Order from Chaos

So we are halfway home (so to speak). Please enjoy the video above of a drive around the country as we discuss our next state. We...

Well that was quite a weekend.  On Friday night as Mrs. BA and I hosted a cookout for the camp coaches and host families for the camp that L...

Welcome to the Show Me State! Let's start with a trivia question - the state capital of Missouri is the first (in this order of how ...

Here's another opportunity to brush off your dessert baking skills to celebrate National Cherry Tart Day, which is today.  This recipe c...

Maine started out as part of Massachusetts before becoming part of the United States in the Missouri Compromise of 1820 (we'll cover...

Earlier this month I saw a post on BuzzFeed for 99 Food Holidays to celebrate this summer.  I have chosen some of the ones that fall on Mon...

In high school, I dated a girl from Alabama.  Flew from New York to her senior prom.  In a full leg cast.  Through three airports.  Danced...

Mrs. BA has now made this dish twice and it is very tasty.  I mean, it's got bacon in it.  And it's from Paula Deen , so it must be ...

Illinois is the state that is smack in the middle of the rest of the states when it comes to size.  It is the twenty-fifth most extensive...

Despite the non-winter we had this year (I would have really liked at least one good snowstorm - I guess my mother wasn't paying attenti...

This is my 1000th post.   Statistics and observations are below - but I want to begin by noting the closure of an event that had a significa...

Our next state is one that almost any child can spell, even if they don't live there.  It's one of the easier states to learn how...

There's nothing quite like good gumbo.  From the January 2012 Bon Appetit via Epicurious . Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Bon Appétit | J...

We have arrived at the "Crossroads of America," Indiana.  This post goes up at a time when there is about to be a lot of noise ...