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Contents of the postal mailbox on a specific day.

What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 04.04.2007?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* April 24, 2007 issue of [PC Magazine](http://www.pcmag.com “PC Magazine Website”) ([What’s New In Mobile Computing](http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2105638,00.asp “Read the Cover Story”))
* April 2007 issue of [Circuit Cellar](http://www.circuitcellar.com “Circuit Cellar Website”) (Embedded Programming)
* Volume 8, Issue 3 of [Oncology Net Guide](http://www.oncng.com “Oncology Net Guide Website”) ([The Plot to Bring Down WebMD](http://www.oncng.com/current_issue_detail.cfm/article/57/ “Read the Cover Story (Registration Required)”))
* March 25, 2007 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com/ “Oncology Times Website”) (Cooperative Group Chairs: NCI’s 10% Cutback Decree for Clinical Trials Will Have Devestating Effect on Accrual, Infrastructure, Progress)
* April 2007 [CDW](http://www.cdw.com “CDW Website”) Catalog
* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger Website”)
* A plea from [Audubon](http://www.audubon.org “Audubon Website”)
* An offer from [Cafe Belmondo](http://www.cafebelmondo.com “Cafe Belmondo Website”)
* A subscription offer from [Virginia Gardener](http://www.vagardener.com “Virginia Gardener Website”)
* A subscription offer from [The New York Review of Books](http://www.nybooks.com/ “New York Review of Books Website”)
* Some books:
* Ken Follet’s [Eye of the Needle](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/006074815X/ref=nosim/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)
* Frederick Forsyth’s [The Day of the Jackal](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553266306/ref=nosim/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)
* John Le Carre’s [The Little Drummer Girl](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743464656/ref=nosim/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)
* A CD – The Faces’ [Five Guys Walk into a Bar…](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001Z2R96/ref=nosim/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)
* Fedex delivered some trophies from [Awards International & Chicago Trophy Co.](http://www.awardsco.com/ “Awards International & Chicago Trophy Co.”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 04.03.2007?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* April 9, 2007 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com “Newsweek Website”) ([How I Live With Cancer by Jonathan Alter](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17888476/site/newsweek/ “Read the Cover Story”))
* Spring 2007 issue of [Lowe’s Garden Club](http://www.lowescreativeideas.com/outdoorliving “Lowe’s Garden Club Website”) (Spring is Here! Get outside and play.)
* An advertisement from [Pheasant Ridge Retirement Residence](http://www.pheasantridgeret.com “Pheasant Ridge Retirement Residence Website”)
* A subscription offer from [Gourmet](http://www.epicurious.com/ “Gourmet Magazine Website”) Magazine
* An advertisement from [4 Seasons Wine](http://www.4seasonswine.com “4 Seasons Wine Website”)
* A plea from the [World Wildlife Fund](http://www.worldwildlife.org “World Wildlife Fund Website”)
* A plea from [Students Conserving America](http://www.thesca.org “Students Conserving America Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 04.02.2007?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2007 issue of [Nuts And Volts](http://www.nutsvolts.com “Nuts & Volts Website”) (Build The Mysterious Magic Box)
* April 2007 issue of [SERVO](http://www.servomagazine.com “SERVO Website”) (Get On the Dean’s List – Do Your Homework FIRST!)
* February 2007 issue of [Paste](http://www.pastmagazine.com “Paste Website”) (The Shins)
* April 2007 issue of [The Sun](http://www.thesunmagazine.org “The Sun Magazine Website”) (The Unseen Life That Dreams Us)
* An advertisement from [Pasternack Enterprises](http://www.pasternack.com “Pasternack Enterprises Website”)
* A subscription offer from [Political Science Quarterly](http://www.psqonline.org “Political Science Quarterly Website”)
* A brochure from the [U.S. Army Nurse Corps](http://info.goarmy.com/healthcare127 “U.S. Army Nurse Corps Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 03.31.2007?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* April 9, 2007 issue of [BusinessWeek](http://www.businessweek.com “BusinessWeek Website”) ([Who’s Afraid of Google? With its tear through media, software, and telecom, the Web giant is raising new fears of its growing influence.](http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_15/b4029001.htm “Read the Cover Story”))
* Coupons from Mailbox Savings
* An advertisement from [Friendly Lincoln Mercury](http://www.friendlylm.com “Friendly Lincoln Mercury Website”)
* A plea from [The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation](http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org “The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Website”)
* A plea from [Doctors Without Borders](http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org “Doctors Without Borders Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 03.30.2007?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* April 6, 2007 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com “Entertainment Weekly Website”) ([Harry Potter – All You Need To Know About the New Movie](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20016352,00.html “Read the Cover Story”))
* April 2, 2007 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com “Sporting News Website”) (MLB 2007 Preview)
* March 2007 issue of [Paste](http://www.pastemagazine.com “Paste Website”) (Norah Jones)
* April 2007 issue of [BBC Music](http://www.bbcmusicmagazine.com “BBC Music Magazine Website”) (The 20th Greatest Sopranos – 30 years after her death, is Maria Callas still the best?)
