Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

• January 29, 2007 issue of Newsweek (Hidden Plain Sight – A Suspected Kidnapper, His Young Prey and a Bizarre Captivity)
• A 1-800-Flowers.com Catalog
• Spring 2007 L.L.Bean Catalog
• A subscription offer from National Geographic Kids Magazine
• An offer for Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding!
• An offer for Nursing Student Success Made Incredibly Easy
• An offer from Omaha Steaks

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Monday, the mailbox contained:

• Spring 2007 issue of Robot (CrustCrawler Nomad HDATS)
• January 29, 2007 issue of BusinessWeek (Imagine a world in which socially responsible and eco-friendly practices actually boost a company’s bottom line. It’s closer than you think.)
• February 2007 issue of Smithsonian (Death In Happy Valley – In Kenya, the shooting of a dirt-poor black man by a wealthy white landowner highlights the strains wrought by an exploding population on this mythic land.)
• February 2007 issue of Good Housekeeping (Lose 30 lbs. the Easy Way – Simple Food Swaps (No Dieting!)
• Winter 2007 issue of AMD ACCELERATE (Global Reach – Managing Business Challenges Worldwide)
• Spring 2007 journeyEd Catalog
• An offer from Stamps.com
• A coupon from ProFlowers
• A subscription offer from Gourmet Magazine
• A flyer indicating that the vacation house that we rented last year is now being managed by a different realtor
• A plea from the American Indian Education Foundation
• A book – Emergency Communication Handbook

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Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* February 2007 issue of [Field & Stream](http://www.fieldandstream.com “Field & Stream Website”) (This Man Survived. Could You? How a lost hunter endured five brutal nights in the Rockies)
* February 2007 issue of [Computer Shopper](http://www.computershopper.com “Computer Shopper Website”) ([Readers’ Choice Awards – The Best Hardware, Software, Gadgets, & Places To Buy](http://computershopper.com/feature/21st_annual_shoppers_choice_awards “Read the Story”))
* January 26, 2007 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com “Entertainment Weekly Website”) (Eddie Murphy – How He Got His Groove Back)
* February 2007 issue of [Wired](http://www.wired.com “Wired Website”) (What We Don’t Know About…)
* February 2007 issue of [TechNet](http://www.technetmagazine.com “TechNet Magazine Website”) ([Mark Russinovich Goes Inside The Windows Kernel](http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/02/VistaKernel/default.aspx “Read the Cover Story”))
* February 2007 issue of [Maxim](http://www.maxim.com “Maxim Website”) (Get Rich Quick! 12 Easy Steps to Becoming a Millionaire)
* March 2007 issue of [Backpacker](http://www.backpacker.com “Backpacker Website”) (2007 Gear Guide)
* February 2007 issue of [Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com “Southern Living Website”) (Spring Is On the Way)
* An offer from [State Farm](http://www.statefarm.com “State Farm Website”)
* An offer for the [Earth Policy Institute](http://www.earthpolicy.org “Earth Policy Institute Website”)’s “Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble!”
* A subscription offer from the [American Free Press](http://www.americanfreepress.net “American Free Press Website”)
* A subscription offer from the [National Review](http://www.nationalreview.com “National Review Website”)
* Coupons from [SpeeDee Oil Change & Tune-Up](http://www.speedeeoil.com “SpeeDee Website”)
* A plea from [The Wilderness Society](http://www.wilderness.org “Wilderness Society Website”)
* A plea from the [Environmental Defense Action Fund](http://www.environmentaldefense.org “Environmental Defense Action Fund Website”)
* A book – Italian Slow and Savory
* 2 DVD’s from the [William Shatner DVD Club](http://www.shatnerdvdclub.com “William Shatner DVD Club”) – [Thomas in Love](http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1805534112/info “Yahoo Movie Page”) and [Freeze Frame](http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808559452/info “Yahoo Movie Page”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix Website”) – [The Wire Season 1, Disc 1](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70002808&trkid=134852 “Netflix’s “The Wire Season 1″ Page”) (The previous DVD, which we’d had since 8/30/06 and my wife *still* hadn’t watched, was returned Thursday, 01/18.)

