The mailbox contained:

* October 27, 2008 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek”) (America the Conservative – How a President Obama might govern a center-right nation) [Read](http://www.newsweek.com/id/164656 “Read the Cover Story”)
* October 27, 2008 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker”) (Sarah Palin’s elite Washington friends.) [T.O.C.](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/toc/2008/10/27/toc_20081020?xrail “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 issue of [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonian.com “Smithsonian”) (Niger’s Wild, Wild Giraffes – Rewriting the rules of survival) [T.O.C.](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/issue/November_2008.html “Table of Contents”)
* November/December 2008 issue of [National Geographic Traveler](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler “National Geographic Traveler”) (109 Destinations Rated) [T.O.C.](http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/table-of-contents “Table of Contents”)
* Fall 2008 issue of [Southern Health’s Living Well](http://www.southernhealth.com “Southern Health”) (A Healthy, Happy Child)
* November 2008 issue of [Computer Shopper](http://www.computershopper.com “Computer Shopper”) (Top 100 Products of the Year)
* October 20, 2008 issue of [eWeek](http://www.eweek.com “eWeek”) (4 Tech Trends to Watch in 2009)
* November 2008 [Jameco](http://www.jameco.com “Jameco”) Catalog
* An advertisement from [Schewels](http://www.schewels.com “Schewels”)
* A plea from the [Chesapeake Bay Foundation](http://www.cbf.org “Chesapeake Bay Foundation”)
* A CD – The Beatles’ [White Album](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002UAX?ie=UTF8&tag=stevejenkins-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000002UAX “Amazon”)