Tuesday, the mailbox contained:
* December 2005 issue of [Poetry](http://www.poetrymagazine.org) (Featuring Pankaj Mishra, David Orr, Eleanor Wilner)
* A sales flyer from [Harbor Freight Tools](http://www.harborfreightusa.com)
* A plea from the [Appalachian Trail Conservancy](http://www.appalachiantrail.org)
* An advertisement from [Lynchburg College](http://www.lynchburg.edu)
* Coupons from Mailbox Savings
* A catalog from [Bed Bath & Beyond](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com)
Jack O’Lanterns
Originally uploaded by Steve Jenkins.
The kids’ pumpkins from Halloween.
It’s snowing the day before Thanksgiving!
Originally uploaded by Steve Jenkins.
Several days ago, I was wearing shorts, and now it’s snowing! You’ve got to love the Virginia weather.
Today, the gasoline prices at the [Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr][SheetzApp] in Salem, VA were:
| Grade | Price |
|---|---|
| Regular | $1.899 |
| Mid | $1.999 |
| Premium | $2.099 |
Gas prices were unchanged today.
[ExxonEMain]: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=jz7dkAcrm9Q%3d&longitude=4kfjP%2fmpwS4%3d&name=P%20%26%20M%20Market&country=US&address=1622%20E%20Main%20St&city=Salem&state=VA&zipcode=24153&phone=540%2d986%2d0021&spurl=0&searchtype=search&cat=Convenience%20Stores
[SheetzApp]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=10&cid=37286667,-80055833,7206545345893491642&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[SheetzMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,6055186495788312797&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[AmocoMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=amoco+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,1364145494564258260&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
A 17-year-old boy was assaulted and robbed at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday by 2 males in Minot, North Dakota as he left a store where he had just purchased a new Xbox 360 system. The robbers were only interested in the Xbox 360.
Read (AP via IN-FORUM)
Three men in Chattanooga, Tennessee waited in line for 16 hours and purchased 4 Xbox 360 systems. When they arrived home, they were robbed at gunpoint by 2 other men. The robbers refused to take their wallets, but they did take the four Xbox 360 systems.
Read (ksl.com)
Two men in ski masks followed a man from a Tallahassee Walmart to his apartment where they held up the man at gunpoint and stole the Xbox 360 system that he had just purchased at Walmart.
Read (AP via Florida Today)
A Stafford County, VA EB Games store was robbed at gunpoint Monday morning. The robber stole 2 Xbox 360 game systems and 7 games.
Read (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
Some customers in a group of 300 were knocked down and trampled by other customers in a rush for the new Xbox 360 game system late Monday night at a 24-hour Wal-Mart Supercenter in Elkton, MD.
Read (WTOP)
This reminds me of the [stampede](http://stevejenkins.us/journal/archives/2005/08/16/1275/50-laptop-sale-sets-off-violent-stampede/) in Richmond, VA over $50 iBooks.
The AP looks at the past lives of some Chesapeake islands that are now completely or partially submerged.
Read (AP via WVEC)
More than 13 million families in 2004 were unable at times to buy the food they needed, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Finances are so strained for 5 million of those families that one or more members goes hungry as a result.
Read (NPR)
Contaminated fruits and vegetables are causing more food-borne illness among Americans than raw chicken or eggs.
Read (Reuters)
The drive for “green energy” in the developed world is having the perverse effect of encouraging the destruction of tropical rainforests.
Read (New Scientist)
Tuesday, the mailbox contained:
* December 2005 issue of [Real Simple](http://www.realsimple.com) (50 gifts under $50: one-of-a-kind finds to make everyone happy)
* November 2005 issue of [RN](http://www.rnweb.com) (Help Stop self-injury)
* December 2005 issue of [Business 2.0](http://www.business2.com) (My Golden Rule)
* December 2005 issue of [Circuit Cellar](http://www.circuitcellar.com) (Data Acquisition)
* One Spirit Catalog
* Winter 2006 [Monastery Store](http://www.dharma.net/monstore) Catalog
* A plea from [Central Union Mission](http://www.missiondc.org)
* A flyer from Salem Baptist Church
* A plea from the [Environmental Defense Action Fund](http://www.environmentaldefense.org)
Federal Express delivered a toner cartridge.
Today, the gasoline prices at the [Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr][SheetzApp] in Salem, VA were:
| Grade | Price |
|---|---|
| Regular | $1.899 |
| Mid | $1.999 |
| Premium | $2.099 |
Gas prices were unchanged today.
[ExxonEMain]: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=jz7dkAcrm9Q%3d&longitude=4kfjP%2fmpwS4%3d&name=P%20%26%20M%20Market&country=US&address=1622%20E%20Main%20St&city=Salem&state=VA&zipcode=24153&phone=540%2d986%2d0021&spurl=0&searchtype=search&cat=Convenience%20Stores
[SheetzApp]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=10&cid=37286667,-80055833,7206545345893491642&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[SheetzMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,6055186495788312797&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[AmocoMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=amoco+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,1364145494564258260&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8