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Friday, the mailbox contained:

• January 22, 2007 issue of Sporting News (Would you want this man running your team?)
• February 2007 issue of Money (The Best Mutual Funds Money Can Buy)
• February 2007 issue of Better Homes and Gardens (Fresh Start Decorating)
• Volume 11, Number 6 of House to House Heart to Heart (God’s Refining Shop)
• February 2007 Jameco Catalog
• Pasternack Enterprises Catalog 2007A
• A Survey from Morgan Griffith
• An offer from The Science Fiction Book Club
• An offer from Biotech Research for EdenPure
• A subscription offer from O, The Oprah Magazine
• A plea from the United States Justice Foundation

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Thursday, the mailbox contained:

• February 2007 issue of Popular Mechanics (Panama’s New Mega Canal)
• January 21, 2007 issue of St. John’s The Record (Eighty-Eighth Annual Council)
• Spring 2007 L.L.Bean kids Catalog
• An offer from Nextel
• A subscription offer from free inquiry
• A plea from Samaritan’s Purse
• A plea from WVTF

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Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

• February 2007 issue of National Geographic (Healing the Heart)
• A Library of America Catalog
• An offer from Rodale
• An offer from Oreck
• An offer from The Readers’ Subscription
• An offer from The Literary Guild
• An offer from Biotech Research for EdenPure
• An advertisement from Dell
• A subscription offer from Garden Design Magazine
• A subscription offer from The Harvard Business Review

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Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

• February 2007 issue of Fast Company (Music’s Secret Money Machine – For John Legend, Gwen Stefani, Dave Matthews, and More Than 700 Other Talents, Musictoday Keeps the Fans Pumped and the Cash Rolling In.)
• January 22, 2007 issue of Newsweek (How Daily Bloodshed Deepening Hatreds and the American Occupation May Turn Iraq’s Children Into The Next Jihadists)
• January 2007 issue of MacTech (Home Sweet Home Automate Your Place – Real-world Integration)
• Issue 2 of Craft: (Felt Wool Into Food)
• January 2007 issue of RN (4 nurse attorneys tell you How to stay out of legal hot water)
• Winter 2007 Cyberguys! Catalog
• An offer from The Good Cook Book Club
• An offer from the Afghan Collector’s Series
• An offer from Geico
• A subscription offer for Realm
• A subscription offer for the Nutrition Action Healthletter
• A subscription offer for the Writer
• A subscription offer for The Washington Spectator
• A plea from the Alliance Defense Fund

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Saturday, the mailbox contained:

• January/February 2007 issue of The Atlantic (Why Presidents Lie And Why Their Worst Lies Are To Themselves)
• February 2007 issue of Real Simple (Diet no more:  eat well, stay healthy, feel great)
• February 2007 issue of Popular Science (Cop Tech 2010)
• January 22, 2007 issue of BusinessWeek (Revenge – The power of retribution, spite, and loathing in the world of business.)
• January 15, 2007 issue of Sporting News (Gator Romp!)
• Spring 2007 Michigan Bulb Co. Catalog
• January 2007 gardens alive! Catalog
• New Year 2007 CAMPMOR Catalog
• An offer for Gardening Remedies
• An offer from the History Book Club
• An offer from the Musical Heritage Society
• A subscription offer from Motor Trend
• An advertisement from Rodale Organic Gardening Books
• A pay stub
• A notice that our tax assessment increased 11%
• A plea from the World Wildlife Fund
• A plea from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation

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I was away Tuesday through most of Friday, and this pile of mail was waiting for me when I returned Friday night:

• January 15, 2007 issue of Newsweek (Understanding Menopause)
• February 2007 issue of Harper’s (The Coming Robot Army – Introducing America’s Future Fighting Machines)
• January 19, 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly (The Oscar Race Is On!)
• January 2007 issue of BBC Music Magazine (Gergiev Arrives!)
• January 14, 2007 issue of St. John’s The Record (Eighty-Eighth Annual Council)
• January/February 2007 issue of WWF Focus (WWF Honors Conservation Leaders)
• 2007 Burgess Seed & Plant Co. Garden Catalog
• Henry Field’s Spring Catalog 2007
• Winter 07 Boy Scouts Catalog
• An offer from the QPB Book Club
• An offer from the Military Book Club
• An offer from One Spirit Book Club
• An offer from Lending Tree
• An offer from 4 Seasons Wine
• A subscription offer from The Week
• A subscription offer from Poets & Writers Magazine
• A subscription offer from Barron’s
• A subscription offer from Travel + Leisure Magazine
• A subscription offer from The New York Times
• A subscription offer from Automobile Magazine
• A subscription offer from Forbes
• A subscription offer from Shutterbug Magazine
• A subscription offer from Aperture
• An offer from the Columbia House DVD Club
• An advertisement from Lifeline
• An offer from Fisher Investments
• A 401-K Statement – I made money last quarter.
• An IRA Statement – I made money last quarter.
• A check from Allstate
• Coupons from Kroger
• A Jefferson Center 2007 Winter Calendar
• A plea from the National Park Foundation
• A plea from Care

