Category Archives: Mailbox Contents

Contents of the postal mailbox on a specific day.

What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 03.22.2006?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2006 issue of [QST](http://www.arrl.org) (HELLO… Campaign Commemorates a Century of Voice over Radio)
* April 2006 issue of [This Old House](http://www.thisoldhouse.com) (Create Your Ideal Backyard)
* March 27, 2006 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (Alice Off the Page – A married life.)
* A plea from the [Natural Resources Defense Council](http://www.nrdc.org)
* A plea from the [Humane Farming Association](http://www.hfa.org)
* An offer from [AOL](http://www.aol.com)
* An offer from the National Home Gardening Club
* A travel check for my wife


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What Was In the Mailbox Tuesday, 03.21.2006?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2006 issue of [Wired](http://www.wired.com) (Will Wright’s New World of Games)
* April 2006 issue of [Business 2.0](http://www.business2.com) (Best-Kept Secrets of the World’s Best Companies)
* April 2006 issue of [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonianmag.com) (Solving the Riddle of Odysseus)
* March 27, 2006 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (Freud Is Not Dead)
* March 2006 issue of [Java Developers Journal](http://www.jdj.sys-con.com) (Super-Charge AJAX Data Fetch) This month’s issue also included a beta copy of Adobe’s [Flex 2.0](http://labs.macromedia.com/flexproductline/).
* A [Harbor Freight Tools](http://www.harborfreightusa.com) Sale Flyer
* A plea from the American Center for Law & Justice
* A postcard about a 200-mile bike ride in Pennsylvania’s [Greenway Sojourn](http://www.railtrails.org/sojourn) July 22-28
* A subscription offer for House & Garden Magazine


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What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 03.20.2006

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* April/May 2006 issue of [SEED](http://www.seedmagazine.com) (State of the Planet 06)
* April/May 2006 issue of [ReadyMade](http://www.readymademag.com) (Design-It-Yourself: 38 Easy Projects)
* April 2006 issue of [Money](http://www.money.com) (The Money Move You Must Get Right)
* April 2006 issue of [Field & Stream](http://www.fieldandstream.com) (The How-To Issue)
* April 2006 issue of [Maxim](http://www.maximonline.com) (Mind-Altering Special Collector’s Edition)
* March/April 2006 issue of Handy (Make a Splash! – Water Features for Your Yard)
* March 2006 issue of [RN](http://www.rnweb.com)
* An advertisement from [nTelos](http://www.ntelos.net)
* A plea from [Samaritan’s Purse](http://www.samatiranspurse.org)
* A blanket from the [Natianal Wildlife Federation](http://www.nwf.org)
* An advertisement for an [Embedded Systems Conference](http://www.embedded.com/esc/sv)


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What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 03.18.2006?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2006 issue of [National Geographic Traveler](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler) (26 Ways to Experience Old (an New) Europe)
* April 2006 issue of [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine) (Quake – The Next Big One)
* April 2006 issue of [Ode](http://www.odemagazine.com) (The Greatest Story Never Told – How Marketing could save the world)
* March/April 2006 issue of [Technology Review](http://www.technologyreview.com) (The Knowledge – Advances in biotechnology have put bioweapons within reach of terrorists and offer governments new opportunities for violence and repressioin.)
* April 2006 issue of [Harper’s](http://www.harpers.org) (American Coup D’etat – Military Thinkers Discuss the Unthinkable)
* March 24, 2006 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com) (Prison Break)
* 2006 [Girl Scout](http://www.gsvsc.org) Summer Program Guide
* Spring 2006 [CAMPMOR](http://www.campmor.com) Catalog
* An offer for [Betty Crocker’s](http://www.bettycrocker.com) “Come Home to Dinner” Cookbook
* A postcard announcing an event at UVA – [Telling Suffering: Pain, Trouble, Trauma and Their Stories](https://etg07.itc.virginia.edu/studentcal/event/display?eventID=11380284310001) on March 16 & 17 – the Thursday and Friday before this was received
* A plea the [Arthritis Foundation](http://www.arthritis.org)
* A plea from the [Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center](http://www.mskcc.org)
* A plea from the [Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center](http://www.wildflower.org)
* A plea and sticker from the [Chesapeake Bay Foundation](http://www.cbf.org)


