Just had a cheesesteak at Claymont Steak Shop and by god it was delicious. A properly made cheesesteak is a gift.

I'll say this for the NYT 36 Hours in London feature...they are right on about Quality Chop House. Get the confit potatoes, which is one of the most amazing things I've eaten. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/22/travel/things-to-do-london.html

Crème Caramel turned out well. Used Sara Jenkins recipe, minus the coffee (which is very good too.) i’m getting the hang of it, meaning not making scrambled eggs with a caramel sauce.

Haircut and grooming day for Javelin. A before and after study…

On the plus side, the good news for the Celtics is that they are unlikely to play the Magic in the playoffs

Congress should pass the Afghan Adjustment Act. I'd add that similar legislation adjusted the immigration status of Hungarians (1958), Cuban (1966), and Indochinese (1977), helping speed the integration of these newcomers into the U.S. And, in each case, the legislation passed Congress relatively uncontroversially. (I write about this in Americans at the Gate.) That the Afghan proposal is stalled reflects our current immigration politics. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/opinion/afghan-adjustment-act-refugees.html

A boy and his dog…and a lot of magna-tiles and plastic army men. That’s a good Saturday morning!

Time to start finding my community! Hello #Histodons! I am a historian of the 20th century United States and I write on refugees, immigration, and human rights. And I'll be on here yelping about food/cooking, music, sports, and my dog. #Introduction.