Monday, the mailbox contained:

* December 11, 2006 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “New Yorker Website”) (New in Town – Somali refugees find a home.)
* January 2007 issue of [Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com “Popular Science Website”) (Marines In Space – An Audacious Plan to Get Our Troops Anywhere in 2 Hours or Less)
* December 2006 issue of [BBC Music](http://www.bbcmusicmagazine.com “BBC Music Magazine Website”) (Christmas Saviours – Can girls’ choirs rescue the British choral tradition?)
* December 18, 2006 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com “Newsweek Website”) (The World of The Nativity – How First-Century Jewish Family Values Shaped Christianity)
* Issue 55 of [The Oxford American](http://www.oxfordamericanmag.com “Oxford American Website”) (The Dangerous Allure of Crime Noir)
* A [Volvo](http://www.volvocars.us “Volvo Website”) S80 Information Packet
* An information packet from the Disney Vacation Club
* A plea from [Rescue Mission Ministries](http://www.rescuemission.net “Rescue Mission Website”)
* 2 pleas from [Blue Ridge Public Television](http://www.brptv.com “Blue Ridge Public Television Website”)
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org “ACLU Website”)
* A plea from Shriners Hospitals for Children
* An advertisement from [The Glenlivet](http://www.theglenlivet.com “The Glenlivet Website”)

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Saturday, the mailbox contained:

• December 15, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly (Will Power!  ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ is his most personal film yet – and his new Oscar bid)
• December 18, 2006 issue of BusinessWeek (Leaders * Products * Ideas – Best & Worst of 2006)
• Holiday 2006 issue of Salem City Magazine (Inside this issue…2007 Calendar)
• Coupons from Blockbuster
• An offer from Geico
• A plea from The Carter Center
• A plea from Samaritan’s Purse
• A survey notice from SurveyRx.com
• A packet from Aflac

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Friday, the mailbox contained:

• A Ramsey Electronics Catalog
• A subscription offer for Guideposts
• A coupon from JCPenney
• A plea from the Sierra Club
• A plea from the Adventure Cycling Association
• A Christmas Card
• A CD – Peter White’s Playin’ Favorites

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• January 2007 issue of Computer Shopper  (Buy the Best PC – Personalize a Desktop With Components That Match All Your Needs)
• December 15, 2006 issue of Sporting News (How ’bout this COWBOY!)
• December 10, 2006 issue of St. John’s The Record (Parish Christmas Feaste)
• A subscription offer from The Economist
• A plea from the Western Virginia Land Trust
• A plea from America’s Second Harvest
• A “Better Prepared Program” Packet from Anthem
• EEM 2007

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Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

• Winter 2006-07 issue of Ploughshares (Poems and stories edited by Rosanna Warren)
• November/December 2006 issue of American Heritage (Lionel – The Greatest Gift)
• January 2007 issue of Outside (50 Ways To Change Your Life – Get Fit, Beat Stress, Give Back & Live Large.  Here’s the Plan.)
• December 2006 issue of Blue Ridge Mountains Council’s Ridge Runner (Council Places Sixth in U.S. Challenge)
• L.L.Bean Guide To Christmas Gifts 2006 Catalog
• A Christmas Card

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Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* January 2007 issue of [Popular Mechanics](http://www.popularmechanics.com “Popular Mechanics Website”) (Global Strike – America’s Newest Weapons Can Hit Any Target In An Hour)
* January 2007 issue of [Consumer Reports](http://www.consumerreports.org “Consumer Reports Website”) (Best Cell-Phone Deals)
* Very Last Chance 2006 [Lands’ End](http://www.landsend.com “Lands’ End Website”) Catalog
* 2006 [Harry & David](http://www.harryanddavid.com “Harry & David Website”) Catalog
* Special 2006 Holiday [Heifer International](http://www.catalog.heifer.org “Heifer International Website”) Catalog
* A coupon from [JCPenney](http://www.jcpenney.com “JCPenney Website”)
* A notice from the [Blue Ridge Mountains Council](http://www.bsa-brmc.org “Blue Ridge Mountains Council Website”) About The 2007 Science Museum Cub Scout Camp-In
* A plea from [FEED The Children](http://www.helpfeednow.org “FEED The Children Website”)
* A Christmas Card

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Monday, the mailbox contained:

• January 2007 issue of Linux Journal (A Linux Laptop Where Everything Works?)
• November 25, 2006 issue of Oncolcogy Times (An Interview with NCI Director John Niederhuber, MD
• December 11, 2006 issue of Newsweek (Will Bush Listen?  As advice on Iraq flows in, the President must decide what’s next.  Behind the battle between the realists and the true Believer-In-Chief.)
• December 2006 issue of American Journal of Nursing (Alzheimer Disease and Genetics)
• A subscription offer from Forbes
• A plea from the World Wildlife Fund
• A plea from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• A CD – Marion Meadows’ Dressed to Chill

