A bit of weather seems to have blown in,

and the streets of Eugene are wet, slippery, dirty.

The cloud-cover keeps the wind down, warming the air, sweetening it. And when the sun pops out low in the sky and the street shines and lights up the undersides of everything, I'm glad to be out riding a bike.

If you bike by the UO campus between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today and need your fenders adjusted or brakes tightened or just want to come and be appreciated, their Bike Loan Program is doing an appreciation day in front of Lillis Hall. You know, the one with all the solar panels. It's on the north side of 13th, just east of Kincaid.

If you're feeling cheeky, tell the mechanic on hand, "Ummmm, I think my tire is bent."