The mailbox contained:
* August/September 2008 issue of [Cook’s Country](http://www.cookscountry.com “Cook’s Country”) (Better Tomato Salads – Simple Method Builds Big Flavor) [T.O.C.](http://www.cookscountry.com/byissue.asp?month=8&year=2008&SelIssue=8-2008&Submit2=Submit “View the Table of Contents”)
* August 2008 issue of [Car and Driver](http://www.caranddriver.com “Car and Driver”) (America vs. The World – The Ultimate Track Test)
* Summer 2008 issue of [Nursing In Virginia](http://www.nursinginva.com “Nursing In Virginia”) (The Soldiers are Coming, The Soldiers are Coming – Tri-cities health-care facilities expand) [Read](http://www.nursinginva.com/summer2008/feature.htm “Read the Cover Story”)
* July 1, 2008 issue of [The Christian Science Monitor](http://www.csmonitor.com “The Christian Science Monitor”) (A global war on inflation – Many nations have begun to tighten their credit reins in an effort to curb rising prices.) [Read](http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0701/p01s05-usec.html “Read the Article”)
* July/August 2008 issue of [Technology Review](http://www.technologyreview.com “Technology Review”) (The Next Bubble? The Future of Web 2.0) [T.O.C.](http://www.technologyreview.com/magazine/136/ “Table of Contents”)
* July 6, 2008 issue of [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”) “The Record” (Looking ahead to the fall…)
* July 7 & 14, 2008 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker”) (Preparing the Battlefield – The Administration’s secret Iran campaign.) [T.O.C.](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/toc/2008/07/07/toc_20080630/ “View the Table of Contents”)
* A subscription offer from [Archaeology](http://www.archaeology.org “Archaeology”)
* A plea from the [Republican National Committee](http://www.gop.com “Republican National Committee”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix”) – [The Front Page](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?&movieid=526867 “Netflix”) (The previous DVD was returned Tuesday, 07/01.)
* A book – [The Cook’s Illustrated Guide to Grilling and Barbecue](http://www.librarything.com/work/4666402/book/32814081 “LibraryThing”)
* UPS delivered a [DTVPal](http://www.dtvpal.com “DTVPal”) (The delivery driver asked where he could buy it, and how much it cost. He also seemed surprised to find out that $40 coupons were available.)