Took the missus up to Crawford State Park on Saturday, whence we descended into the 41º depths of Gardner Cave, the third-longest limestone cavern in the state. Well worth the two-hour drive.
Also worth a look is the 2007 film In the Shadow of the Moon, a British documentary on the manned moon missions of the late 60s and early 70s. Michael Collins, Apollo 11 command module pilot, is a hoot.
Finally, Wheaton College English professor Alan Jacobs believes that readers are born, not made—and that, for the most part, we cannot be taught to love reading. I think he’s right.