The mailbox contained:

* October 2008 issue of [Esquire](http://www.esquire.com “Esquire”) (75th Anniversary – The 21st Century Begins Now)
* October 2008 issue of [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine “National Geographic”) (The Other Humans – Neanderthals Revealed) [T.O.C.](http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/10/table-of-contents “Table of Contents”)
* An advertisement from [UnitedHealth Group](http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/ “UnitedHealth Group”)
* An advertisement from [GoDaddy.com](http://www.godaddy.com “GoDaddy”)
* An offer from [The Easton Press](http://www.eastonpressbooks.com/ “The Easton Press”)
* A subscription offer from [Windows IT Pro](http://www.windowsitpro.com “Windows IT Pro”)
* A subscription offer from [The American Prospect](http://www.prospect.org “The American Prospect”)
* A flyer about [Family Weekend at Radford University](http://www.radford.edu/familyweekend “Radford’s Family Weekend”)

The mailbox contained:

* October 2008 issue of [Popular Mechanics](http://www.popularmechanics.com “Popular Mechanics”) (100 Skills Every Man Should Know)
* A [Lands’ End](http://www.landsend.com “Lands’ End”) Catalog
* A subscription offer from [Workbench](http://www.workbenchmagazine.com “Workbench”)
* A subscription offer from [Nursing Made Incredibly Easy](http://www.nursingmadeincrediblyeasy.com “Nursing Made Incredibly Easy”)
* A plea from the [Democratic National Committee](http://www.democrats.org “Democratic National Committee”)
* An advertisement from [UnitedHealth Group](http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com “UnitedHealth Group”)
* A notice from [St. John’s Episcopal Church](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”)

The mailbox contained:

* October 2008 issue of [National Geographic Traveler](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler “National Geographic Traveler”) (The Lure of Spain & Morocco – Two Families Caravan into Two Worlds)
* October 2008 issue of [Harper’s](http://www.harpers.org “Harper’s”) (Bleak Houses – Digging Through the Ruins of the Mortgage Crisis) [T.O.C.](http://harpers.org/archive/2008/10 “Table of Contents”)
* October 2008 issue of [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com “The Atlantic”) (Why War Is the Answer – Inside the Mind of John McCain) [T.O.C.](http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200810 “Table of Contents”)
* September 15, 2008 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker”) (The Lonesome Trail – Cindy McCain’s role) [T.O.C.](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/toc/2008/09/15/toc_20080908 “Read the Cover Story”)
* September 14, 2008 issue of [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”) “The Record” (Musings on Norman Rockwell and Welcoming Sunday (Sept. 14)…)
* A plea from [WVTF](http://www.wvtf.org “WVTF”)
* A plea from the [American Indian Relief Council](http://www.remembernativeamericans.org “American Indian Relief Council”)
* An offer from Smithsonian for [Holiday Cards](http://www.holidaycardcenter.org/sm “Holiday Card Center”)
* An offer from [JCPenney](http://www.jcpenney.com “JCPenney”)
* An offer from [Red Cooper](http://www.redcooper.com “Red Cooper”)
* An offer from [The Literary Guild](http://www.joinliteraryguild.com “Literary Guild”)
* An offer from [The Military Book Club](http://www.joinmilitarybookclub.com “The Military Book Club”)
* An advertisement from [Berglund Chevrolet](http://www.berglundchevy.com “Berglund Chevrolet”)
* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger”)
* Coupons from [Food Lion](http://www.foodlion.com “Food Lion”)
* Coupons from [Game Stop](http://www.gamestop.com “Game Stop”)

The mailbox contained:

