Category Archives: Mailbox Contents

Contents of the postal mailbox on a specific day.

What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 07.15.2006?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* July 21, 2006 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com) (Mr. Gore Goes to Hollywood)
* August 2006 issue of [QST](http://www.arrl.org) (Annual Antenna Issue)
* August 2006 issue of [Money](http://www.money.com) (America’s Best Places To Live)
* July 24, 2006 issue of [Business Week](http://www.businessweek.com) (Annual Retirement Issue)
* Fall Sneak Peek 2006 [Lands’ End Kids](http://www.landsend.com/kids) Catalog
* July 2006 [Dell](http://www.dell.com) Flyer
* A packet from [Roanoke College](http://www.roanoke.edu)
* A pay stub
* An offer from Publishers Clearing House
* A Directory Update from [Verizon](http://www.verizon.com)
* A Recruiting Packet from the [Navy](http://www.navy.com) Nurse Corps
* 3 CD’s:
* American V: A Hundred Highways
* Dem’s Good Beeble
* Parallel Lines


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What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 07.14.2006?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* August 2006 issue of [Field & Stream](http://www.fieldandstream.com) (Deer Season Preview)
* August 2006 issue of [Martha Stewart Living](http://www.marthastewart.com) (luscious)
* August/September 2006 issue of [Birds & Blooms](http://www.birdsandblooms.com) (Wildlife welcome! – Create Your Own Bird Haven)
* August 2006 issue of [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine) (No End in Sight – Killer Hurricaines)
* August 2006 issue of [Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com) (Precision-Guided Cancer Cures)
* August 2006 issue of [Harper’s](http://www.harpers.org) (Imagine There’s No Oil – Scenes from a Liberal Apocalypse)
* A Coupon from [Barnes & Noble](http://www.bn.com)
* A plea from the [Wilderness Society](http://www.wilderness.org)
* A [“Save Screech’s House” t-shirt](http://www.getdshirts.com/)


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What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 07.13.2006?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* July 21, 2006 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com)
* An offer for “Gardening Remedies”
* An offer from [Adelphia](http://www.adelphia.com)
* A subscription offer for American History
* A coupon for a free [JCPenney](http://www.jcpenney.com) Catalog
* A plea from [The Interfaith Alliance](http://www.interfaithalliance.org)

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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 07.12.2006?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* A Sample issue of [Backyard Living](http://www.backyardlivingmagazine.com) (18 Secrets To Colorful Containers)
* August 2006 issue of [Stuff](http://www.stuffmagazine.com) (Will Ferrell’s Funniest Interview Ever!)
* A brochure for [INTEROP](http://www.interop.com/succeed)
* A subscription offer for “Islands” magazine
* An offer from [AAA](http://www.aaa.com)
* An offer from “I Love America Sweepstakes!”


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What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 07.10.2006?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* July 17, 2006 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (The New Greening of America)
* July 2006 issue of [Birds & Blooms Extra](http://www.birdsandblooms.com) (Backyard Bird-Watcher)
* August 2006 issue of [Computer Shopper](http://www.computershopper.com) (Power Upgrades – 9 Easy Ways To Make your PC Run Faster)
* August 2006 issue of [Automobile](http://www.automobilemag.com) (Sneak Preview 2008 And Beyond)
* June 2006 issue of [T. Rowe Price Investor](http://www.troweprice.com)
* An offer from Gooseberry Patch
* An offer from [the Good Cook](http://www.jointhegoodcook.com)
* An offer from [webex](http://www.webex.com)
* An offer from [1-800-flowers.com](http://www.1800flowers.com)
* An offer from [Cingular](http://www.cingular.com)
* A subscription offer for “Poets & Writers” magazine
* A subscription offer for “Blue Ridge Country” magazine
* A survey from [National College](http://www.national-college.info)
* A free Panty Offer from Victoria’s Secret
* A 401K Statement (I lost money last quarter.)
* A calendar from the [National Parks Conservation Association](http://www.npca.org)
* A plea from [LIVESTRONG](http://www.livestrong.org)
* A plea from [Doctors Without Borders](http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org)
* A CD – Higher Ground Hurricane Benefit Relief Concert


