I went to the huge Safeways in Carmel this morning after zazen. I needed to pick up a birthday for the girl Katie. She's six now.

This store is so large that I can easily get lost and at 8 in the morning it is mostly empty. I have to side step the demons that lurk in my mind to actually shop there.

I bought a raspberry chocolate cake and left, glad to escape outside. How does it stay in business.