Quick lunch for a birthday boy

Alan, a good friend of ours, called a couple of hours ago to ask whether he can borrow some train tracks for his son Joel, who needs them for his Science Fair project. He said he'd be dropping by during his lunch break, and that he'll bring in some chicken. As it is his birthday today, I told him not to bother. That we'll have something prepared when he comes over. We also invited Bong to join us for lunch who lives not so far away.

Thirty minutes later, we sit down to enjoy our grilled flank steak on garlic honey marinade, tofu and snow peas hot salad, and a tray of sushi. Best meal I had all week. Hmmm. Well, maybe not the best meal (I did get to indulge on my all time favorite miso salmon and fall-off-the-bones beef ribs at The Cheesecake Factory last Monday). So, pretty close call on that one.

Obviously, you'd expect that our conversation over lunch was about the momentum, gravity and speed (ok, we probably used the term velocity) as factors for the car on tracks experiment. And not to discount the effect of weight (or mass), as you accelerate. For a second grader Science school project, we more than likely projected too much. Or maybe not too much at all, as we also discussed the shift in level of understanding and education our children's generation now has. It's just totally different nowadays. And no, I'm not saying that like it's a bad thing. It's just that our environment and circumstances have changed, that's all.

But not to lose track of the occasion, happy birthday to you, Alan. May you have many more. Cheers!