Might Not Be The Cold Keeping Me From Riding

One of the downsides to living in the North half of the country is that sunset comes early in the day.

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Despite being 40-some degrees this morning, I braved the motorcycle ride to work. I'm glad I did, 'case work itself isn't reward enough to go there every day. Riding gives me something to look forward to.

However, as I pushed 5:30 before I left today, I realized I hadn't factored in earlier sunsets. It's pretty dark by 5:30, 'though the sun hasn't actually gone down yet. Technically sunset is at 5:01, but there's still sun on the horizon.

So as I draw near home, it's dark. Just plain old night time. No thermal boost from the waning sun. Brrr.