* Version 4.1 of [Subaru Drive Performance](http://www.driveperformancesubaru.com “Subaru Drivce Performance Magazine Website”) (2006/2007 Subaru Motorsports)
* Spring 2006 issue of [Roanoke Valley Regional Medical Reserve Corps Quarterly Newsletter](http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/detail.asp?id=168 “Roanoke Valley Regional Medical Reserve Corps Website”) (MOM (Roanoke Mission of Mercy) Project)
* 2006 [Kellogg Company](http://www.kelloggcompany.com “Kellogg Company Website”) Annual Report
* Coupons from Mailbox Savings
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix Website”) [The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe](http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia_The_Lion_the_Witch_the_Wardrobe/70021663 “Netflix’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe Page”)
* A book – Tom Clancy’s [Battle Ready](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399151761/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 03.29.2007?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* Spring 2007 issue of [National Parks](http://www.npca.org “National Parks Conservation Association Website”) (Hunting and Fishing in Alaska’s Park Units – A Cultural Legacy)
* April 1, 2007 issue of [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke Website”) “The Record” (Who is Grace St. John’s?)
* A membership offer from [AARP](http://www.aarp.org “AARP Website”) (They’re several years early – I’m not 50 yet.)
* An offer for Mel Bartholomew’s [Square Foot Gardening](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591862027/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon Website”)
* A plea from [compassion & choices](http://www.compassionandchoices.org “compassion & choices Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 03.28.2007?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2, 2007 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com “Newsweek Website”) ([any day I’m here could be the day I die. – The Iraq War in The Words of America’s Dead](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17773294/site/newsweek/ “Read the Cover Story”))
* May 2007 issue of [Car and Driver](http://www.caranddriver.com “Car and Driver Website”) (On the Road to Bagdad! – Who makes the best $25,000 funster?)
* April 2007 issue of [Virginia Wildlife](http://www.dgif.virginia.gov “Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Website”) (Virginia’s Forgotten Lake – Sharing a common border with Virginia and North Carolina, Lake Gaston is scoring high marks with anglers from all around.)
* March 2007 issue of [T. Rowe Price](http://www.troweprice.com “T. Rowe Price Website”) Investor (Major Life Changes – Assessing and Improving Your Estate Plan)
* Summer Preview 2007 [Lands’ End](http://www.landsend.com “Lands’ End Website”) Kids Catalog
* Spring 2007 [BBC America Shop](http://www.bbcamericashop.com “BBC America Shop Website”) Catalog
* A postcard from [Cave Spring Baptist Church](http://www.csbc.org “Cave Spring Baptist Church Website”)
* A plea from [CARE](http://www.care.org “CARE Website”)
* A plea from [John McCain](http://www.johnmccain.com “John McCain Website”)
* A subscription offer from [Country Living](http://www.countryliving.com “Country Living Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 03.27.2007?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* Summer 2007 [L.L.Bean](http://www.llbean.com “L.L.Bean Website”) Catalog
* An offer from [GoDaddy.com](http://www.godaddy.com “GoDaddy Website”)
* An advertisement for [Lugenis at The Art and Science of Dermatology](http://lugenis.com/divers.htm “Lugenis at The Art and Science of Dermatology Website”)
* Coupons from [Food Lion](http://www.foodlion.com “Food Lion Website”)
* A postcard from [Salem Baptist Church](http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&q=salem+baptist+church&near=Salem,+VA+24153&radius=0.0&cid=37286667,-80055833,4311526843325483802&li=lmd&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=14&ll=37.299524,-80.05909&spn=0.030315,0.055618&iwloc=A “Google Map of the Church”)
* A plea from the [National Multiple Sclerosis Society](http://www.nationalmssociety.org “National Multiple Sclerosis Society Website”)
* A plea from the [World Wildlife Fund](http://www.worldwildlife.org “World Wildlife Fund Website”)
* A plea from [UNICEF](http://www.unicefusa.org “UNICEF Website”)
* A plea from the [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee](http://www.dscc.org “DSCC Website”)
* Some books:
* [Reporting Vietnam; American Journalism, 1959-1969](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883011582/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)
* [Reporting Vietnam; American Journalism, 1969-1975](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883011590/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)
* [Reporting World War II Vol. 1: American Journalism 1938-1944](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883011043/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)
* [Reporting World War II Vol. 2: American Journalism](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883011051/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 03.26.2007?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* March 2007 issue of [PC World](http://www.pcworld.com “PC World Website”) (35 Things Every PC User Should Know!)
