Category Archives: Mailbox Contents

Contents of the postal mailbox on a specific day.

What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 08.30.2007?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* September-October 2007 issue of [Audubon](http://www.audubon.org “Audubon Website”) (Rescuing a Rare Bird From Our Rising Seas)
* October 2007 issue of [Backpacker](http://www.backpacker.com “Backpacker Magazine Website”) (America’s Best Campsites)
* August 25, 2007 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com “Oncology Times Website”) (Prediction: Greater Emphasis on Health Disparities, More Trans-Desease-Based Initiatives)
* A [Pasternack Enterprises](http://www.pasternack.com “Pasternack Enterprises Website”) Catalog
* Coupons from Mailbox Savings
* An offer from the [Mystery Guild](http://www.joinmysteryguild.com “Mystery Guild Website”) Book Club
* An offer from [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com “National Geographic Website”)
* An advertisement from [National Instruments](http://www.ni.com “National Instruments Website”)
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org “ACLU Website”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix”) – [Stuart Little 2](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?&movieid=60022058 “Netflix’s Stuart Little 2 Page”) (The previous DVD was returned Monday, 08/27.)


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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 08.29.2007?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* September 2007 issue of [SERVO](http://www.servomagazine.com “SERVO Magazine Website”) (VEX Automobile Takes On the Wild Outdoors)
* September 2007 issue of [Nuts and Volts](http://www.nutsvolts.com “Nuts and Volts Website”) (Keep Those Components Cool – Use temperature to adjust fan speed to keep things running smooth and quiet.)
* October 2007 issue of [Nintendo Power](http://www.nintendopower.com “Nintendo Power Website”) (Far Out, Mario!)
* Fall 2007 [Highlights](http://www.highlights.com “Highlights Website”) Catalog
* Fall 2007 [Freestyle Photographic Supplies](http://www.freestylephoto.biz “Freestyle Photographic Supplies Website”) Catalog
* A [MAXIM](http://www.maxim-ic.com “MAXIM Website”) Portable Power Supplies Design Guide
* An advertisement from [Time Life](http://www.timelife.com “Time Life Website”)
* An advertisement from [Go Daddy.com](http://www.godaddy.com “Go Daddy.com Website”)
* An offer from [Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com “Southern Living Website”)
* A calendar and plea from [Defenders of Wildlife](http://www.defenders.org “Defenders of Wildlife Website”)
* A plea from [Guiding Eyes For The Blind](http://www.guidingeyes.org “Guiding Eyes For The Blind Website”)
* A book – Dashiell Hammett’s [Lost Stories](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0972589813/ref=nosim/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 08.28.2007?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* September 18, 2007 issue of [PC Magazine](http://www.pcmag.com “PC Magazine Website”) (Mobile Super Guide – The Year’s Best Road-Ready Gear)
* September 3, 2007 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek Website”) ([He’s Still Out There. The Hunt for Bin Laden.](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20430170/site/newsweek/ “Read the Cover Story”))
* September/October 2007 issue of [Technology Review](http://www.technologyreview.com “Technology Review Website”) ([The TR35 – 35 Innovators Under 35](http://www.technologyreview.com/TR35/ “Read the Cover Story”))
* September/October 2007 issue of [Foreign Policy](http://www.foreignpolicy.com “Foreign Policy Website”) ([Legalize It – Why it’s time to just say no to prohibition.](http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=220 “View the Table of Contents”))
* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger Website”)
* A [Duluth Trading Co.](http://www.duluthtrading.com “Duluth Trading Co. Website”) Catalog
* An offer from the [Association for Computing Machinery](http://www.acm.org “ACM Website”)
* A subscription offer from the [Skeptical Inquirer](http://www.csicop.org/si/ “Skeptical Inquirer”)
* A plea from the [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee](http://www.dscc.org “Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Website”)
* A plea from the [American Indian Education Foundation](http://www.aiefprograms.org “American Indian Education Foundation Website”)
* The kids found out who their teachers will be this fall.


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What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 08.27.2007?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

