I am Morally Excellent

Not only did I ride my bike to work one day last week (5.5, flat, urban, miles), but I also worked a long long day. Mine was one of the first bikes locked to the rack that morning and the last locked to the rack that night:

I have decided to buy baskets and lights for the bike to encourage more rides to and from the office. Why should the huge amount of stuff I bring to the office each day (knitting, food, extra shoes, paperwork) and the danger of riding the city streets at night without lights keep me from commuting with my bike more often?

Yes, I live with environmental, consumerist guilt -- though I continue to over-consume (accessories for the bike) and rationalize my points of abuse with the environment (more days than not I drive the 5.5 miles to and from work -- I can rattle off hundreds of rationalizations).

Yes, I have time management issues (is there another reason for being at the office at 8:30 on a Friday??