A couple more signs

The 101 North to the 405 South freeways. Sometimes it's smooth sailing. Others? Why God. Why.

The relentless osmosis of reality television. You're putting writers out of work, you unscripted pop culture whore.

On a completely unrelated note...words I keep forgetting the meanings of..help me, webster.com.

aplomb. noun. complete and confident composure or self-assurance: poise.

ersatz. adjective. being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation.

hokily is a word! Now I'll switch word usage so that I won't have to use its adjective cousin.

hullabaloo is also a word. Wow - my vernacular has gone noticeably downhill since the war on books.