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

• December 8, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly (Mel Gibson – “I Don’t Want To Be That Monster”)
• February 2007 issue of Cook’s Illustrated (Herb-Crusted Pork Loin – Big Flavor, Big Crunch)
• December 2006 issue of The Sun (The War Within Islam – Reza Aslan On How The U.S. Fails To Understand The Muslim World)
• December 11, 2006 issue of BusinessWeek
• Sun Realty Outer Banks Vacation 2007 Catalog
• Holiday 2006 Crutchfield Catalog
• Holiday 2006 Lehman’s Catalog
• December 2006 CDW Catalog
• An offer from Columbia House
• A coupon from DirecTV
• A pay stub

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* January 2007 issue of [PC World](http://www.pcworld.com “PC World’s Website”) (Complete Guide To Windows Vista)
* December 2006 issue of [Nuts And Volts](http://www.nutsvolts.com “Nuts And Volts’ Website”) (Build A Self-Balancing Robot)
* December 2006 issue of [MACTECH](http://www.mactech.com “MACTECH’s Website”) (Product Guide)
* December 2006 [hp](http://www.hpshopping.com “hp’s Website”) Home & Home Office Store Catalog
* Holiday 2006 [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com “National Geographic’s Website”) Catalog
* A [Family Dollar](http://www.familydollar.com “Family Dollar’s Website”) Sale Flyer
* A plea from [Oxfam America](http://www.oxfamamerica.org “Oxfam America’s Website”)
* A DVD from the [William Shatner DVD Club](http://www.shatnerdvdclub.com “William Shatner DVD Club Website”) (This month’s selection is [it2i2](http://www.it2i2.com “it2i2’s Website”))

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Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

• December 4, 2006 issue of The New Yorker (Killing Habeas Corpus – Arlen Specter’s about-face.)
• Version 3.2 of Subaru Drive Performance (Subaru Stars Shine Bright in X Games Rally)
• L.L.Bean Guide To Christmas Gifts 2006 Catalog
• Last Chance 2006 Lands’ End Catalog
• Holiday 2006 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars Catalog
• REI Catalog
• A coupon from Toys-R-Us
• A membership offer from the U.S. Naval Institute
• A plea from the Carter Center
• DHL delivered a Samsung SIR-S4040R DirecTV DVR that I won in an Ebay auction

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* December 4, 2006 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com “Newsweek’s Website”) (The Most Dangerous Man In Iraq)
* December 2006 issue of [Circuit Cellar](http://www.circuitcellar.com “Circuit Cellar’s Website”) (Analog Techniques)
* January 2007 issue of [Car And Driver](http://www.caranddriver.com “Car And Driver’s Website”) (Future Coupes Hint At Car Designs Just 2 Years Away)
* December 2006 – January 2007 issue of [Sierra Club News](http://virginia.sierraclub.org/roanoke/ “Roanoke Group of the Sierra Club’s Website”) (Acoustic Appalachian Holiday – Earth Friendly Friday – 6:30 PM, December 8, 2006)
* Holiday 2006 [Lands’ End Kids](http://www.landsend.com/kids “Lands’ End Kids’ Website”) Catalog
* Christmas Gifts 2006 [Harry & David](http://www.harryanddavid.com “Harry % David’s Website”) Catalog
* Holiday Gift Guide 2006 [Dell](http://www.dell.com “Dell’s Website”) Catalog
* Gift 2006 [CAMPMOR](http://www.campmor.com) Catalog
* A [Boy Scout](http://www.bsa-brmc.org “Blue Ridge Mountains Council Website”) Survey
* A notice about [The Crazyhorse Fiction Prize](http://crazyhorse.cofc.edu “Crazyhorse Website”)
* A plea from the [Ford’s Theatre Society](http://www.fordstheatre.org “Ford’s Theatre Society’s Website”)
* A plea from the [Rails-To-Trails Conservancy](http://www.railstotrails.org “Rails-To-Trails Conservancy’s Website”)
* A plea from the [Natural Resources Defense Council](http://www.nrdc.org “Natural Resources Defense Council’s Website”)
* An offer from [Adelphia](http://www.adelphia.com “Adelphia’s Website”)

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Monday, the mailbox contained:

• Consumer Reports 2007 Buying Guide
• A plea from The Smile Train
• A plea from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy
• A plea from the ACLU
• A plea from the Greater Yellowstone Coalition
• A plea from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• A notice about Anthem’s “Better Prepared Program”
• A sale notice from East Coasters Bicycles

