Took the cage to work today. The roads would probably have been fine, but there was an inch of snow on the ground up in my 'hood, and I'm still a beginner. An ice-driven spill would hurt me, hurt Zoë, and likely preclude more good riding in the future. So I spent an hour last night driving my car around in circles, trying to get the dead-flat battery to hold a charge, and this morning wedged myself into the horrible Seattle-bound traffic that oppresses all who cannot use the HOV lane. I really missed zooming past all the crawling cages; it took me a good hour to get to the UW.

On the plus side, it was warm. I'm still a bit less cold-tolerant than usual, after the last two weeks' illness. Hopefully the snow will fade - it always does, in this town - and I can be back on the bike tomorrow.