riding home on congress under the christmas lights

it wasn't bad outside at all. very crisp and good feeling. makes you feel alive - i liked it. so i took the long way home and rode downtown, then back up on congress. it's pretty with the lights. it's my TT route, ha - but i was just meandering along. all was great till 2 cars pulled out in front of me on speedway right before 38th. the second almost did the deed. i ended up hitting pavement to avoid his bumper. and he didn't stop. kept right on going. another guy, not involved, did stop and kept asking if i was ok. was i hit. i said thanks. im ok. i appreciate it. more than anything at that moment, i wanted to chase after that car. but by this point, he was long gone. my knee was hurting - so i took a minute to shake it off and rode home. i didn't like feeling helpless and vulnerable against the car - i am a confident rider. hyperaware and watching - never taking anything for granted. but something slipped up at that moment. i didn't like the way it made me feel scared and sad. i must hold my emotions in - cuz they all welled up and came out. so i had a cleansing cry on the way home and then drank some baileys. all better. i wasn't just upset about this experience but for all of us that ride bikes and have these things happen and worse. its all part of it though. i've only hit pavement due to a car one other time. i dont need that kind of excitement. anyway: i got scrapped up, pissed off and sad. others aren't that lucky. here's to everyone on a bike. my thoughts are always with you. bollocks. i should have pulled my mini-shotgun.