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On Saturday my entire family plus my brother’s girlfriend packed up into the car to drive an hour and a half¹ south of Seattle to celebrate my brother’s birthday with my aunt, uncle, and great-grandmother².

His birthday was actually on the 24th of February, making Saturday closer to my birthday than his. But we made (another!) rainbow cake anyway. My baby brother is 16 now. This still horrifies me. Anybody living in the Pacific Northwest should avoid driving after July 2008, when he plans on getting his driver’s license.

On the way, “People Are Strange” by The Doors came on the radio which resulted in most of my family singing loudly while driving down the freeway with plenty of odd looks from my brother who did not join in. He’s really no fun.

Yeah, my family is strange. What exceptionally odd things does your family do?

1. That last half hour? Totally my dad spacing out and driving way, way past the road that would have led us to their house. ↩
2. She’s 99 and will outlive us all, I swear. ↩