Article in today's Washington Post:

Giant Food stores will give free generic antibiotics to customers with a prescription for the next three months in what retail experts called an aggressive move in supermarkets' heated battle for shoppers.

While I hope no one I know needs to take advantage of this, it's certainly worth remembering over the next three months.

(C) Susan Pruden.

Ten years ago, Kevin Kelly wrote an excellent book called "New Rules for the New Economy". Here's an excerpt of what he has to say about the book:

The thesis of New Rules for the New Economy is that we are now living in an economy based on ideas and communication rather than energy and atoms. Further, this "new" economy has distinct laws or rules so it behaves differently than the previous industrial economy. To do well in the new regime, we need to grasp the new dynamics of information. I reduce the emerging principles to 10 guidelines, and suggest a few strategies for businesses based on each principle.

He's re-issuing it free, in its original form, as a blog posting twice a week. It's thought-provoking, timely and free! There is an RSS feed available.

Enjoy!

(C) Susan Pruden.