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Monday, the mailbox contained:

• Issue 15 of Intermezzo (Time to Celebrate!)
• February/March 2007 issue of Birds & Blooms (Top Billing.  Nothing brings thoughts of warm weather faster than the sweet song of spring warblers.  The yellow-rumped warbler is a beauty found across the country.)
• Winter 2006 issue of Anthem‘s Living Well with Heart Disease
• January 2007 American Girl Catalog
• An offer from the good cook book club
• An offer from Gevalia
• An offer from Crafter’s Choice book club
• An advertisement for the All-New Volvo S80
• An offer for term Life Insurance
• An offer for Blanchard & Loeb‘s Cardiac Signs and Symptoms
• A subscription offer from Farm Show Magazine
• A subscription offer from The New York Review of Books
• A subscription offer from the American Art Review
• A plea from North Shore Animal League America
• A plea from The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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Saturday, the mailbox contained:

• February/March 2007 issue of Cook’s Country (Maryland Fried Chicken)
• February 2007 issue of Stuff (Insanity! Around the World in 80 Parties)
• February 2007 issue of Linux Journal (Windows migration & Integration So Easy…)
• January 15, 2007 issue of BusinessWeek (Blowup At Home Depot)
• February 2007 issue of Consumer Reports (Simplify your financial life)
• February 2007 issue of Outside Magazine (It’s Shaun White’s World. (We’re Just Living in it.))
• January 8, 2007 issue of The New Yorker (Open Secrets – Enron and the perils of full disclosure)
• January/February 2007 issue of Lowe’s Creative Ideas (California Kitchen – A clam space with a splash of color)
• Gurney’s 2007 Spring Catalog and Coupon
• An offer for panty hose
• An offer from AAA
• A plea from the American Bible Society

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Friday, the mailbox contained:

• January 12, 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly (‘American Idol’ Returns!)
• January 2007 issue of The Sun (The Myth of Tough Love)
• An Office Depot Catalog
• A subscription offer from The Economist
• A $2 Check from the Virginia Lottery
• A lease from Sun Realty
• A plea from America’s Second Harvest

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Thursday, the mailbox contained:

• February 2007 issue of PC World (The Web’s Most Useful Sites)
• January 8, 2007 issue of Sporting News (NFL Playoff Preview)
• Winter 2007 issue of The Kenyon Review (Featuring George Steiner’s Essay “A New Literacy”)
• January 7, 2007 issue of St. John’s The Record (Capital Stewardship Campaign Kick-off)
• A plea from the National Foundation For Cancer Research
• A plea from the Special Olympics Virginia
• A plea from The National Arbor Day Foundation
• An offer from Weight Watchers

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Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

• January/February 2007 issue of Technology Review (Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Meta – Charles Simonyi designed Microsoft Office.  Now he wants to reprogram software.)
• January 8, 2007 issue of Newsweek (From Watergate To Iraq, How An Accidental President Changed The Way We Live Now)
• January 8, 2007 issue of BusinessWeek (How Business Trounced The Trial Lawyers)
• January 2007 issue of Virginia Wildlife (Jamestown 2007)
• January 2007 issue of Southern Living (One-Dish Comfort Food)
• December 10, 2006 issue of Oncology Times (Pancreatic Cancer:  Emerging Role of Chemotherapy; and Helping Relieve Pain)
• December 25, 2006 issue of Oncology Times (Use of Proton Therapy Expands)
• January 10, 2006 issue of Oncology Times (Highlights from the ASTRO Annual Meeting)
• A Best Buy Reward Zone Card
• A Team In Training Brochure
• An offer from Publishers Clearing House
• An offer from Better Homes and Gardens
• A subscription offer from dwell Magazine
• A subscription offer from ISLANDS Magazine
• A plea from Amnesty International

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Saturday, the mailbox contained:

• January 2007 issue of Current History (The Middle East)
• February 2007 issue of Car And Driver (Hot-Rod Lincoln! – 415-HP, Twin-Turbocharged, Rear-Drive MKR Concept)
• Winter 2007 issue of National Parks (The Last Refuge? Grand Teton’s Elk in Jeopardy)
• February 2007 issue of National Geographic Adventure (Wild Islands!)
• An offer from One-Stop Cellular
• A pay stub
• A plea from the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
• A plea from the National Wildlife Federation
• A plea from Feed The Children
• A subscription offer from The Progressive
• A subscription offer from The Wilson Quarterly
• A subscription offer from Country Living
• A subscription offer from Condé Nast Traveler

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