How Does It Know?

After a bit of digesting we’re going to ride our bikes to the park and try to fly this kite my wife got for donating money to NPR. It’s a This American Life kite. This one:

EDIT several hours later: the kite flying was great, and we actually managed to get slightly lost in a subdivision out here on suburbia. All the houses look the same! And all the streets end in cul-de-sac NO OUTLETs! And the bike ride kicked my ass pretty well. So begins me getting into better shape. Such a good day!

* As far as Indian buffet goes, we** tend to like Ashoka here in Troy. Strangely, their actual menu items were unsatisfying last time we tried them. Totally screwed up the vindaloo (it was strangely creamy and non-vinegary) and a couple other bad things. But their buffet is generally awesome. A co-worker and I have also been enjoying (with great regularity) the buffet at Ruchi (in Farmington Hills). But it looks like they let their domain lapse and their site doesn’t really say much about Indian food.

** me, my wife, and my immediate family

i bought 4 boxes of girl scout cookies (tagalongs, samoas, thin mints, and another kind i can’t remember the name of) from a coworker and got them last wednesday.

me&d have been partaking of the cookies at a fairly steady rate. as of today, all of the boxes are empty EXCEPT for the thin mints. the thin mints come in two plastic wrappery tubes rather than in a plastic tray. and i have a whole tube of thin mints left. i haven’t counted, but you get way more thin mints for $4 than other cookies.

thin mints are a great value.

samoas are tastier though.