The mailbox contained:

* November + December 2008 issue of [Mother Jones](http://www.motherjones.com “Mother Jones”) (how to Rescue the Economy and Save the Planet) [T.O.C.](http://www.motherjones.com/toc/2008/11/index.html “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 issue of [Harper’s](http://www.harpers.org “Harper’s”) (How To Save Capitalism) [T.O.C.](http://harpers.org/archive/2008/11 “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 issue of [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com “The Atlantic”) (Should Women Rule the World?) [T.O.C.](http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811 “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 issue of [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine “National Geographic”) (The End of Night – Why We Need Darkness)[T.O.C.](http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/table-of-contents “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 issue of [Paste](http://www.pastemagazine.com “Paste”) (Heir of Bowie) [Read](http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?l=1&m=993&p=1 “Read the Issue”)
* An [American Girl](http://www.americangirl.com “American Girl”) Catalog
* Coupons from [Valvoline Instant Oil Change](http://www.vioc.com “Valvoline Instant Oil Change”)
* An offer from the [Musical Heritage Society](http://www.musicalheritage.com “Musica Heritage Society”)
* An offer from [Balfour](http://www.balfour.com “Balfour”) for a Radford class ring
* An offer from [Cook’s Country](http://www.cookscountry.com “Cook’s Country”)
* A plea from the [Sierra Club](http://www.sierraclub.org “Sierra Club”)
* A plea from [America’s Second Harvest](http://www.secondharvest.org “America’s Second Harvest”)
* A plea from the [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee](http://www.dscc.org “Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee”)
* A plea from [Americans for Tax Reform](http://www.atr.org “Americans for Tax Reform”)
* USB Chip samples from [Microchip](http://www.microchip.com “Microchip”) via [Circuit Cellar](http://www.circuitcellar.com “Circuit Cellar”)

The mailbox contained:

* November 2008 issue of [Sound & Vision](http://www.soundandvisionmag.com “Sound & Vision”) (LCD Marvel)
* November 2008 issue of [The Family Handyman](http://www.thefamilyhandyman.com “The Family Handyman”) (Dream Workshop)
* November 2008 issue of [TechNet](http://www.technetmagazine.com “TechNet”) (Health Check)
* November 2008 issue of [Wired](http://www.wired.com “Wired”) (The Future of Food – How Science Will Solve the Next Global Crisis)[T.O.C.](http://www.wired.com/wired/issue/16-11 “Table of Contents”)
* A plea from [Angel Tree](http://www.angeltree.org “Angel Tree”)
* An offer from [PCS Stamps & Coins](http://www.pcsquarters.com “PCS Stamps”)
* A notice from [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”) about their “Music on the Corner” program

The mailbox contained:

* December 2008 issue of [Garden Gate](http://www.gardengate.com “Garden Gate”) (3-Season Color Guaranteed! with our Easy Tips and Plans.) [T.O.C.](http://www.gardengatemagazine.com/extras/images/084/toc_large.jpg “Table of Contents”)
* October 13, 2008 issue of [Information Week](http://www.informationweek.com “Information Week”) (Volume’s exploding, queries are more complex, and more people are accessing data. Get your data warehouse ready to handle a whole new dimension of… SCALE) [T.O.C.](http://www.informationweek.com/thisweek/10-13-2008 “Table of Contents”)
* Fall 2008 issue of [The Kenyon Review](http://www.kenyonreview.org “The Kenyon Review”) (2008 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize For Young Writers)
* 2 offers from [State Farm](http://www.statefarm.com “State Farm”)
* 3 CD’s:
* Bob Dylan’s [Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001D06SEI?ie=UTF8&tag=stevejenkins-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B001D06SEI “Amazon”)
* Bob Dylan’s [Blonde on Blonde](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00026WU8M?ie=UTF8&tag=stevejenkins-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B00026WU8M “Amazon”)
* Lucinda Williams’ [Little Honey](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DXF9JU?ie=UTF8&tag=stevejenkins-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B001DXF9JU “Amazon”)

The mailbox contained:

* November 2008 issue of [Fast Company](http://www.fastcompany.com “Fast Company”) (Family Guy’s Seth Macfarlane) [T.O.C.](http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/130 “Table of Contents”)
* October 20, 2008 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek”) (The Bright Side) [Read](http://www.newsweek.com/id/163449 “Read the Cover Story”)
* November 2008 issue of [QST](http://www.qst.org “QST”) (The 2008 Photo Contest) [T.O.C.](http://www.arrl.org/qst/?month=11&year=2008#toc “Table of Contents”)
* October 19, 2008 issue of [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”) “The Record” (Tenants or Stewards?)
* Coupons from The Best of Roanoke Valley
* An advertisement from [Healthcare United](http://www.healthcareunited.org “Healthcare United”)
* An advertisement from [Gevalia](http://www.gevalia.com “Gevalia”)
* A pay stub
* A plea from [America’s Second Harvest](http://www.secondharvest.org “America’s Second Harvest”)
* A plea from [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee](http://www.dccc.org “Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee”)
* An advertisement from [Republican National Committee](http://www.rnc.org “Republican National Committee”)

The mailbox contained:

* November 2008 issue of [This Old House](http://www.thisoldhouse.com “This Old House”) (Before & After Issue)
* October 13, 2008 issue of [eWeek](http://www.eweek.com “eWeek”) (UC on the Cheap – New technology and financing options can help companies afford to start saving money.)
* October 20, 2008 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker”) (Annals of Finance – The trader who brought a bank to its knees.) [T.O.C.](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/toc/2008/10/20/toc_20081013?xrail “Table of Contents”)
* A Boy Scouts of America [Celebrate the Season With Scouting](http://www.scoutstuff.org “Scout Shop”) Catalog
* A plea from the [National Wildlife Federation](http://www.nwf.org “National Wildlife Federation”)
* A plea from [Native American Aid](http://www.naaprograms.org “Native American Aid”)
* A plea from [Food First](http://www.foodfirst.org “Food First”)
* An offer from [VeriSign](http://www.versign.com “VeriSign”)
* A subscription offer from [Hot Rod](http://www.hotrod.com “Hot Rod”)
* A subscription offer from [The Nation](http://www.thenation.com “The Nation”)
* A notice from [Bethel Baptist Church](http://www.bethelbaptistva.com “Bethel Baptist”) about their Fall Renewal program

The mailbox contained:

* October 2008 issue of [The Hightower Lowdown](http://www.hightowerlowdown.org “The Hightower Lowdown”) (Political outsiders are the only change we can count on) [Read](http://www.hightowerlowdown.org/node/1778 “Read the Cover Story”)
* November 2008 issue of [Money](http://www.money.com “Money”) (What Do I Do Now?) [T.O.C.](http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2008/11/01/toc.html “Table of Contents”)
* October 2008 issue of [Circuit Cellar](http://www.circuitcellar.com “Circuit Cellar”) (Signal Processing) [T.O.C.](http://www.circuitcellar.com/magazine/219.html “Table of Contents”)
* Winter 2008 issue of [Herb Quarterly](http://www.herbquarterly.com “Herb Quarterly”) (Gardening with Native Plants)
* A [green festival](http://www.greenfestivals.org “green festival”) Brochure
* A plea from [Doctors Without Borders](http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org “Doctors Without Borders”)
* A plea from [Audubon](http://www.audubon.org “Audubon”)
* An advertisement from [Stellar One](http://www.stellarone.com “Stellar One”)
* An offer from [Comcast](http://www.comcast.com “Comcast”)
* A bumper sticker from [MoveOn.org](http://www.moveon.org “MoveOn.org”)
* 2 rebate checks from [Staples](http://www.staples.com “Staples”)

The mailbox contained:

* November 2008 issue of [Outside](http://www.outsideonline.com “Outside”) (Nutrition Special) [T.O.C.](http://outside.away.com/outside/toc/200811.html “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 issue of [Esquire](http://www.esquire.com “Esquire”) (The Endorsement Issue) [T.O.C.](http://www.esquire.com/search/fast_search?search_query=issueyear:2008%20and%20issuemonth:November&toc=1&srchtyp=system “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 issue of [Popular Mechanics](http://www.popularmechanics.com “Popular Mechanics”) (The Breakthrough Issue)
* November / December 2008 issue of [Foreign Affairs](http://www.foreignaffairs.org “Foreign Affairs”) (Checking Russia) [T.O.C.](http://www.foreignaffairs.org/2008/6.html “Table of Contents”)
* Fall 2008 issue of [save the bay](http://www.cbf.org “Chesapeake Bay Foundation”) (In Harm’s Way – Can a Clean Creek Be Saved?) [Read](http://www.cbf.org/site/DocServer/savethebay_magazine_fall_2008.pdf?docID=13203 “Read the Issue (pdf)”)
* A [Lands’ End](http://www.landsend.com “Lands’ End”) Plus Size Collection Catalog
* A subscription offer from [Ode](http://www.odemagazine.com “Ode”)
* A subscription offer from [Garden & Gun](http://www.gardenandgun.com “Garden & Gun”)
* An offer from [Comcast](http://www.comcast.com “Comcast”)
* A offer from the [Arbor Day Foundation](http://www.arborday.org “Arbor Day Foundation”) for their [Give-A-Tree-Cards](http://www.arborday.org/holiday08 “Give-A-Tree-Cards”)

The mailbox contained:

* A [Boursin](http://www.boursincheese.com/ “Boursin”) Tote Bag
* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger”)
* A plea from the [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee](http://www.dscc.org “Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee”)
* A [Mark Warner](http://www.markwarner2008.com “Mark Warner 2008”) bumper sticker

The mailbox contained:

* October 13, 2008 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek”) (Palin – She’s One of the Folks (And that’s the problem)) [Read](http://www.newsweek.com/id/162396 “Read the Cover Story”)
* November 2008 issue of [National Geographic Adventure](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure “National Geographic Adventure”) (The Adventure Travel Issue) [T.O.C.](http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/table-of-contents “Table of Contents”)
* October 13, 2008 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker”) (The Politics Issue) [T.O.C.](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/toc/2008/10/13/toc_20081006?xrail “Table of Contents”)
* October/November 2008 issue of [Ready Made](http://www.readymade.com “Ready Made”) (The Small Spaces Issue) [T.O.C.](http://www.readymade-digital.com/readymade/20081011/?pg=1&pm=2&u1=friend “Table of Contents”)
* A plea from [Sam Rasoul for Congress](http://www.sam2008.com “Sam Rasoul for Congress”)
* A plea from [Central Union Mission](http://www.missiondc.org “Central Union Mission”)

The mailbox contained:

* Fall 2008 issue of [culture](http://www.virginia.edu/iasc/ “culture”) (Good & Evil – The Evil of Thoughtlessness Vigilance and Virtue) [Read](http://virginia.edu/iasc/culture/CultureFall08.pdf “Read the Article (pdf)”)
* Autumn 2008 issue of [The Wilson Quarterly](http://www.wilsonquarterly.com “The Wilson Quarterly”) (The Glory and the Folly) [T.O.C.](http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=WQ.toc&wq_volume_id=477185 “Table of Contents”)
* November 2008 issue of [Backpacker](http://www.backpacker.com “Backpacker”) (How to Do Everything)
* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger”)
* A plea from the [Democratic Party](http://www.democrats.org “Democratic Party”)
* A 401-k statement – I lost money again last quarter.
* A subscription offer from [Shenandoah](http://shenandoah.wlu.edu “Shenandoah”)

The mailbox contained:

* October 13-20, 2008 issue of [U.S. News & World Report](http://www.usnews.com “U.S. News & World Report”) (How Scared Should You Be? What the credit crisis will do to your 401(k), home value, and job security.) [Read](http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/economy/2008/10/03/americas-credit-catastrophe.html “Read the Cover Story”)
* October 6, 2008 issue of [Information Week](http://www.informationweek.com “Information Week”) (Your Next Computer – How the smartphone is becoming a portal to enterprise apps.)
* October 6, 2008 issue of [eWeek](http://www.eweek.com “eWeek”) (Born To Run: Application Whitelisting)
* Coupons from [Food Lion](http://www.foodlion.com “Food Lion”)
* A [Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc.](http://www.fhea.biz “Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc.”) Catalog
* A subscription offer from AFAR
* 2 offers from [VeriSign](http://www.verisign.com “VeriSign”)
* A subscription offer from [Human Events](http://www.humanevents.com “Human Events”)

The mailbox contained:

* November 2008 issue of [Linux Journal](http://www.linuxjournal.com “Linux Journal”) (High-Performance Computing) [T.O.C.](http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue/175 “Table of Contents”)
* October 2008 issue of [BBC Music](http://www.bbcmusicmagazine.com “BBC Music”) (Bryn Terfel – Best of British – Forget rumours of retirement: the mighty Welsh baritone tells us why he’s here to stay.)
* Fall / Winter 2008 issue of [Ministry of the Arts](http://www.ministryofthearts.org “Ministry of the Arts”) Catalog
* An [Obama-Biden](http://www.barackobama.com “Barack Obama”) Magnet
* A [JCPenney](http://www.jcpenney.com “JCPenney”) Coupon
* A plea from [Shriners Hospitals for Children](http://www.shrinershospitals.org “Shriners Hospitals for Children”)
* A plea from the [Chesapeake Bay Foundation](http://www.cbf.org “Chesapeake Bay Foundation”)
* An advertisement from the [California Nurses Association](http://www.calnurses.org “California Nurses Association”)
* A subscription offer from DRIP Investor
* An offer from [Berglund Ford Pontiac Mazda](http://www.berglundcars.com “Berglund Ford Pontiac Mazda”)

The mailbox contained:

* October 2008 issue of [Current History](http://www.currenthistory.com “Current History”) (Russia and Eurasia)
* November 2008 issue of [bon appetit](http://www.bonappetit.com “bon appetit”) (Thanksgiving Special)
* September 29, 2008 issue of [Information Week](http://www.informationweek.com “Information Week”) (Your Data’s Here Somewhere – From enabling e-discovery to helping employees dig for information, the demands on enterprise search keep multiplying. Don’t count on one approach to meet them all.)
* Poptober 2008 issue of [Blue Ridge Mountains Council’s](http://www.bsa-brmc.org “Blue Ridge Mountains Council”) “Ridge Runner” (2008 Popcorn Sales Off To a Great Start!!!)
* A [Lands’ End](http://www.landsend.com “Lands’ End”) Catalog
* A plea from the [America’s Second Harvest](http://www.secondharvest.org “America’s Second Harvest”)
* A plea from the Salem Rescue Squad
* An [Embedded Systems Conference Boston](http://www.embedded.com/boston “Embedded Systems Conference Boston”) Brochure
* 2 subscription offers from [The Hedgehog Review](http://www.virginia.edu/iasc/ “The Hedgehog Review”)

The mailbox contained:

* October 2008 issue of [MSDN Magazine](http://msdn.microsoft.com/magazine “MSDN Magazine”) (Parallel Programming Design) [T.O.C.](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc992993.aspx “Table of Contents”)
* Fall 2008 [Sears Simply Indoors](http://www.sears.com/simplyindoors “Sears Simply Indoors”) Catalog
* An advertisement from HelpSTAR 2008
* A plea from the [Sierra Club](http://www.sierraclub.org “Sierra Club”)
* A plea from the [American Hiking Society](http://www.americanhiking.org “American Hiking Society”)
* A CD – Alejandro Escovedo’s [Real Animal](http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/21260631/review/21463922/real_animal “Rolling Stone Review”)
* A book – George Pelecanos’ [The Turnaround](http://www.librarything.com/work/4798624/book/36822329 “LibraryThing”)

The mailbox contained:

* October 5, 2008 issue of [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”) “The Record” (Stewardship) [Read](http://stjohnsroanoke.org/html/documents/1005-08.pdf “Read the Newsletter (pdf)”)
* October 2008 [Musician’s Friend](http://www.musiciansfriend.com “Musician’s Friend”) Catalog
* An advertisement from [Healthcare United](http://www.healthcareunited.org “Healthcare United”)
* A DVD – [Obsession](http://www.obsessionthemovie.com “Obsession”)
* An [Insulin Connection](http://www.ceinternational.com “The Insulin Connection”) Brochure
* A subscription offer from [American Journal of Nursing](http://www.ajnonline.com “American Journal of Nursing”)
* An offer from John Hopkins White Papers
* An offer from [CREDO Mobile](http://www.credomobile.com “CREDO Mobile”)
* An offer from the [Southwest Virginia Ballet](http://www.svballet.org “Southwest Virginia Ballet”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix”) – Blow-Up (The previous DVD was returned Tuesday, 09/30.)