Though Houston is nothing like Chicago in terms of wind, the occasional gusts coming in off the Gulf can make flying a kite here an exhilarating experience — especially at Rice University. In addition to the great view of the neighboring Medical Center, the beautiful campus has many wide-open grassy fields with no overhead wires or obstructions to fry your fun. If you ever get the itch to experiment as Ben Franklin did, there’s always a thunderstorm — not to mention a hurricane — brewing on the horizon. Let your string out.
This article appears in Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2006.