* March 2007 issue of [Make:](http://www.makezine.com “Make: Website”) (Tales & Projects from the Fringe)
* Spring/Summer 2007 [ULINE](http://www.uline.com “ULINE Website”) Catalog
* A plea from [America’s Second Harvest](http://www.secondharvest.org “America’s Second Harvest Website”)
* [Library of America](http://www.loa.org “Library of America Website”) Annual Report
* A plea from [Team In Training](http://www.teamintraining.org/vam “Team In Training Website”)
* A rebate check from [Staples](http://www.staples.com “staples”)
* An offer from [Back-To-Basics Marketplace](http://www.backtobasicsmarketplace.com “Back-To-Basics Marketplace”)
* 2007 Spring Calendar from the [Jefferson Center](http://www.jeffcenter.org “Jefferson Center Website Website”)
* An offer from [Gray Wolf Press](http://www.graywolfpress.org “Gray Wolf Press”)
* A book – Anthony Bourdain’s [The Nasty Bits](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1582344515/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 03.24.2007?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2007 issue of [TechNet](http://www.technetmagazine.com “Technet Magazine Website”) (Toolbox Essentials)
* April 2007 issue of [Business 2.0](http://www.business2.com “Business 2.0 Website”) (The 11 Coolest New Products On the Planet)
* April 2, 2007 issue of [BusinessWeek](http://www.businessweek.com “BusinessWeek Website”) (Beyond Virtual Reality – Motion-capture technology is bursting out of Hollywood and into companies such as Intel, Toyota, and Lockheed Martin)
* March-April 2007 issue of [Appalachian Trail Journeys](http://www.appalachiantrail.org “Appalachian Trail Conservancy Website”) (2007 Biennial Program – Hikes, workshops and excursions are on tap at ATC’sbiennial membership meeting)
* April/May 2007 issue of [National Wildlife](http://www.nwf.org “National Wildlife Federation Website”) (Avian Rap: How Birds Learn to Sing)
* An offer from the Doubleday Book Club
* An offer for The Church Supper Cookbook
* A plea from the [American Farmland Trust](http://www.farmland.org “American Farmland Trust Website”)
* A t-shirt from [WVTF](http://www.wvtf.org “WVTF Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 03.23.2007?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* April/May 2007 issue of [Mother Earth News](http://www.motherearthnews.com “Mother Earth News Website”) (Giant Garden Issue!)
* March-April 2007 issue of [UTNE](http://www.utne.com “UTNE Website”) (America’s Slave Labor – Illegal Immigration: A Moral Solution)
* March 30, 2007 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com “Entertainment Weekly Website”) (Grindhouse – Tarantino and Rodriguez team up. Can America Hack It?)
