeks ago.  Because of the cold weather, I have been riding the motorbike to work, so that I wouldn't make the throat worse before our show at Larimer Lounge, tomorrow.

Today, however, it was a bit colder than I like for riding the motorbike, plus it was snowing when I got up.  So, I grabbed the Red Menace and bundled up like an Eskimo for the ride in.  I was actually pretty comfortable on the way in.

My face got a bit cold, on the way home, because I didn't wear my balaclava.  The temperature had warmed up, and the sun was out, so I figured I could get away without that layer.

Here is a self-portait that I took on my front porch, when I got home:

I don't know if you can make out the temperature on the thermometer, but it is reading a balmy 20 degrees above zero...which is 30 degrees warmer than when I left the house, this morning.  Still cold, though, as is evidenced by the ice in my mustache.

I'll probably ride the motorbike, tomorrow, since the show is tomorrow night, and I would rather not put the physical effort out, in the cold, before the show.

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