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* December 2006 issue of [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com “Atlantic Monthly’s Website”) (The 100 Most Influential Americans of All Time)
* December 2006 issue of [Boys’ Life](http://www.boyslife.org “Boys Life’s Website”) (The Revolving Christmas Tree)
* Fall/Winter 2006 issue of [The Nature Conservancy’s Virginia News](http://www.nature.org/virginia “The Nature Conservancy’s Virginia Website”) (down the river and into the woods)
* December 2006 issue of [TechNet](http://www.technetmagazine.com “TechNet Magazine’s Website”) (E-Mail Evolved)
* December 1, 2006 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com “Entertainment Weekly’s Website”) (Gwen Stefani – Her New Look, Her New CD & Her Biggest Influences)
* Wrapping Paper and a Plea from [The National Wildlife Federation](http://www.nwf.org “National Wildlife Federation’s Website”)
* A sale notice from [Friendly Lincoln Mercury](http://www.friendlylincolnmercury.com “Friendly Lincoln Mercury’s Website”)

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Friday, the mailbox contained:

* February 2007 issue of [Backpacker](http://www.backpacker.com “Backpacker Magazine’s Website”) (America’s Best Dayhikes – There’s one in every state)
* December 2006 issue of [Money](http://www.money.com “Money Magazine’s Website”) (the 7 Best Ideas for Your Money 2007)
* December/January 2007 issue of [Mother Earth News](http://www.motherearthnews.com “Mother Earth News’ Website”) (Heat Your Home For Free – Easy DIY Solar Heating)
* December/January 2007 issue of [National Wildlife](http://www.nwf.org “National Wildlife’s Website”) (Can Polar Bears Survive Global Warming?)
* December 2006 issue of [Virginia Wildlife](http://www.dgif.virginia.gov “Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries’ Website”) (Featherfin Wildlife Management Area – The state’s newest, 2,800-acre outdoor wonderland offers outdoor enthusiasts a wealth of hunting, fishing and wildlife watching opportunities.)
* December 1, 2006 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com “Sporting News’ Website”) (The 1 to beat – Ohio State’s biggest win in the Big Game.)
* December 4, 2006 issue of [BusinessWeek](http://www.businessweek.com “BusinessWeek’s Website”) (The Soul of a New Microsoft – Edgy thinkers like J Allard are looking far beyond Windows for the next big thing)
* November 27, 2006 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “New Yorker’s Website”) (Annals of National Security – A damaged White House eyes Iran)
* November 23, 2006 issue of [The Salem Times~Register](http://www.mainstreetnewspapers.com/salem “Salem Time~Register’s Website”) (Still Working at 100, Hap Fisher plans to retire from RC after party)
* November 26, 2006 issue of [St. John’s Episcopal Church’s The Record](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Website”) (Results of Vestry Election)
* A packet from [Aflac](http://www.aflac.com “Aflac’s Website”)
* A plea from [St. Joseph’s Indian School](http://www.stjo.org “St. Joseph’s Indian School’s Website”)
* A plea from [Audubon](http://www.audubon.org “Audubon’s Website”)
* A plea from the [National Wildlife Federation](http://www.nwf.org “National Wildlife Federation’s Website”)
* A plea from [Central Union Mission](http://www.missiondc.org “Central Union Mission’s Website”)
* A subscription offer for [Dow Theory Forecasts](http://www.dowtheory.com “Dow Theory’s Website”)

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Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* December 2006 issue of [Real Simple](http://www.realsimple.com “Real Simple’s Website”) (50 gifts under $50: unexpected ideas to delight everyone)
* Winter 2006 issue of [Nature Conservancy Landmarks](http://www.nature.org “Nature Conservancy’s Website”) (A Ranching Family’s Gift)
* Holiday 2006 [Plow & Hearth](http://www.plowandhearth.com “Plow & Hearth’s Website”) (Our Biggest Gift Book Ever!)
* Coupons from [Valpak](http://www.valpak.com “Valpak’s Website”)
* A gift catalog from [Starbucks](http://www.starbucks.com “Starbucks’ Website”)
* A postcard from [Salem Baptist Church](http://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?Pyt=Typ&tuid=2594374&ck=1859697447&tab=B2C&tcat=8515565&city=Salem&state=VA&uzip=24153&country=us&msa=6800&cs=4&ed=VcgiB61o2Tz88il9FannaGS1ezl6zBAzinKCh4MHeYvt&stat=:pos:0:regular:regT:3:fbT:0 “Yahoo Map of Salem Baptist”)
* Holiday Cards and a plea from the [World Wildlife Fund](http://www.worldwildlife.org “World Wildlife Fund’s Website”)
* An offer from the North American Fishing Club
* An offer from [Domino’s Pizza](http://www.dominos.com “Domino’s Pizza Website”)

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