Cycling

So today I got on a bicycle for the first time in a long time and rode out to the other end of town to investigate this Asian "closet" I was told about that potentially sold Asian food. The store was indeed small, but had plenty of good stuff.

Anyways, on the way back, I was riding on the road, as a car approached from behind... and another car approached from the other way. I had been riding on the road because it seemed right. Well the car coming from behind passed me so close that I reacted by trying to get my bike to jump the curb... and failed, and I took a spill.

A few scrapes and scratches later I was off and away. I soon passed by a bus stop with many people waiting, so I tried to go around them, and I ran into the bus stop sign. Miraculously, this did not result in a tumble--I did get thrown from the bike, but I managed to hold on to the handlebars and so I landed on my feet.

I just thought it was ironic that a near-collision resulted in bumps and scrapes, whereas an actual collision resulted in nothing. Also, I was rather disappointed that the day went without me adding to my total of bicycle-motorized vehicle collisions, because then that would have been something worth writing about.

I guess the short of all of the above is that it was good to be back on a bicycle again.