Cup of Coffee: December 17, 2021

Today's newsletter celebrates excellence, Shohei Ohtani Nation, fast driving, iron men, wooden ships, and shoplifting.

Good morning!

Wanna see one of the first things I saw when I logged on and began scrolling this morning?

Shoot it directly into my veins, man.

As for the old newsletter today: I was on a podcast that you can consider the Cliff’s Notes version of my book, there were some minor signings, a fun map, an interesting poll, a silly, high-concept video, and some…