The mailbox contained:
* September & October 2008 issue of [Cook’s Illustrated](http://www.cooksillustrated.com “Cook’s Illustrated”) (Herbed Roast Chicken)
* Summer 2008 issue of [Granta](http://www.granta.com “Granta”) (Granta 102: The New Nature Writing) [T.O.C.](http://www.granta.com/Magazine/102 “Table of Contents”)
* August 2008 issue of [Sojourners](http://www.sojo.net “Sojourners”) (‘I have the health care I need. Shouldn’t everyone?’ Elizabeth Edwards on the moral outrage of 47 million Americans without health insurance – and what we can do about it.) [T.O.C.](http://sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.contents&issue=soj0808 “Table of Contents”)
* August 2008 issue of [SERVO](http://www.servomagazine.com “SERVO”) (Look Ma, No Driver! 2008’s Long Beach Grand Prix included this resoundingly successful demo that robotic cars have no trouble running a race track!) [T.O.C.](http://servo.texterity.com/servo/200808/?pg=4&pm=2&u1=friend “Table of Contents”)
* August 2008 issue of [Nuts and Volts](http://www.nutsvolts.com “Nuts and Volts”) (“Pimping” the Prius – Get up to 100 MPG with this hybrid hack) [T.O.C.](http://nutsvolts.texterity.com/nutsvolts/200808/?pg=6&pm=2&u1=friend “Table of Contents”)
* August/September 2008 [Carvin](http://www.carvin.com “Carvin”) Catalog
* A coupon from [Virginia Furniture Market](http://www.vafurnituremarket.com/ “Virginia Furniture Market”)
* Coupons from [Dell](http://www.dell.com “Dell”)
* A subscription offer from the [Skeptical Inquirer](http://www.csicop.org/si/ “Skeptical Inquirer”)
* A subscription offer from [The Douglass Report](http://www.douglassreport.com “The Douglass Report”)
* A subscription offer from the [National Review](http://www.nationalreview.com “National Review”)
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org “ACLU”)
* A plea from [Barack Obama](http://www.barackobama.com “Barack Obama ’08”)
* An offer from [Klocwork](http://www.klocwork.com “Klocwork”)
* An offer from [Verizon](http://www.verizon.com “Verizon”)
* An audiobook – Neil Gaiman’s [American Gods](http://www.librarything.com/work/2280068/book/33931452 “LibraryThing”)