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What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 08.24.2007?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* September 2007 issue of [Better Homes and Gardens](http://www.bhg.com “Better Homes and Gardens Website”) (Simple Style)
* September-October 2007 issue of [No Depression](http://www.nodepression.net “No Depression Website”) (Josh Ritter)
* October 2007 issue of [Cuisine at Home](http://www.cuisineathome.com “Cuisine at Home Website”) (Fabulous Fall Food – Think Comfort)
* September/October 2007 issue of [Garden Gate](http://www.gardengatemagazine.com “Garden Gate Website”) (Make Your Entry Shout WOW!)
* August 2007 issue of [Sojourners Magazine](http://www.sojo.net “Sojourners Magazine Website”) ([Can Nuclear Power Save Us?](http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj0708&article=070810 “Read the Cover Story”))
* September-October 2007 issue of [Sojourners Magazine](http://www.sojo.net “Sojourners Magazine Website”) ([The New Sanctuary Movement – With immigration reform dead in Congress, churches step into the gap.](http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj0709&article=070910 “Read the Cover Story”))
* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger Website”)
* An [Embedded Systems Conference](http://www.embedded.com “Embedded Systems Conference Website”) Brochure
* An offer from [Columbia House](http://www.columbiahouse.com “Columbia House Website”)
* Cards from Wildlife Explorer
* A plea from the [March of Dimes](http://www.marchofdimes.com “March of Dimes Website”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix Website”) – [Schoolhouse Rock!: Special 30th Anniversary Edition: Bonus Material](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?&movieid=60023930 “Netflix Page for this Movie”) (The previous DVD was returned Monday, 08/20.)


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What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 08.23.2007?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* September 2007 issue of [Business 2.0](http://www.business2.com “Business 2.0 Website”) ([The Next Disruptors](http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0708/gallery.next_disruptors.biz2/ “Read the Cover Story”))
* September 2007 issue of [Circuit Cellar](http://www.circuitcellar.com “Circuit Cellar Website”) (Data Acquisition)
* An [Oriental Trading Company](http://www.orientaltrading.com “Oriental Trading Company Website”) Catalog
* Coupons from [Domino’s](http://www.dominos.com “Domino’s Website”)
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org “ACLU Website”)
* A plea from the [Arbor Day Foundation](http://www.arborday.org “Arbor Day Foundation Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 08.22.2007?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* September 2007 issue of [Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com “Southern Living Website”) (Hints of Fall)
* Autumn 2007 issue of [Nature Conservancy](http://www.nature.org “Nature Conservancy Website”) (Prairie Offering – A Grassland Yields Its Bounty)
* September 2007 issue of [MAXIM](http://www.maxim.com “MAXIM Website”) (Build 10lbs. of Muscle Fast!)
* August 21, 2007 issue of [PC Magazine](http://www.pcmag.com “PC Magazine Website”) ([The Best New PCs](http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2164029,00.asp “Read the Cover Story”))
* July/August 2007 issue of [Ridge Runner](http://www.bsa-brmc.org “Boy Scouts Blue Ridge Mountains Council Website”) (Racing into Cub Scouting)
* A [Moore Medical](http://www.mooremedical.com “Moore Medical Website”) Catalog
* Coupons from [Valpak](http://www.valpak.com “Valpak Website”)
* An offer from the [Science Fiction Book Club](http://www.joinsfbc.com “Science Fiction Book Club Website”)
* [Lucinda Williams](http://www.lucindawilliams.com “Lucinda Williams Website”) tickets
* 2 books – Max Childers’ [The Congregation of the Dead](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0941711323/ref=nosim/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”) and [Alpha Omega](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0941711218/ref=nosim/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)
* A plea from the [Special Olympics](http://www.specialolympics.org “Special Olympics Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 08.21.2007?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* September 2007 issue of [Virginia Wildlife](http://www.dgif.virginia.gov “Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Website”) (Governor Kaine’s 400,000-Acre Land Conservation Goal)
* September 2007 issue of [Wired](http://www.wired.com “Wired Website”) ([Halo 3: How Microsoft Labs Invented a New Science of Play](http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/magazine/15-09/ff_halo “Read the Cover Story”))
* September 2007 issue of [MAXIM](http://www.maxim.com “MAXIM Website”) (Build 10lbs. of Muscle Fast!)
* Summer 2007 [All Electronics](http://www.allelectronics.com “All Electronics Website”) Catalog
* An [REI](http://www.rei.com “REI Website”) Sale Flyer
* A [back to Scouting 07](http://www.scoutstuff.org “BSA Supply Group Website”) Catalog
* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger Website”)
* A subscription offer from [Sports Illustrated](http://www.si.com “Sports Illustrated Website”)
* A reunion notice
* A plea from the [rails-to-trails conservancy](http://www.railstotrails.org “rails-to-trails conservancy Website”)
* A plea from [Project HOPE](http://www.projecthope.org “Project HOPE Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 08.20.2007?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* September 2007 issue of [Field & Stream](http://www.fieldandstream.com “Field & Stream Website”) (Gear of the Year)
* September 2007 issue of [Money](http://www.money.com “Money Magazine Website”) ([The Best Stuff At the Best Price](http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/valuejudgments/index.html “Read the Cover Story”))
