Two Odd Ducks

Greetings from Kentucky! I'm sorry it's taken me so long to post again. I thought I would give you all a taste of life here in Louisville.

Because we currently only receive one station, our television viewing of late has been quite limited and I say that so you can truly appreciate why this event was so entertaining. Because it is "Derby Week" here, it seems that everything revolves around the big race this weekend. Little did I know that there are also a lot of races held here in the weeks and days leading up to the Race for the Roses. The photo I have included is of the annual bed races that take place during the Kentucky Derby Festival. In order to participate in the bed races, you have to essentially turn a mattress into a racing car. They have two divisions, competitive and fun. If you are in the competitive division, you build your bed for speed and take advantage of a low-riding bed for the "aerodynamic advantage". If you are in the fun division, as far as I can tell, you can do whatever you want as long as it involves there being a mattress attached. The Ashley furniture company's bed was named "Bed Knobs and Broomsticks" and was decorated to match and another company's driver was dressed in a dinosaur costume with the pushers dressed accordingly as well. As I'm sure you're all dying to know, the Ford Truck Company's bed won the competitive division. Needless to say, if you're ever here during Derby Week, forget about the horses, the real action is in bed racing...