The mailbox contained:

* January/February 2009 issue of [Robot](http://www.botmag.com “Robot”) (Hollywood Robots) [T.O.C.](http://www.botmag.com/issue14/index.shtml “Table of Contents”)
* November/December 2008 issue of [Old Dominion Sierran](http://virginia.sierraclub.org/newsletter/index.asp “Old Dominion Sierran”) (Wise Energy Coalition tours state to change power dynamics) [Read](http://virginia.sierraclub.org/newsletter/ODSNovDec08.pdf “Read the newsletter (pdf)”)
* November 2008 issue of [Blue Ridge Mountains Council’s](http://www.bsa-brmc.org “Blue Ridge Mountains Council”) (2008 Council Recognition Banquet to Recognize Eagle Scouts and Silver Beavers) [Read](http://bsa-brmc.org/RR/RR%20nov%2008b.pdf “Read the newsletter (pdf)”)
* [Kroger’s](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger”) 2008 “Holidays from the Heart” (Celebrate Our 5 all-time favorite parties)
* An offer from the [Quality Paperback Book Club](http://www.joinqpb.com “Quality Paperback Book Club”)
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org “ACLU”)

The mailbox contained:

* December 2008 issue of [Cuisine at home](http://www.cuisineathome.com “Cuisine at home”) (Sweet & Simple!) [T.O.C.](http://www.cuisineathome.com/issues/072/ “Table of Contents”)
* November 10, 2008 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek”) (The Future of Affluence – The recession will end, but our real problems are just beginning.) [Read](http://www.newsweek.com/id/166821 “Read the Cover Story”)
* November 3, 2008 issue of [Information Week](http://www.informationweek.com “Information Week”) (A Cloud & a Prayer – Microsoft’s sketchy, wishful plan for the next era of computing.) [T.O.C.](http://www.informationweek.com/thisweek/11-01-2008 “Table of Contents”)
* November 3, 2008 issue of [eWeek](http://www.eweek.com “eWeek”) (Getting the message – Updated offerings from Gordano and IBM Lotus prove compelling alternatives to Microsoft Exchange Server) [T.O.C.](http://www.eweek-digital.com/eweek-open/20081103/?pg=3&pm=1&u1=friend “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 [Dell Small Business](http://www.dell.com/smb/november “Dell Small Business”) Catalog
* [Sam’s Club](http://www.samsclub.com “Sam’s Club”) Gifts 2008 Catalog
* A plea from the ARRL for their [Spectrum Defense Fund](http://www.arrl.org “Spectrum Defense Fund”)

The mailbox contained:

* Coupons from [Food Lion](http://www.foodlion.com “Food Lion”)
* An advertisement from [ING Direct](http://www.ingdirect.com “ING Direct”) for their Orange Savings Account

The mailbox contained:

* November 2008 issue of [Good Housekeeping](http://www.goodhousekeeping.com “Good Housekeeping”) (Thanksgiving cookbook – 24 yummy new recipes to mix & match)
* November 2008 issue of [Circuit Cellar](http://www.circuitcellar.com “Circuit Cellar”) (Analog Techniques) [T.O.C.](http://www.circuitcellar.com/magazine/220.html “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 issue of [SQL Server Magazine](http://www.sqlmag.com “SQL Server Magazine”) (SQL Server Solutions from the Field)
* Fall 2008 issue of [Healthy Pet](http://www.healthypetmagazine.com/ “Healthy Pet”) (At Home with Dick Van Dyke)
* An advertisement from [No Depression](http://www.nodepression.com “No Depression”) stating that their first “bookazine”, Issue #76, has been published
* A notice from the [Washington Redskins](http://www.redskins.com “Washington Redskins”) stating that I’m at the top of the waiting list, and I can reserve season tickets for next season.
* A political advertisement from [Bob Goodlatte](http://www.bobgoodlatte.com “Bob Goodlatte”)
* 2 political advertisements from the [Republican Party of Virginia](http://www.rpv.org “Republican Party of Virginia”)

The mailbox contained:

* December/January 2009 issue of [Cook’s Country](http://www.cookscountry.com “Cook’s Country”) (Best Holiday Cookies – 5 Prize-Winning Reader Recipes)
* November-December 2008 issue of [Scouting](http://www.scoutingmagazine.org “Scouting”) (Backyard Astronomy – Teach Your Scouts Lunar Lessons)
* November 2008 issue of [Boys’ Life](http://www.boyslife.org “Boys’ Life”) (Cool School – How to keep it together when the going gets slick)
* November 2008 issue of [BBC Music](http://www.bbcmusicmagazine.com “BBC Music”) (Vive La France! – American mezzo Susan Graham reveals her Gallic passions in our 25-page celebration of French music.)
* November 2008 issue of [Christ Church’s](http://www.christchurchroanoke.org “Christ Church Roanoke”) “Parish Home Companion” (November Events at Christ Church)
* November 2, 2008 issue of [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”) “The Record” (Twenty-Fifth and Sixth Sunday’s After Pentacost – With God All Things Are Possible)
* A political advertisement from [Bob Goodlatte](http://www.bobgoodlatte.com “Bob Goodlatte”)
* A political advertisement from [Healthcare United](http://www.healthcareunited.org “Healthcare United”)

