I had my first bike accident in about seven years this week -- a solo accident, as many are, but also very minor. I have a bruised elbow and my front tire won't spin until it is trued, but I feel more stupid than hurt. I described this incident to my boss' boss:

I will strongly recommend that it is not wise to practice your cornering skills in the parking lot at night in order to keep yourself warm while waiting for a ride. As you pass through one of the dark corners and feel your pedal hitting curb, you realize that a smarter person would have just waited inside.

I wasn't going to post about this, but then I saw the great image above in Fritz' post on a Bicycle crash photo contest, and I decided that posting was inevitable.