It was a beautiful day today. Right, there was that one torrential downpour from 5 to 6pm, about the time Fern and I were supposed to be tearing up the trails on our mountain bikes. Once again, rain foiled our plans. Its now settled: 2006 will be remembered as the springless year. I just hope summer and autumn make a showing before it starts snowing again.

Fern and I made the best of the situation and spent the majority of the evening at Barnes n' Nobles. A pleasant time for sure, just not quite as thrilling as catching air down Central Ridge.

Needless to say, I'm ready for a good time. Unfortunately, my idea of a good time so often involves outdoor activities, which makes me a tad dependent upon the current temperature and precipitation. Right.

This afternoon, I created an entirely new blog called "Reconstruction of Disbelief". The purpose of this blog is to spare friends and family the pain of having to read through all of the material I intend to write as part of the research and analysis of religious belief/disbelief and philosophy of morality which I'm just beginning.

Other notes on the day: I finished reading "An Essay on Morals" by Phylip Wylie. At Barnes n' Nobles, I bought the Black Eyed Peas "Monkey Business" and Kanye West "Late Registration"-the only two rap/hip hop albums I've purchased since 1993, when I acquired the Tresspass soundtrack.