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What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 03.17.2006?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* March 27, 2006 issue of [ESPN The Magazine](http://www.espn.com/magazine) (Everybody Loves Chris)
* April 11, 2006 issue of [PC Magazine](http://www.pcmag.com) (Utility SuperGuide)
* A [Sensors Expo & Conference](http://www.sensorsexpo.com) Brochure
* An offer for [National Geographic’s](http://www.nationalgeographic.com) Concise History of the World
* An annual report from [Shenandoah Life](http://www.shenlife.com)
* A plea from the [Sierra Club](http://www.sierraclub.org)
* A plea from [Doctors Without Borders](http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org)
* A plea from the [Amnesty International](http://www.amnestyusa.org)
* A cd – Chocolate City


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What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 03.16.2006?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* March 20, 2006 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (The Style Issue)
* An offer for life insurance from [Nurses Service Organization](http://www.nso.com)
* A subscription offer from Playboy
* An information packet from the [Virginia College Savings Plan](http://www.virginia529.com)
* A plea from the [Sierra Club](http://www.sierraclub.org)
* A plea from [Blue Ridge Public Television](http://www.brptv.org)
* 3 pleas from [George Allen](http://allen.senate.gov/)
* A plea from the [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonianmembership.com)


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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 03.15.2006?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2006 issue of [Popular Mechanics](http://www.popularmechanics.com) (Defending America – Rating the High-Tech Weapons of the Future)
* Summer 2006 [Tafford](http://www.tafford.com) Catalog
* A plea from the [Sierra Club](http://www.sierraclub.org)
* A subscription offer for the [Antiques Roadshow Insider](http://www.pbs.org/antiques)
* A subscription offer for [Cottage Living](http://www.cottageliving)
* A plea from the [Democratic National Committee](http://www.democrats.org)
* [Cash from Square Foot Gardening](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=stevejenkins-20%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html%253fASIN=088266395X%2526tag=stevejenkins-20%2526lcode=xm2%2526cID=2025%2526ccmID=165953%2526location=/o/ASIN/088266395X%25253FSubscriptionId=0EMV44A9A5YT1RVDGZ82 “View product details at Amazon”)


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What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 03.14.2006?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2006 issue of [Scientific American](http://www.sciam.com) (Computing With Quantum Knots)
* April 2006 issue of [Motor Trend](http://www.motortrend.com) (Dial 911)
* Spring 2006 issue of [INSight](http://www.virginia.edu/iasc) (Telling Suffering: Pain, Trouble, Trauma, and Their Stories)
* February 2006 issue of [Clinical Advances in Hematalogy & Oncology](http://www.clinicaladvances.com) (New Concepts in Treatment Approaches and Prognostic Factors in Aggressive NHL)
* March/April 2006 issue of [WWF Focus](http://www.worldwildlife.org) (2005: A Year of Record Weather Extremes)
* April – October 2006 [Omega Institute](http://www.eomega.org) Catalog
* A [Bed Bath & Beyond](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com) Sale Flyer and Coupon
* A [Burger King](http://www.burgerking.com) Coupon
* An advertisement from the Handyman Club of America
* An advertisement from the [Earth Policy Institute](http://www.earthpolicy.org)
* A subscription offer from [Political Science Quarterly](http://www.psqonline.org)
* A subscription offer from the [Drip Investor](http://www.dripinvestor.com)
* A plea from the Smithsonian’s [National Museum of the American Indian](http://www.americanindian.si.edu)
* A plea from the [Carter Center](http://www.cartercenter.org)
* A plea from the [World Wildlife Fund](http://www.worldwildlife.org)
* A hat from the [World Wildlife Fund](http://www.worldwildlife.org)