* Issue 15 of [Make:](http://www.makezine.com “Make:”) (DIY Music) [T.O.C.](http://makezine.com/15/ “Table of Contents”)
* October 2008 issue of [Linux Journal](http://www.linuxjournal.com “Linux Journal”) (Languages) [T.O.C.](http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue/174 “Table of Contents”)
* September 8, 2008 issue of [eWeek](http://www.eweek.com “eWeek”) (Microsoft’s Distributed Destination: Oslo) [Read](http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210300557 “Read the Cover Story”)
* September 15, 2008 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek”) (Palin-tol-ogy – The Advanced Study of Sarah Palin and How She Sees the World) [Read](http://www.newsweek.com/id/157696 “Read the Cover Story”)
* August 2008 issue of [Virginia Nurses Today](http://www.virginianurses.com “Virginia Nurses Today”) (Virginia Nurses Association Members Elected to National Offices) [Read](http://nursingald.com/uploads/newsletters/VA102008.pdf “Read the Newsletter (pdf)”)
* September 2008 [L.L.Bean](http://www.llbean.com “L.L.Bean”) Catalog
* A plea from [WVTF](http://www.wvtf.org “WVTF”)
* A plea from [United Farm Workers](http://www.ufw.org “United Farm Workers”)
* An offer from [Allstate](http://www.allstate.com “Allstate”)
* An offer from the [Association for Computing Machinery](http://www.acm.org “Association for Computing Machinery”)
* An offer from [VeriSign](http://www.verisign.com “VeriSign”)

The mailbox contained:

* September 2008 issue of [Circuit Cellar](http://www.circuitcellar.com “Circuit Cellar”) (Data Acquisition) [T.O.C.](http://www.circuitcellar.com/magazine/218.html “Table of Contents”)
* September 15-22, 2008 issue of [U.S. News & World Report](http://www.usnews.com “U.S. News & World Report”) (The New Sexual Revolution – How a decade of drugs and other treatments has changed the lives of millions.) [Read](http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/sexual-reproductive/2008/09/04/making-the-most-of-the-new-sexual-revolution.html “Read the Cover Story”)
* September 8, 2008 issue of [Information Week](http://www.informationweek.com “Information Week”) (Radical Desktops) [Read](http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210300557 “Read the Cover Story”)
* September 2008 issue of [Sprint Connection](http://www.sprint.com “Sprint”) (Be the best connected family in the neighborhood.)
* Summer 2008 issue of [Anthem’s](http://www.anthem.com “Anthem”) “Living Well With Heart Disease” (Make Physical Activity A Part Of Each Day)
* A [Great Courses](http://www.thegreatcourses.com “Great Courses”) Catalog
* A plea from [America’s Second Harvest](http://www.secondharvest.org “America’s Second Harvest”)
* A plea from [Public Citizen](http://www.citizen.org “Public Citizen”)
* A plea from the [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonianmembership.com “Smithsonian Membership”)
* A plea from the [National Parks Conservation Association](http://www.npca.org “National Parks Conservation Association”)
* An offer for the Nursing2009 Drug Handbook
* An offer from the [Scientific American Book Club](http://www.sciambookclub.com/numbers “Scientific American Book Club”)
* An offer from [T-Mobile](http://www.t-mobile.com “T-Mobile”)
* An advertisement from Shopper’s Voice

The mailbox contained:

* October 2008 issue of [Outside](http://www.outsideonline.com “Outside”) (ESCAPE! 50 American Getaways. No Crowds. No Stress. More Fun.) [T.O.C.](http://outside.away.com/outside/toc/200810.html “Table of Contents”)
* October 2008 issue of [National Geographic Adventure](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure “National Geographic Adventure”) (The Leading Edge Issue) [T.O.C.](http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/10/table-of-contents “Table of Contents”)
* October 2008 issue of [bon appetit](http://www.bonappetit.com “bon appetit”) (11th Annual Bon Appetit Awards)
* Summer 2008 issue of [Oxford American](http://www.oxfordamericanmag.com “Oxford American”) (3 Years After – New Orleans and the Gulf Coast In Their Own Words)
* September 2008 issue of [msdn magazine](http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag “msdn magazine”) (Data Hierarchy Modeling with SQL Server 2008) [T.O.C.](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc895445.aspx?pr=blog “Table of Contents”)
* November/December 2008 issue of [Robot](http://www.botmag.com “Robot”) (Robobuilder – Affordable Advanced Humanoid)
* A subscription offer from [GQ](http://www.gq.com “GQ”)
* A subscription offer from [Free Inquiry](http://www.secularhumanism.org/fi/ “Free Inquiry”)
* A coupon from [Food Lion](http://www.foodlion.com “Food Lion”)
* An advertisement from Ameri-Life & Health Services of Roanoke