The mailbox contained:

* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger”)
* A plea from [The Kenyon Review](http://www.kenyonreview.org “The Kenyon Review”)
* A subscription offer for [Nursing Made Incredibly Easy](http://www.nursingmadeincrediblyeasy.com “Nursing Made Incredibly Easy”)
* A flyer from the [Blue Ridge Mountains Council](http://www.bsa-brmc.org “Blue Ridge Mountains Council”) advertising a Holiday Popcorn Sale
* 3 flyers from the [Republican Party of Virginia](http://www.rpv.org “Republican Party of Virginia”)
* A flyer from the [Democratic National Committee](http://www.democrats.org “Democratic National Committee”)
* An Obama button from [MoveOn.org](http://www.moveon.org “MoveOn.org”)

The mailbox contained:

* November 3-10, 2008 issue of [U.S. News & World Report](http://www.usnews.com “U.S. News & World Report”) (Breaking Cancer’s Code) [Read](http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/cancer/2008/10/23/lung-cancer-gene-discovery-a-sign-of-cancers-future.html “Read the Cover Story”)
* November 3, 2008 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker”) (Red Sex, Blue Sex – Do evangelicals practice what they preach? Why do so many evangelical teen-agers become pregnant?) [T.O.C.](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/toc/2008/11/03/toc_20081027?xrail “Table of Contents”)
* October 27, 2008 issue of [Information Week](http://www.informationweek.com “Information Week”) (Saving Our Schools – Can data mining help U.S. kids learn at a world-class level?)
* October 27, 2008 issue of [eWeek](http://www.eweek.com “eWeek”) (How Green IT Measures Up – Especially in tight economic times, green is the color of money.)
* A [Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller](http://www.edwardrhamilton.com “Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller”) Catalog
* An offer from [Go Daddy.com](http://www.godaddy.com “Go Daddy.com”)
* A plea from the [National Trust for Historic Preservation](http://www.preservationnation.org “National Trust for Historic Preservation”)
* A political flyer from [USAction](http://www.usaction.org “USAction”)
* A political flyer from [Bob Goodlatte](http://www.bobgoodlatte.com “Bob Goodlatte for Congress”)
* A political flyer from [Healthcare United](http://www.healthcareunited.org/ “Healthcare United”)
* A notice that 2009 dog licenses are due in January

The mailbox contained:

* November 3, 2008 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek”) (Nightmare On Pennsylvania Avenue – The Scary Challenges Facing the Next President on Day One) [Read](http://www.newsweek.com/id/165648 “Read the Cover Story”)
* December 2008 issue of [Technology Review](http://www.technologyreview.com “Technology Review”) (Sun + Water = Fuel (If this can scale up, we have clean energy.)) [T.O.C.](http://www.technologyreview.com/magazine/140/ “Table of Contents”)
* Season’s Greetings 2008 [Potpourri](http://www.potpourrigift.com “Potpourri”) Catalog
* A flyer from the Democratic National Committee for [Barack Obama](http://va.barackobama.com “Barack Obama”)
* An offer from [4 Seasons Wine](http://www.4seasonswine.com “4 Seasons Wine”)
* A plea from [The Humane Farming Association](http://www.hfa.org “The Humane Farming Association”)
* A plea from the [Appalachian Mountain Club](http://www.outdoors.org “Appalachian Mountain Club”)
* A plea from the [National Audubon Society](http://www.audubon.org “National Audubon Society”)

The mailbox contained:

* November 2008 issue of [Nuts and Volts](http://www.nutsvolts.com “Nuts and Volts”) (Have a Merry PIC-MAS! Build this electronic Christmas tree to give as a gift to your friends and family) [T.O.C.](http://nutsvolts.texterity.com/nutsvolts/200811/?pg=6&pm=2&u1=friend “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 issue of [SERVO](http://www.servomagazine.com “SERVO”) (Self-Reassembling Robot – Ever seen a robot torn apart only to put itself back together?) [T.O.C.](http://servo.texterity.com/servo/200811/?pg=4&pm=2&u1=friend “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 issue of [Virginia Wildlife](http://www.huntfishva.com “Virginia Division of Game and Inland Fisheries”) (Be Wild! Live Wild! Grow Wild! – Puddle Ducks)
* Christmas 2008 [L.L.Bean](http://www.llbean.com “L.L.Bean”) Catalog
* A [Lands’ End Kids](http://www.landsend.com/kids “Lands’ End Kids”) Catalog
* Coupons from [redplum](http://www.redplum.com “redplum”)
* A [T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving](http://www.programforgiving.org “T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving”) Brochure
* 3 flyers from the [Republican Party of Virginia](http://www.rpv.org “Republican Party of Virginia”)
* A flyer from [USAction](http://www.usaction.org “USAction”)
* An offer from [DirecTV](http://www.directv.com “DirecTV”)
* A plea from [Feeding America](http://www.feedingamerica.org “Feeding America”)
* A plea from the [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonian.org “Smithsonian”)

The mailbox contained:

* November 2008 issue of [domino](http://www.dominomag.com “domino”) (the new luxury! (*it’s all about simple pleasures!*))
* November/December 2008 issue of [AAA World](http://www.aaa.com/world “AAA World”) ( { Oberammergau 2010: It’s All About the ‘Passion’ } )
* Issue 09 of [Craft:](http://www.craftzine.com “Craft:”) (Craft: 09 – Crafting Green) [T.O.C.](http://craftzine.com/09/ “Table of Contents”)
* A [Lands’ End](http://www.landsend.com “Lands’ End”) Catalog
* 2 pay stubs
* A real estate tax bill
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix”) – [Mannix: Season 1, Disc 2](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?&movieid=70095900 “Mannix Season 1 Page”) (The previous DVD was returned Thursday, 10/23.)
* A plea from [Bob Goodlatte](http://www.bobgoodlatte.com “Bob Goodlatte”)
* A subscription offer from [The Washington Spectator](http://www.washingtonspectator.com “The Washington Spectator”)

The mailbox contained:

* November 2008 issue of [Better Homes and Gardens](http://www.bhg.com “Better Homes and Gardens”) (Bring the Best!)
* November 2008 issue of [SPIN](http://www.sping.com “SPIN”) (MGMT and the Dawningof the New Psychedelia) [T.O.C.](http://www.spin.com/magazine/2008-11 “Table of Contents”)
* November-December 2008 issue of [UTNE Reader](http://www.utne.com “UTNE”) (50 Visionaries who are changing your world) [T.O.C.](http://www.utne.com/2008-11-01/Table-of-Contents-November-December-2008.aspx “Table of Contents”)
* November / December 2008 issue of [American Songwriter](http://www.americansongwriter.com “American Songwriter”) (The Killers)
* November 2008 issue of [Funny Times](http://www.funnytimes.com “Funny Times”)
* 2008 [Heifer International](http://www.heifer.org/catalog “Heifer International”) Holiday Catalog
* [Crate & Barrel](http://www.crateandbarrel.com “Crate & Barrel”) Holiday Catalog
* A [Gander Mountain](http://www.gandermountain.com “Gander Mountain”) Sale Flyer
* Coupons from [Valpak](http://www.valpak.com “Valpak”)
* An advertisement from [Bob Goodlatte](http://www.house.gov/goodlatte “Bob Goodlatte’s Congressional Webpage”)
* An invitation for a tour and luncheon a the [Southwestern Virginia Food Bank](http://www.swvafoodbank.org “Southwestern Virginia Food Bank”)

The mailbox contained:

* An advertisement from the [Republican Party of Virginia](http://www.rpv.org “Republican Party of Virginia”)
* An advertisement from [USAction](http://www.usaction.org “USAction”)
* A coupon from [JCPenney](http://www.jcp.com “JCPenney”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix”) – [About Schmidt](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?&movieid=60025027 “Netflix”)

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”)

The mailbox contained:

* October 27, 2008 issue of [U.S. News & World Report](http://www.usnews.com “U.S. News & World Report”) (The Ultimate Voter’s Guide) [Read](http://www.usnews.com/sections/news/campaign-2008/index.html “Read the Cover Story”)
* October 20, 2008 issue of [Information Week](http://www.informationweek.com “Information Week”) (SaaS Under Stress – Integration’s the next big test for software as a service. Mistakes will increase costs, add complexity, and break business processes.)
* October 2008 issue of [Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Outreach](http://www.pancan.org “Pancreatic Cancer Action Network”) (Advance Research. Support Patients. Create Hope.) [T.O.C.](http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811 “Table of Contents”)
* A plea from [Food & Water Watch](http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org “Food & Water Watch”)
* A plea from [American Farmland Trust](http://www.farmland.org “American Farmland Trust”)
* A plea from the [USO](http://www.uso.org “USO”)