stop looking at me.

unfortunately my commute has gotten much shorter to what it has been for the past year. it's going to get hard to get any miles at all for quite a while. i guess much of my riding will be doing errands. and speaking of errands, i'm always painfully self-aware when entering a building wearing a helmet, bicycle or motorcycle. while in motion on a vehicle a helmet is perfectly normal. while standing in line with an extension cord, a case of seltzer and some light bulbs you will draw funny looks. fortunately within minutes i had left the store and was enjoying myself while toting my cargo home.