A few of my favorite things…
Cycling – commuting & cross-country
U.S. National Parks – historical & natural
American political history – especially 18th & 19th Century (Doris Kearns Goodwin, Robert Caro, James McPherson, Eric Foner, Joseph Ellis, David Potter, Sean Wilentz)
Music listening – All Songs Considered, Sound Opinions, Pitchfork.com, Sound Cloud
Music making – Galesburg Community Chorus, acoustic & electric guitar, electric bass, banjo
Civil War reenacting – 7th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Company B
Game Playing – especially chess, Scrabble, crosswords (free USA Today puzzle)
Science & Exploration – NYT Science, ScienceMag, NatGeo
Nathan P. Kalmoe 