Order from Chaos

For the final recipe (as it is appearing the Monday after Thanksgiving), here's a recipe for a breakfast casserole that would be good fo...

So the Brave Astronaut clan has taken itself to the beach for the Great American Holiday. We found ourselves devoid of family obligations -...

Regardless of where we spend Thanksgiving, there must be dessert. My mother would come back and haunt me for the rest of my days if I didn...

When I started this blog (four years ago), I thought occasionally I might have loftier ideas to share here. Sure there have been lots of re...

As noted here last week, I finished last week in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at the Fall 2010 meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Con...

If we decide to do a turkey for our Thanksgiving dinner, this might be the one I would try. From BHG.com . Maple-Brined Turkey Prep: 20 min...

Tonight, I am making my way to Hershey, Pennsylvania (The Sweetest Place on Earth!) in advance of the Fall 2010 meeting of the Mid-Atlantic ...

This is of course the month devoted to Thanksgiving, that all-American holiday where we all eat too much, watch football and parades, and oh...

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...

In my previous two related posts ( Part I and Part II ), I remarked about my "professional life" and then answered some questions...

So, sick of all that Halloween candy? C'mon, admit it, you either buy stuff you don't like so you don't eat it - or you buy the...

Here are the rest of the questions from the reading meme that I started last week (see part I here ). Thanks to C in DC for giving me some ...

Last week (see Part I ), I gave some background on my professional life, how I got to be where I am, what I have done before my current prof...

It's Monday. Which means recipe day. I was all prepared to post some regular recipe and then I saw that several bloggers were getting ...

In a few days, the World Series will get under way. As most people know, I have always been a Yankee fan. I have borne the scorn of my fri...

Unfortunately, my reading these days is limited to childrens fare and while I know I should, I am not reading as much as I would like. But ...

I recently started a temporary detail to another division in the agency where I work. I will be a part of this division until the middle of...

Over the weekend, I took the boys to a local farm to pick pumpkins and generally enjoy a great fall Sunday in Maryland. Fall has really tak...

As Fall arrives, it is time to think about some warm, comforting food. It is a daily dilemma as to what to prepare for dinner, and I often ...

Last week, I reported about the impending arrival of Wegman's up the road and how much I was looking forward to shopping there (although...