Last weekend, a bunch of the guys from my soccer team went to Riggins, Idaho to do some whitewater rafting. One of our team members, Peter, has been working for the Snake River Experience (SRE) [InIdaho.com] outfitters for six or seven years. It was great to have an experienced guide and even better because we were all friends. The water has cool, the weather was hot and the ride was great. I can't think of a better place to go and relax with a bunch of friends. 10:51:51 AM    comment []  

About six years ago, I sold my car, bought a mountain bike and started biking as my primary form of transportation. I stopped biking after sustaining a knee injury from running and I have not done it again on a regular basis since. A couple of weeks ago, I took my bike to the shop and had it put back in working order and this week, I started biking to/from work. I am going to continue commuting on my bike through the summer and we'll see how it goes after that. So far, I am loving it. The route between my house and the office is fairly scenic as it looks over Lake Washington. 10:25:38 AM    comment []  

In response to my recent post on the Fellowship Baptist Creation Science Fair (FBCSF) [July 10], one reader pointed at that the whole site might be a hoax.

[the FBCSF] site is a joke, and it took me a while to prove it. but if you dig deep, you'll find that it's all fictional and extremely funny. example? look at the site "contributors" and try your ass off to find any of their credentials or employers on the internet. i almost feel stupid for getting mad... [ethan].

I went ahead and checked out the contributors, as Ethan had suggested. The entries are very funny/scary, depending on if you view the site as real or a spoof. However, the OBJECTIVE site (where the original FBCSF article resides), if it is a spoof, falls so close to the line that some extremists walk that it is hard to validate simply by reading the site.

After doing some Google searches, I found an article on The Register that mentions Dr. Paley and OBJECTIVE, but it didn't really clear things up. It's conclusion:

But what about Fellowship University? or Piggly-Wiggly? or Marian County? Or Dr. Paley? Is it the creation of Landover Baptist itself. A tribute site, even? [The Register]

Not a lot of help. Thanks Register.

Digging further, I found a discussion on the topic, but it too left me still wondering [ARN]. There are a number of posts in the thread that link to sites claiming that FBCSF and OBJECTIVE are hoaxes, but none of them seemed to offer conclusive evidence. One poster pointed out that some of the "Christian gear" that is offered on the OBJECTIVE site proves that the whole thing is a hoax:

Ruby Matrimony Thong

This uncomfortable undergarment will be a daily reminder to unmarried women to find a husband and a emergency moral reminder to her would-be-suitor. (For use under traditional underwear only.)

What a site. It has so thoroughly disguised itself that you can never be quite sure if it is a spoof or not. I now think it is a spoof and this is the second time that I have been had on a post to my weblog. The last time was with the whole Andrew Carlssin thing [April 17]. I guess this is a valuable lesson that I should do a better job at verifying some of these outrageous stories before I post them... 9:41:40 AM    comment []