On June 23, 2016, I came to the sad realization that most living, breathing American coffee drinkers in New York City don't understand what a coffee refill is; do not comprehend the implicit social covenant that the concept stems from -- cannot manage to wrap their thoughts around the idea of a theoretically bottomless cup of coffee. The decline of coffee refills is connected to gentrification, and something I call artisanal everything.
Drop Seoi Nage
For 7 years, I’ve tried to hit the drop seoi nage. For me, this is one of the all-time-great throws of Judo. Anyone with a bit of skill can do it on a child or an untrained adult, but I managed to pull it off in randori with a fully resisting brown belt - and it was amazing. Definitely one of the highlights of my progress in standup.