. . . I turn on the radio. Yes, I am still capable of driving with the radio on. After all that anxiety, I will admit, I'm really enjoying tooling around L.A. in my Ford Focus hybrid. It's a zippy little number with a sunroof and pretty good pickup, it handles well, and my GPS is my new best friend. For the most part. It has kept me off of the freeways so far, but it did take me on the absolutely most ridiculous roundabout route from WeHo (as the locals call it, apparently) to Venice — through the damn airport. Insanity. I've now taken to checking Google maps before hitting the road. That said, it did lead me to this gem along the way: