We were away last week, and the mailman delivered 7 days worth of mail today. He delivered:
* August 2006 issue of [Cuisine at Home](http://www.cuisineathome.com) (Summer Stunner – Berry Tart with Honey Lemon Pastry Cream)
* July 2006 issue of [Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com) (64 Great-Tasting Recipes)
* July 2006 issue of [Real Simple](http://www.realsimple.com) (Instant inspiration: 20 household items, 101 new uses)
* July/August 2006 issue of [Countryside](http://www.countrysidemag.com) (NAIS: Are the feds eyeing your livestock?)
* July 2006 issue of [Field & Stream](http://www.fieldandstream.com) (Survival Stories)
* August 2006 issue of [Backpacker](http://www.backpacker.com) (The Last Unknown Places – 5 hidden paradises where nature still rules)
* July/August 2006 issue of [Sierra](http://www.sierraclub.org) (Green Streets – Bright ideas about transit, recycling, energy, and food)
* July/August issue of [Budget Travel](http://www.budgettravelonline.com) (Italy For about $125 a night)
* July/August 2006 issue of [National Geographic Traveler](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler) (Michelangelo’s Florence – In the Footsteps of Italy’s Famous Son)
* July 2006 issue of [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine) (Panda, Inc.)
* June 19, 2006 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (After Zarqawi)
* June 26, 2006 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (The Pirate in Johnny Depp)
* July 2006 issue of [Harper’s](http://www.harpers.org) (Happyland)
* June 2006 issue of [The Sun](http://www.thesunmagazine.com) (Against The Current – Barry Lopez On Writing About Nature and the Nature of Writing)
* Summer 2006 issue of [The American Scholar](http://www.pbk.org/pubs/amscholar.htm) (For the first time ever…Fiction)
* Spring & Summer 2006 issue of [The Hedgehog Review](http://www.virginia.edu/iasc/hedgehog.html) (After Secularization)
* June 19, 2006 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (Watching the Waterfront – How vulnerable is New York’s port?)
* July/August 2006 issue of [Foreign Policy](http://www.foreignpolicy.com) (Does the Israel Lobby Have Too Much Power?)
* July 2006 issue of [Money](http://www.money.com) (Your Family’s Wealth – Help It Grow, Make It Last)
* July 2006 issue of [Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com) (The Future of Energy – 10 Technologies To End Our Oil Addiction)
* July 2006 issue of [World Radio](http://www.wr6wr.com) (International DX Convention)
* June 2006 issue of [RN](http://www.rnweb.com) (Depression in the elderly)
* June 23, 2006 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com) (The Real Story Behind Superman Returns)
* June 23, 2006 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com) (Celebrating Summer’s Game)
* July 2006 issue of [Stuff](http://www.stuffmagazine.com) (50 Ways To Live Like a Rock Star!)
* Volume XVI, Number 2 of [The Independent](http://www.independent.org) (Forums: Iraq Solutions and Food Biotech)
* A [Lydia’s Professional Uniforms](http://www.lydiasuniforms.com) Catalog
* An [Oriental Trading](http://www.orientaltrading.com) Fun Expressions! Catalog
* A subscription offer from [The Progressive](http://www.progressive.org)
* A subscription offer from [The New York Review of Books](http://www.nybooks.com)
* A subscription offer from [Business Week](http://www.businessweek.com)
* A subscription offer from the Nutrition Action Healthletter
* A subscription offer from Travel + Leisure
* An offer from the United States Rare Coin & Bullion Reserve
* An offer for the [InstaRead Lithium System](http://www.relialab.com)
* An offer from [Adelphia](http://www.adelphia.com)
* A notice from [Chow](http://www.chow.com) stating that they will no longer publish a magazine, and I will now receive [Intermezzo](http://www.intermezzomagazine.com)
* An offer from the Handyman Club of America
* An offer from American Compass
* An offer for [Betty Crocker’s](http://www.bettycrocker.com) “1950 Cook Book of Memories”
* An offer from [Access National Mortgage](http://www.accessnational.com)
* An offer from Carpetland USA
* An offer for an extended warranty
* An offer from [Renewal By Anderson](http://www.rbahomeservices.com)
* An offer from [AOL](http://www.aol.com)
* An offer from the [Appalachian Mountain Club](http://www.outdoors.org)
* An offer from [Nurses Service Organization](http://www.nso.com)
* A sale notice from [Books-A-Million](http://www.bamm.com)
* A notice from the [VA](http://www.firstgov.gov) stating that my data might have been one of the 26.5 million that were stolen
* A plea from the [Natural Resources Defense Council](http://www.nrdc.org)
* A plea from the [Wildlife Conservation Society](http://www.wcs.org)
* A plea and calendar from the [National Wildlife Federation](http://www.nwf.org)
* A plea from [Samaritan’s Purse](http://www.samaritanspurse.org)
* A plea from the [William J. Clinton Foundation](http://www.clintonfoundation.org)
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org)
* A plea from the [Appalachian Trail Conservancy](http://www.appalachiantrail.org)
* A CD – When the Sun Goes Down 2: The First Time I Met the Blues
* Some Books:
* The Call of the Wild
* Unholy Messenger : The Life and Crimes of the BTK Serial Killer
* Mayflower : A Story of Courage, Community, and War
* A Star-spangled Birthday: A Celebration in Song, Poetry, Facts, and Trivia
* My Life in France
* Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes
* Raichlen on Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs
* H. P. Lovecraft : Tales (Library of America)
* Kenneth Fearing: Selected Poems (American Poets Project)
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