If you pay attention, there are subtle signs that maybe this whole New Economy thing isn't working out. Last night, shopping at Ralphs, I found the following list at the bottom of the cart I grabbed as I went in:

• Potatos

• Coffee

• Corn-cob

• SOS Pads

• Diet Pepsi

• Q-Tips

• Nectarines

• Bananas

• Wheat Bread - Honey

• Lactaid

• 2 Haagen Daz

• 12pk Angel Soft

• Ziploc Container

• Pasta Sauce

All of it written on a HomeGrocer.com note pad.