The mailbox contained:

* August 2008 issue of [Esquire](http://www.esquire.com “Esquire”) (The Passion of Stephen Colbert)
* August 2008 issue of [bon appétit](http://www.bonappetit.com “bon appétit”) (summer scoop)
* July 2008 issue of [Circuit Cellar](http://www.circuitcellar.com “Circuit Cellar”) (Internet & Connectivity) [T.O.C.](http://www.circuitcellar.com/magazine/216.html “Table of Contents”)
* July 14 & 21, 2008 issue of [Business Week](http://www.businessweek.com “Business Week”) (Retirement Strategies For Tough Times) [T.O.C.](http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/08_28/B4092magazine.htm “Table of Contents”)
* Summer 2008 issue of [Save the bay](http://www.cbf.org “Chesapeake Bay Foundation”) (Big Win for Clean Water)
* A subscription offer from [The Economist](http://www.economist “The Economist”)
* A subscription offer from [Barron’s](http://www.barrons.com “Barron’s”)
* A subscription offer from [Poets & Writers](http://www.pw.org “Poets & Writers”)
* A subscription offer from [BBC Knowledge](http://www.bbcmagazinesbristol.com/magazine.asp?id=36 “BBC Knowledge”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix”) – [I Love Toy Trains: Parts 10, 11, and 12](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?&movieid=70024517 “Netflix Page”) (The previous DVD was returned Wednesday, 07/02.)
* A book – [The Art of Mexican Cooking](http://www.librarything.com/work/96920/book/32892112 “LibraryThing”)
* A plea from the [Chesapeake Bay Foundation](http://www.cbf.org “Chesapeake Bay Foundation”)