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What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 03.13.2006?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* March 17, 2006 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (Hero M.D. – He saved 30 lives in one battle – The Amazing Story of the War’s Most Fearless Doctor)
* April 2006 issue of [Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com) (Special Issue – How it Works)
* February/March 2006 issue of [ReadyMade](http://www.readymademag.com) (The Love Issue: 69 Ways to Woo)
* April 2006 issue of [Better Homes and Gardens](http://www.bhg.com) (50 fresh ideas for Spring)
* April 2006 issue of [Martha Stewart Living](http://www.marthastewart.com) (fresh ideas for spring)
* April 2006 issue of [National Geographic Adventure](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure) (Alive! The & Now – In the Footsteps of the Greatest Survival Story of Our Time)
* April 2006 issue of [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com) (The Infiltrator)
* [HIV/AIDS Nursing Secrets (The Secrets Series)](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=stevejenkins-20%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html%253fASIN=156053527X%2526tag=stevejenkins-20%2526lcode=xm2%2526cID=2025%2526ccmID=165953%2526location=/o/ASIN/156053527X%25253FSubscriptionId=0EMV44A9A5YT1RVDGZ82 “View product details at Amazon”)
* A subscription offer for [U.S. News & World Report](http://www.usnews.com)
* A plea from the [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee](http://www.dscc.org)
* A brochure from [Lewis-Gale Physicians](http://www.lewisgaleclinic.com/)
* A letter from [Delegate Morgan Griffith](http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/0/87d2813c439a66a385256f7e00694f9f?OpenDocument) regarding his position on the [SB-262](http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=061&typ=bil&val=SB262) (He’s opposed.)


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What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 03.11.2006?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* March 17, 2006 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com) (Oscar Winners and Losers)
* April 2006 issue of [Outside](http://www.outsideonline.com) (100 Adrenaline Hot Spots)
* April 2006 issue of [Automobile](http://www.automobilemag.com) (20th Anniversary Issue)
* February 25, 2006 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com) (Hearing Loss)
* 2006 Spring/Summer [Northern Tool + Equipment](http://www.northerntool.com) Master Catalog
* 2 offers from [TruGreen ChemLawn](http://www.trugreen.com)
* A subscription offer for the [DRIP Investor](http://www.dripinvestor.com)
* A plea from [Oxfam America](http://www.oxfamamerica.org)
* A plea from the [USO](http://www.uso.org)
* A t-shirt, patch, and sticker from the [Appalachian Trail Conservancy](http://www.appalachiantrail.org)


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What WAs in the Mailbox Friday, 03.10.2006?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2006 issue of [Consumer Reports](http://www.consumerreports.org) (Annual Auto Issue)
* March/April 2006 issue of [Lowe’s Creative Ideas](http://www.lowescreativeideas.com) (Outdoor Retreat)
* Spring 2006 [L.L.Bean](http://www.llbean.com) Kids Catalog
* An advertisement for [Nightstar LX](http://www.ccur.com/nightstar/LX7) Linux Tool Suite
* A subscription offer for [American Photo](http://www.americanphotomag.com)
* A plea from the [Sacred Heart Auto League](http://www.shl.org)
* A DVD from the [William Shatner DVD Club](http://www.shatnerdvdclub.com) (This month’s pick is [Immortal](http://homevideo.firstlookmedia.com/films_detail.asp?txtQuickSearch_FilmTitle=%7B8D1A4D2D-FB2E-403A-9E32-6382BDFCF78F%7D))


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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 03.08.2006?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2006 issue of [Discover](http://www.discover.com) (Anything Into Oil – It Works: Recycled Waste is the Future of Fuel)
* March 13, 2006 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (The White House vs. the laboratory)
* April 2006 issue of [Highlights](http://www.highlights.com) (April is National Poetry Month)
* A [Harbor Freight Tools](http://www.harborfreightusa.com) Sale Flyer
* An offer for [Gurney’s](http://www.gurneys.com) Patio Blueberry Collection
* An advertisement from [Adelphia](http://www.adelphia.com)
* A Summer Camp brochure from the [Science Museum of Western Virginia](http://www.smwv.org)
* A plea from the [Sierra Club](http://www.sierraclub.org)
* A birthday party packet from the [Science Museum](http://www.smwv.org) for [B.’s](http://static.flickr.com/32/99355821_ad1fdc9dff_b.jpg) birthday
* Federal Express delivered an [AVR Butterfly](http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?family_id=607&family_name=AVR+8%2DBit+RISC+&tool_id=3146) Demonstration and Evaluation Kit

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What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 03.07.2006?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* April 2006 issue of [PC World](http://www.pcworld.com) (Insider’s Guide to Windows XP)
* April 2006 issue of [Smart Money](http://www.smartmoney.com) (Retire Happy)
* Spring 2006 [Spring Hill](http://www.springhillnursery.com) Catalog and Coupon
* A subscription offer for [Russian Life](http://www.rispubs.com)
* A subscription offer for [Black & White](http://bandwmag.com)
* An advertisement for a Slow Cooker Cookbook


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