It was raining. I was driving back from a deposition. The deposition was in Waterbury. Needlessly, it had consumed an entire afternoon. By the time I reached the highway, traffic had clotted up I-84, leaving hapless drivers to vacillate between first and second gear.
On the radio was the conclusion of an interview on NPR’s “Fresh Air.” The subject’s name was not mentioned, but Terry Gross was discussing his abhorrence of certain words and phrases. His chief complaint was that enthusiasm for everything, from panty-hose to presidential debates, is now restricted to one descriptor. That word is “awesome.” He commented that the second most favored exaltation these days is, “amazing.”
