Here it is, December 12th, and I'm still bicycling. The big snow hasn't hit yet - in past years, it hit around December 7th, but everything's melted off again.

More things I've found:

• More phones: Apple iPhone - completely demolished, but returned to owner via SIM card.
• Plastic toy grenade
• Rear red blinking light for bicycle. I wrapped some wire around it and am still using it.

I haven't written anything here for a while. Just a follow-up to things I've found so far this year on the bike:

• $5
• $1
• Phone - returned to a 5 year old. Texted the number for 'mom', and she answered.
• Tablet, found in the gutter of the Bayfront parkway. Found the owner via Facebook. After a week of procrastinating on it, I mailed it back.
• Flashlight
• A bunch of Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Yoh cards

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Year	Distance	Bikes to Work	Start	End	Comments
2018	6860 km / 4263 miles	144	Feb 19	Dec 5
2017	9258 km / 5753 miles	179	Feb 20	Dec 7
2016	7530 km / 4679 miles	158	Feb 29	Dec 8
2015	6393 km / 3973 miles	139	Mar 10	Nov 6
2014	5978 km / 3603 miles	124	Mar 21	Nov 7
2013	4377 km / 2736 miles	104	Apr 2	Nov 8
2012	5450 km / 3406 miles	120	Mar 13	Oct 26
2011	4763 km / 2977 miles	106	Mar 27	Nov 4	Bike to Work bike only
2010	4849 km / 3031 miles	95	Apr 7	Nov 3
2009	3356 km / 2013 miles	79	Apr 17	Oct 22
2008	3211 km / 2006 miles	73	Mar 30	Oct 16

Found a Samsung phone with a SIM card. The card was disabled, so no luck returning it.

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• 2 Cups port wine
• 10 cloves
• 10 cardamom seeds (also added some crushed cardamom because I didn't find the seeds in time)
• Crushed orange peel / regular orange peel
• Some allspice
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 4 chunks of crystalized ginger
• Combine spices and port wine, simmer on a stove for 1 hour.

In a separate pan, combine and boil:

• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 quart (4 cups) of water

Add boiling sugar water to the mixture. Then, add:

• 1 quart of vodka (100 proof, if you have it. 80 proof works well too).

Serve warm with raisins and sliced almonds.