It's supposed to get down to 0 degrees (F) today at some point. It was 15 degrees when I left the house earlier. I managed to not be too uncomfortable by wearing the following ( Read more... )

Today I biked around town running some errands and testing out my new Polartec fleece + windproof shell combo that I got at Christmas. It did indeed keep my torso nice and warm -- very exciting! My legs stayed warm, too, with my fleece-lined jeans under my windproof pants ( Read more... )

I've been biking to and from MIT more consistently since the summer (it used to be that I would bike one or two days a week and take the subway more often). It's about 8 miles round trip, which makes it great on days when I mean to get some other exercise but don't quite get around to it, and it's a bit faster than taking the subway, even with all ( Read more... )