Publix to give away seven antibiotics

Come in with a prescription and get a 14-day supply of any of seven different antibiotics at no charge. This follows a similar move last year by Meijer, a regional chain in the Midwest, which itself followed wide-ranging discount programs from large retailers like Target and Wal-Mart. These retailers are risking a little short-term loss … Read more

This pathogen has no spirit

Several factors for a great Monday morning were present.  I lost two pounds last week after giving and taking the same pound for a month.  I’d just finished our first Dark and Stormy Book Club selection and was enjoying thinking about it.  I had a new shirt to wear.  My truck was freshly washed.  Two … Read more

To the right of the decimal point

I’ve never had any motivation for higher mathematics. I stopped at trigonometry in high school, and I took a course called business calculus in college that was tailor-made for liberal arts majors who didn’t plan to enter “the sequence” (Calculus I-IV). I escaped with a B, and I worked my ass off for it. The … Read more

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