* August 2007 issue of [RN](http://www.rnweb.com “RN Magazine Website”) ([Katrina’s aftermath: How our disaster plan was tested](http://www.rnweb.com/rnweb/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=447266 “Read the Cover Story”))
* August 10, 2007 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com “Oncology Times Website”) (Documented: Hospice Care Prolongs Life)
* A “Brain Fitness After 30” seminar brochure from the Institute for Natural Resources (INR)
* A plea from the [National Veterans Service Fund](http://www.nvsf.org “National Veterans Service Fund Website”)
* A plea from the [Washington National Cathedral](http://www.nationalcathedral.org “Washington National Cathedral Website”)
* A plea from the [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee](http://www.dccc.org “Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Website”)
* A plea from the [Chesapeake Bay Foundation](http://www.cbf.org “Chesapeake Bay Foundation Website”)
* A plea from the [ASPCA](http://www.aspca.org “ASPCA Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 08.18.2007?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* September 2007 issue of [Fast Company](http://www.fastcompany.com “Fast Company Website”) (He Sold His Soul To Wal-Mart)
* September 2007 issue of [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine “National Geographic Website”) (Islam’s Fault Line – Pakistan)
* September 1, 2007 issue of [The Progressive Populist](http://www.populist.com “Progressive Populist Website”) (The Three Stooges)
* A parking pass from [Radford](http://www.radford.edu “Radford Website”)
* A plea from [World Emergency Relief](http://www.worldemergencyrelief.org “World Emergency Relief Website”)
* A plea from [John Edwards](http://www.johnedwards.com “John Edwards Website”)
* A plea from [FINCA](http://www.villagebanking.org “FINCA Website”)
* A plea from [Doctors Without Borders](http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org “Doctors Without Borders Website”)
* A [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix Website”) DVD – [Farenheit 9/11](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?&movieid=70000505 “Netflix’s Fahrenheit 9/11 Page”) (The previous DVD was returned Wednesday, 08/15.)
* A book – Max Childers’ [Things Undone](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0941711102/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 08.17.2007?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* September / October 2007 issue of [Foreign Affairs](http://www.foreignaffairs.org “Foreign Affairs Website”) (Campaign 2008 Part II)
* September-October 2007 issue of [Utne Reader](http://www.utne.com “Utne Reader Website”) (History Lessons – What We’re Taught and What’s Ignored)
* A [Lands’ End](http://www.landsend.com “Lands’ End Website”) Catalog
* An offer for “1,001 Gardening Secrets”
* A plea from [Audubon](http://www.audubon.org “Audubon Website”)
* A plea from the [National Parks Conservation Association](http://www.npca.org “National Parks Conservation Association Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 08.16.2007?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* September 2007 issue of [TechNet](http://www.technetmagazine.com “TechNet Magazine Website”) (Deploying Windows Vista)
* September + October 2007 issue of [Mother Jones](http://www.motherjones.com “Mother Jones Website”) (School of Shock)
* September 2007 issue of [This Old House](http://www.thisoldhouse.com “This Old House Website”) (49 easy home upgrades)
* August 19, 2007 issue of [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke Website”) The Record (Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!)
* A [Lands’ End Kids](http://www.landsend.com/kids “Lands’ End Website”) Catalog
* An offer from [Comcast](http://www.comcast.com “Comcast Website”)
* An offer from the [ARRL](http://www.arrl.org “ARRL Website”)
* A paystub
* A plea from [Oxfam](http://www.oxfamamerica.org “Oxfam Website”)
* A CD – The Clash’s [London Calling](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004BZ0N/ref=nosim/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 08.15.2007?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* September 4, 2007 issue of [PC Magazine](http://www.pcmag.com “PC Magazine Website”) (Save Your PC! – 15 Ways To Make Your Old PC Your New Best Friend)
* August 2007 issue of [BBC Music](http://www.bbcmusicmagazine.com “BBC Music Magazine Website”) (Special Conductors issue)
* Coupons from [Domino’s](http://www.dominos.com “Domino’s Website”)
* A plea from the [Paralyzed Veterans of America](http://www.supportveterans.org “Paralyzed Veterans of America Website”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix Website”) – [Schoolhouse Rock!](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?&movieid=60023751 “Netflix’s Schoolhouse Rock!”) (The previous DVD was returned on Monday, 08/13.)


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What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 08.14.2007?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* August 27, 2007 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek Website”) ([The Facebook Effect](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20227872/site/newsweek/ “Read the Cover Story))
* Volume 11 of [Make:](http://www.makezine.com “Make: Magazine Website”) ([Alternative Vehicles](http://makezine.com/11/ “View the Table of Contents”))
* A plea from [The Smile Train](http://www.smiletrain.org “Smile Train Website”)
* A plea from the [Rails-to-trails Conservancy](http://www.railstotrails.org “Rails-to-trails Conservancy Website”)
* An advertisement from the [Stratford Career Institute](http://www.scitraining.cocm “Stratford Career Institute Website”)
* An advertisement from [Disney Destinations](http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/index “Disney Destinations Website”)
* An advertisement from the [Post Office](http://www.usps.com “Post Office Website”) for Stamps By Mail


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