* April 2007 issue of [Wired](http://www.wired.com “Wired Website”) (Why Exposing Yourself Is The Future of Business)
* Spring 2007 issue of [The Kenyon Review](http://www.kenyonreview.org “The Kenyon Review Website”) (Janet Peery, Alice Hoffman, Roger Rosenblatt, Carl Dennis, and Much More)
* An offer from [Nationwide](http://www.nationwide.com “Nationwide Website”)
* An offer from [State Farm](http://www.statefarm.com “State Farm Website”)
* A postcard from the [Post Office](http://www.usps.com “USPS Website”)
* A [1-800-flowers.com](http://www.1800flowers.com “1-800-flowers.com Website”) Catalog
* A plea from the [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonianmembership.com “Smithsonian Membership Website”)
* A [JavaOne](http://java.sun.com/javaone “JavaOne Website”) Conference Brochure
* A Book – [Programming Jabber](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596002025/stevejenkins-20 “Amazon Product Info”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 03.22.2007?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* March 2007 issue of [RN](http://www.rnweb.com “RN Magazine Website”) (Finding the words – How to handle difficult conservations)
* March 26, 2007 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com “Sporting News Website”) (The all-access issue – Your behind-the-scenes, beyond-closed-doors, inside-the-games pass)
* April 2007 issue of [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonian.com “Smithsonian Website”) (Wonders of Alexandria – Rediscovering the Fabled City of Cleopatra)
* April 2007 issue of [Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com “Southern Living Website”) (Spring Attractions)
* March 2007 issue of [The Sun](http://www.thesunmagazine.org “The Sun Magazine Website”) (Seduced By War – Andrew J. Bacevich On How the U.S. Came To Put Too Much Faith In Military Power)
* Spring/Summer 2007 [Science Museum of Western Virginia](http://www.smwv.org “Science Museum of Western Virginia Website”) News (Summer Camp Info)
* March 25, 2007 issue of [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke Website”) The Record (Did you Know?? When Was the church last replaced?)
* An offer from Biotech Research for EdenPURE
* A subscription offer from the Journal of Christian Nursing
* Coupons from [Valpak](http://www.valpak.com “Valpak Website”)
* A plea from the [Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center](http://www.mskcc.org “Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 03.21.2007?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* May 2007 issue of [Nintendo Power](http://www.nintendopower.com “Nintendo Power Website”) (Pokemon Perspectives)
* A [Harbor Freight](http://www.harborfreightusa.com “Harbor Freight Website”) Catalog
* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger Website”)
* A plea from the [Appalachian Trail Conservancy](http://www.appalachiantrail.org “Appalachian Trail Conservancy Website”)
* A binder and coupons from [Staples](http://www.staples.com “Staples Website”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 03.20.2007?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* March 26, 2007 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com “Newsweek Website”) ([Exercise And the Brain – We know that working out is good for the body. But now research says it also makes us smarter – and may help fight breast cancer and alzheimer’s](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17662246/site/newsweek/ “Read the Cover Story”))
* April 2007 issue of [Real Simple](http://www.realsimple.com “Real Simple Website”) (Hate to clean? Quick tricks to make every room shine.)
* April 2007 issue of [Money](http://www.money.com “Money Magazine Website”) ([Retire Early – Reach Financial Freedom Sooner Than You Ever Dreamed](http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/retireearly/index.html “Read the Cover Story”))
* April 2007 issue of [Better Homes and Gardens](http://www.bhg.com “Better Homes and Gardens Website”) (Easy Color Inside & Out)
* April 2007 issue of [Paste](http://www.pastemagazine.com “Paste Website”) (Modest Mouse – 20,000 Leagues Under Normalcy)
* [Gurney’s](http://www.gurneys.com “Gurney’s Website”) 2007 Spring Sale
* A plea from [The Nature Conservancy](http://www.nature.org “Nature Conservancy Website”)
* A plea from the [Chesapeake Bay Foundation](http://www.cbf.org “Chesapeake Bay Foundation Website”)
* A plea from the [International Rescue Committee](http://www.theirc.org “International Rescue Committee Website”)
* A plea from [FIDELIS](http://www.fidelis.org “FIDELIS Website”)
* An offer from [Sears](http://www.sears.com “Sears Website”) for riding mower service


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What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 03.19.2007?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2007 issue of [Family Fun](http://www.familyfun.com “Family Fun Website”) (Secrets of Great Parties! – 16 pages of easy ideas, showstopping cakes & gifts under $20)
* March 26, 2007 issue of [Business Week](http://www.businessweek.com “Business Week Website”) ([The BusinessWeek 50](http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/07_13/B40270713bw50.htm “Read the Cover Story”))
* April 2007 issue of [This Old House](http://www.thisoldhouse.com “This Old House Website”) (get more curb appeal)
* A plea from the [Sierra Club](http://www.sierraclub.org “Sierra Club Website”)
* A plea from [FINCA](http://www.villagebanking.org “FINCA Website”)
* A subscription offer from [Journal Watch Psychiatry](http://psychiatry.jwatch.org/ “Journal Watch Psychiatry Website”)


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