A smattering of rainfall in the souf loop abdridged my afternoon walk rather painfully today. As much as I cherish time spent drenched in pleasingly carcinogenic Chicago precipitation, I still prefer to spend my dull office afternoons in dry clothes and shoes. I exchanged a half hour of pleasure for a few hours of less discomfort. I'm not sure if that was the best choice but it's the one I made.

Regretfully, the thought that I could use my soakedness as an excuse to go home early did not dawn on me until just now.