The mailbox contained:

* September/October 2008 issue of [Robot](http://www.botmag.com “Robot”) (U.S. Army Mule Combat Robot – The Future Is Now!) [T.O.C.](http://www.botmag.com/issue12/index.shtml “Table of Contents”)
* July 7, 2008 issue of [eWeek](http://www.eweek.com “eWeek”) (Green IT Growth – Guidelines for power-efficiency progress show that going green doesn’t have to mean going in the red.)
* August/September 2008 issue of [Birds & Blooms](http://www.birdsandblooms.com “Birds & Blooms”) (Wild About Birds – Feel the weight of a hummingbird in your hand. This reader did!) [Read](http://www.birdsandblooms.com/The-Real-Deal/detail.aspx “Read the Article”)
* A subscription offer from [Ode](http://www.odemagazine.com “Ode”)
* A subscription offer from [Scientific American](http://www.sciam.com “Scientific American”)
* An advertisement from [Office Live Small Business](http://www.officelive.com “Office Live Small Business”)
* An advertisement from [St. John’s Episcopal Church](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”) about their “Gathering in the Garden” program
* UPS delivered a [Parallax What’s a Microcontroller? Parts Kit and Text](http://www.parallax.com/Store/Education/KitsandBoards/tabid/182/CategoryID/67/List/0/SortField/0/catpageindex/2/Level/a/ProductID/327/Default.aspx “Parallax Product Page”)