The mailbox contained:

* September 8, 2008 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker”) (The General’s Dilemma – David Petraeus and the lessons of the surge) [T.O.C.](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/toc/2008/09/08/toc_20080901 “Table of Contents”)
* September 2008 issue of [Blue Ridge Mountains Council’s](http://www.bsa-brmc.org “Blue Ridge Mountains Council”) Ridge Runner (2008 Popcorn Sale Begins September 26) [Read](http://bsa-brmc.org/RR/RR%20sept%2008%20scr.pdf “Read the Newsletter (pdf)”)
* An offer from [Verizon](http://www.verizon.com “Verizon”)
* An advertisement from [The MIT Sloan School of Management](http://mitsloan.mit.edu/exceed “The MIT Sloan School of Management”) for their Reinventing Your Business Strategy Program
* An update from [St. John’s Episcopal Church](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”)

The mailbox contained:

• September/October 2008 issue of Columbia Journalism Review (Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy – How to hear Lee Abrams, the rock radio guru who would transform Tribune) T.O.C.
• Coupons from Food Lion
• A subscription offer from The Hedgehog Review
• A plea from The Catholic Voter Mobilization and Turnout Project
• A book – Tales from a Tin Can – The USS Dale from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

The mailbox contained:

* September 8, 2008 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek”) (Special Republican Issue) [Read](http://www.newsweek.com/id/156488 “Read the Cover Story”)
* September 1, 2008 issue of [Information Week](http://www.informationweek.com “Information Week”) (Open Source) [T.O.C.](http://www.informationweek.com/thisweek/09-01-2008 “Table of Contents”)
* September/October 2008 issue of [QEX](http://www.arrl.org/qex “QEX”) (W0XI gives us an in-depth analysis of the “simple” crystal set, and shows us some of the electronic principles we can learn from these radios.) [T.O.C.](http://www.arrl.org/qex/2008/09/toc.pdf “Table of Contents”) (pdf)
* October 2008 issue of [Electronic Gaming Monthly](http://www.1up.com/do/pubs?did=2 “Electronic Gaming Monthly”) (The Cutting Edge – The makers of Battlefield change the way you play in Mirror’s Edge, the most exciting first-person adventure of the year.)
* September/October 2008 issue of [Old Dominion Sierran](http://virginia.sierraclub.org “Virginia Chapter Sierra Club”) (State political leaders to join us as special guests at Sierra Club Fall Jamboree) [Read](http://virginia.sierraclub.org/newsletter/Sep-Oct-08%20web.pdf “Read the Newsletter”) (pdf)
* September 7, 2008 issue of [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St John’s Roanoke”) The Record (Sunday School Q&A with the Rev. Lisa Graves)
* An offer from [StellarOne](http://www.stellarone.com “Stellar One”)
* An offer from [The Christian Century](http://www.christiancentury.org “The Christian Century”)
* A [Schick](http://www.shaving.com “Schick”) Quattro Titanium razor

The mailbox contained:

• October 2008 issue of Backpacker (The Survival Issue)
• October/November 2008 issue of Cook’s Country (Old-Fashioned Roast Turkey and Gravy)
• September 2008 issue of SQL Server Magazine (Implementing Microsoft’s BI Platform)
• Coupons from Domino’s Pizza
• A plea from Blue Ridge PBS
• A plea from the USO
• A Costume Express Catalog

The mailbox contained:

• September 15, 2008 issue of The Progressive Populist (The Newer Deal – How Democrats can win big in 2010 and beyond – by doing the opposite of what they’re doing now. Think FDR-style liberal, not McGovern.) Read
• An offer from Verizon
• An offer from Jaclyn’s Hallmark

