I meant to go to the gym today, but I made the mistake of going to Target first. I actually had the thought that perhaps since today was the first day of school for many of the kids in the Bay area, it would not be a madhouse.

I was wrong.

In the 20 minutes I spent there looking for a combination lock for the gym locker I never saw and a birthday card for my brother-in-law that's going to be late anyway, a woman circled me at least twice with her two crying children corralled in her shopping basket, another child peed his pants as his family stood in the checkout line, and a chorus of children began whining/crying as they were simulateously denied their treats on the way out of the store. It was eerie how they all started at the same time.

By the time I got to the gym, there were at least 5 cars in the parking lot waiting for someone to leave so that they could park. I skipped the gym and went home to do more useful things with my time, like shop for a new computer and go to Lit at the Canvas, which was awesome. They all Rawked!