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What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 07.08.2006?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* July 17, 2006 issue of [BusinessWeek](http://www.businessweek.com) (The Plot To Hijack Your Computer – Inside the Spyware Underground)
* July/August 2006 issue of [Technology Review](http://www.technologyreview.com) (It’s Not Too Late – The energy technologies that might forestall global warming already exist.)
* August 2006 issue of [Popular Mechanics](http://www.popularmechanics.com) (100 MPG – It Can Be Done Now! – Here’s How)
* August 2006 issue of [Outside](http://www.outsideonline.com) (Live. Here. Now. 20 Dream Towns)
* August 2006 issue of [Smart Money](http://www.smartmoney.com) (World’s Greatest Investors – How Their Wisdom Can Make You Rich)
* Fall 2006 [JCPenney](http://www.jcp.com) Kids Catalog
* An advertisement from [Pasternack Enterprises](http://www.pasternack.com)
* A notice from [L.L.Bean](http://www.llbean.com) stating that the [Bigelow Backpack](http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?page=bigelow-day-pack&categoryId=45578&parentCategory=500325&cat4=500324&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&feat=ssdpa500324) I ordered is on backorder.
* A plea from [Defenders of Wildlife](http://www.defenders.org)
* 2 books:
* Christmas With Southern Living 2006
* National Geographic: The Wildlife Photographs
* An [iSkin eVo3 Case](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=as2&path=ASIN/B000GACW3C&tag=stevejenkins-20&camp=1789&creative=9325) for my wife’s iPod. This is our 4th iPod case, and this one is definitely the best of the bunch.


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What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 07.07.2006?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* July 17, 2006 issue of [ESPN](http://www.espn.com/magazine) (Summer Fun Special)
* July 14, 2006 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com) (Pirates of the Caribbean)
* July 10 & 17, 2006 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (How 9/11 might have been prevented.)
* July 2006 issue of [Nursing 2006](http://www.nursing2006.com) (You’ve been named in a lawsuit… what’s next?)
* A [Harbor Freight Tools](http://www.harborfreightusa.com) Sales Flyer
* An offer for [CareNotes](http://www.carenotes.com)
* A subscripion offer for [Harvard Men’s Health Watch](http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Mens_Health_Watch.htm)


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What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 07.06.2006?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* August 2006 issue of [PC World](http://www.pcworld.com) (10 Biggest Security Risks You Don’t Know About)
* July 14, 2006 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com) (Baseball @ The Break)
* July/August 2006 issue of [Lowe’s Creative Ideas](http://www.lowescreativeideas.com) (Timeless Rooms For Teens)
* Summer 2006 issue of [Nursing In Virginia](http://www.nursinginva.com) (Religion, Spirituality, Culture – What’s your responsibility?)
* June 10, 2006 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com) (Sky-High Costs for New Drugs: Weighing Enormous Expenses against Tiny Extensions of Life)
* July – August 2006 issue of [INRADIO](http://www.inradio.net/index.php) (INRADIO 4.2 – Future Women)
* An offer from Prevention


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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 07.05.2006?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* August 2006 issue of [Car And Driver](http://www.caranddriver.com) (BMW M Coupe vs. Porsche Cayman S)
* July/August 2006 issue of the [Old Dominion Sierran](http://virginia.sierraclub.org) (Smart Growth and Clean Sustainable Energy)
* A [One Spirit](http://www.joinonespirit) Catalog
* An offer from [DirecTV](http://www.directv.com) for NFL Sunday Ticket
* A subscription offer from [Country Living](http://www.countryliving.com)
* A plea from the [Colonial Williamsburg Foundation](http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org)
* A plea from the [Sierra Club](http://www.sierraclub.org)
* A plea from the [Nature Conservancy](http://www.nature.org)
* A CD/DVD opener from [EMI](http://www.emigroup.com)
* A coupon from [Office Max](http://www.officemax.com)


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What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 07.03.2006?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* August 2006 issue of [Consumer Reports](http://www.consumerreports.org) (Dream Kitchens for Less)
* June 25, 2006 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com) (SPORE Leaders’ Strategy Successful So Far in Attempting to Save Their Science)
* July 2006 issue of [American Journal of Nursing](http://www.ajnonline.com) (Can the Use of LPNs Alleviate the Nursing Shortage?)
* An offer from [Gevalia](http://www.gevalia.com)
* An offer from [AOL](http://www.aol.com)


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What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 07.01.2006?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* August 2006 issue of [National Geographic Adventure](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure) (America’s Best Hikes & Drives)
* July | August 2006 issue of [This Old House](http://www.thisoldhouse.com) (Kitchen & Bath Ideas)
* July 2006 issue of [American Journal of Nursing](http://www.ajnonline.com) (Can the Use of LPNs Alleviate the Nursing Shortage?)
* July 2006 issue of [The Sun](http://www.sunmagazine.org) (Island of the Damned)
* Summer 2006 issue of [National Parks](http://www.npca.org) (Exploring the Grand Canyon)
* An [REI](http://www.rei.com) catalog
* A pay stub
* A cheese grater


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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 06.28.2006?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* July 3, 2006 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (The Hidden Power – A secret architect of the war on terror)
* July 2006 issue of [Virginia Wildlife](http://www.dgif.virginia.gov) (A Blooming Good Idea – Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden-planting seeds for a colorful future)
* July/August 2006 issue of [Poetry](http://www.poetrymagazine.org) (The Humor Issue)
* An offer for [Verizon](http://www.verizon.net) DSL
* A plea from [The Nature Conservancy](http://www.nature.org)
* A subscription offer for [ARTnews](http://www.artnewsonline.com)
* Coupons from Mailbox Savings


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