The mailbox contained

• September/October 2008 issue of American Songwriter (Jackson Browne)
• September-October 2008 issue of Audubon (Changing Course)

The mailbox contained:

* September/October 2008 issue of [Lowe’s Creative Ideas](http://www.lowescreativeideas.com “Lowe’s Creative Ideas”) (Family Fun – Kid-Friendly Projects)
* An offer [Verizon](http://www.verizon.com “Verizon”)

The mailbox contained:

* September 2008 issue of [Current History](http://www.currenthistory.com “Current History”) (China and East Asia) [T.O.C.](http://www.currenthistory.com/archivesep08/currentissue.html “Table of Contents”)
* September 1, 2008 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker”) (The Style Issue) [T.O.C.](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/toc/2008/09/01/toc_20080825 “Table of Contents”)
* September 2008 issue of [Christ Episcopal Church’s](http://www.christchurchroanoke.org “Christ Episcopal Church”) “Parish Home Companion”) (What Do You Do?) [Read](http://christchurchroanoke.org/September.pdf “Read the Newsletter”) (pdf)
* A notice about a [Pack 55](http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=105991503452674506509.0004446b85951c11cbb14&ll=37.481397,-80.197449&spn=0.7879,1.783905&z=10 “District Map”) Leaders & Committee Meeting (Some contact info would have been nice.)
* A notice from [St. John’s Episcopal Church](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”) about their “Catch the Spirit” Program
* 2 notices from the [Virginia College Savings Plan](http://www.virginia529.com “Virginia College Savings Plan”) stating that their office is moving
* An offer from Products For Gardeners 2008
* A plea from [St. John’s Episcopal Church](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”) for their Community Youth Program
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org “ACLU”)
* A plea from [Audubon](http://www.audubon.org “Audubon”)
* A CD – Third Eye Blind’s [Blue](http://www.last.fm/music/Third+Eye+Blind/Blue “last.fm”)

The mailbox contained:

* September 2008 issue of [Nuts And Volts](http://www.nutsvolts.com “Nuts And Volts”) (The Talking Skull Kit – Halloween is a time where folks who have a bit of tech-savvy can impress the heck out of their neighbors!) [T.O.C.](http://nutsvolts.texterity.com/nutsvolts/200809/?pg=6&pm=2&u1=friend “Table of Contents”)
* September 2008 issue of [SERVO](http://www.servomagazine.com “SERVO”) (Pico ITX Johnny 5 Project – Upgrading and expanding the original Johnny 5 kit to make it a more viable research platform, plus implementation of an onboard PC.) [T.O.C.](http://servo.texterity.com/servo/200809/?pg=4&pm=2&u1=friend “Table of Contents”)
* October 2008 issue of [Technology Review](http://www.technologyreview.com “Technology Review”) (How He *Really* Did It – The Web Strategy That Took An Obscure Senator To the Doors of the White House) [T.O.C.](http://www.technologyreview.com/magazine/138/ “Table of Contents”)
* September 1, 2008 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek”) (Special Democratic Convention Issue) [T.O.C.](http://www.newsweek.com/id/155132 “Table of Contents”)
* September 2008 issue of [Better Homes and Gardens](http://www.bhg.com “Better Homes and Gardens”) (Special reader Issue! Winning Ideas)
* September/October 2008 issue of [Liberty Journal](http://www.liberty.edu “Liberty University”) (Unfinished Business – Coach Rocco Eyes Victory)
* September 2008 [Musician’s Friend](http://www.musiciansfriend.com “Musician’s Friend”) Catalog
* An advertisement from [Dr. Gregory T. Harvey, DMD](http://www.gregharveydentistry.com “Dr. Gregory T. Harvey, DMD”)
* A plea from [No Depression](http://www.nodepression.com “No Depression”)
* A plea from the [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee](http://www.dccc.org “Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee”)