Hot Rod Racing

Fran's client, Copart, sponsors racing, which means that we got to hang in the hospitality tent for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver last weekend. Jeremy not only got his own Copart hat and shirt, but he even received a model top fuel dragster car of his own, signed by owner, Kenny Bernstein, and his son who drives the car, Brandon Bernstein.  Both are very personable guys; Kenny even let Jeremy race his new 'car' in the restricted area of the tent (Jeremy himself ran about 50 races that day).

It was a long, hot day, but we were rewarded with second place- their highest placement this season.  The whole scene was indescribable and the noise outrageous- you could literally feel it in your bones (we all wore ear protection).  Between each race, the engine has to be completely re-built in under an hour; it is clear that this is a team sport.  Apparently Jeremy's ear protection worked, because he slept through the final race.



Above is a link to a little video montage of our experience; if it doesn't work for you, click on the following link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncmfl-epEPY

The Kids are Alright

For all those so called "non-traditional" families out there, there is a little contest to promote the movie The Kids are Alright that features Annette Bening & Julianne Moore on a website called GoodKin. 

You get a totebag and t-shirt if you win (yeah, I know, big deal), but really they are just collecting stories.  Doesn't have to be an LGBT family to be non-traditional.  Looking around my extended family at our last gathering, it suddenly struck me how none of us fit the classic mold: inter-racial, polyamorous and inter-generational, gay... but the great thing is that we are all in happy, stable relationships, as "unusual" as they are.  Hurrah for love.