Some guy accidentally stole my cart tonight while I wandered around Gelson's carrying a gallon of water and wondering if I had gone absolutely insane or just imagined that I had spent the last twenty minutes selecting tomatos, wine and low-fat soy milk (among other things). Then I spotted this hippy-type guy announcing to the store that he had checked out with someone else's cart of groceries. Excuse the pun, but how "checked out" can you be to pay for someone else's groceries? It's one thing to take someone's cart by accident, it's quite another to watch the cashier slide them through the charger thing (does that thing have a name?). There was some confusion as we differentiated between my original groceries and the stuff he added. I thanked him for saving my place in line and we all laughed.

I felt a little sorry for him. Who knows what planet he's landing on right now?

Just for today, I can shop at fancy grocery stores.