Order from Chaos

Tomorrow the Brave Astronaut will depart the launchpad for Philadelphia and the Fall Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conferenc...

Today is Valentine's Day - the commercial holiday to remind those of us in love that we can buy things for those we love.  Well, I don...

Pretty much if escargot are on a menu, I'm going to order them. I love them. I am probably one of the only people you know who owns se...

The DC area got to temperatures in the 70s again today - for the third day in a row - unprecedented weather. If I had not been sick earlier...

One of the greatest meals Mrs. BA enjoyed (she still talks about it) was the salted cod at Tavira , a Portuguese restaurant in Chevy Chase. ...

This weekend, my MIL is taking the boys to her house for Saturday night. She offered and Mrs. BA are taking the opportunity to go out to di...

On Tuesday, I celebrated eight years of marriage to the most wonderful woman in the world. She is the most understanding, kind, and lovable...

It was a Christmas Eve tradition in my house growing up that on Christmas Eve, we would have hamburgers and my father would make homemade po...

Today is Veteran's Day here in the USA. It also marks a Federal Holiday and to "celebrate" Mrs. BA and I, along with a few ot...

I have become a fan of the cheesesteak. I did not grow up in the Philadelphia area, but once discovered, they are really good eats. Here i...

Growing up in New York, it was not unexpected for my friends and I to wind up at the diner after being out at the movies. We became so freq...

For the Saturday before Christmas there was a lot to do here in our nation's capital. Of course, first and foremost was the screening o...

Having returned from the MARAC Meeting in Morristown, a word about the town where Washington slept. The Westin Governor Morris is located...

Friday is the only full day of the conference. The day started early with a continental breakfast followed by state caucus meetings. I att...