Category Archives: Mailbox Contents

Contents of the postal mailbox on a specific day.

What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 01.27.2006?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* February 3, 2006 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com) (Kanye West – Inside the Mind of Music’s Brash Genius)
* 2 pleas from the [Democratic National Committee](http://www.democrats.org)
* An offer from [TurboTax](http://www.turbotax.com)
* Coupons from [SpeeDee Oil Change & Tune-Up](http://www.speedeeoil.com)
* Coupons from Mailbox Savings


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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 01.25.2006?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* Winter 2006 issue of [AlwaysOn](http://www.alwayson-network.com) (Power ON – How to survive and prosper in the always-on world)
* An advertisement from Reader’s Digest
* An advertisement for Cook’s Country 2005
* A plea from the [VFW](http://www.vfw.org)
* A t-shirt from the [Rails-to-Trails Conservancy](http://www.railtrails.org)
* Some Books:
* Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
* Mark Twain : A Life
* 1776
* The Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour : The Frontier Stories: Volume Three
* Andrew Jackson : His Life and Times
* Washington’s Secret War : The Hidden History of Valley Forge


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What Was In the Mailbox Tuesday, 01.24.2006?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* February 2006 issue of [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonianmag.com) (What Do They Tell Us? Pompeii’s Treasures)
* February 2006 issue of [Wired](http://www.wired.com) (The LEGO Army Wants You)
* January/February 2006 issue of [Business 2.0](http://www.business2.com) (The 2006 Smart List)
* Spring 2006 [L.L.Bean](http://www.llbean.com) Catalog
* A subscription offer from [Conde Nast Traveler](http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/)
* A subscription offer from [Multinational Monitor](http://www.multinationalmonitor.org/)
* An offer from [Weight Watchers](http://www.weightwatchers.com)
* A membership offer from the [ACM](http://www.acm.org)
* A plea from the [World Wildlife Fund](http://www.worldwildlife.org)
* A plea from the [Nature Conservancy](http://www.nature.org)
* A plea from [St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital](http://www.stjude.org/)
* A plea from the [Republican National Committee](http://www.gop.com)
* A book – The Definitive Journals of Lewis and Clark: From the Pacific to the Rockies


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What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 01.23.2006?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* January 30, 2006 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (The Boy Crisis – At Every Level of Education, They’re Falling Beyond. What to Do?)
* February/March 2006 issue of [Mother Earth News](http://www.motherearthnews.com) (Grow Your Best Garden Ever!)
* February 2006 issue of [Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com) (Spring Is Coming)
* February 2006 issue of [Dance Magazine](http://www.dancemagazine.com) (Misha’s Next Big Thing)
* January 2006 issue of [Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology](http://www.clinicaladvances.com) (Use of Dose-dense Chemotherapy in the Management of Breast Cancer)
* 2006 [IKEA](http://www.IKEA-usa.com) Catalog (New lower prices!)
* Spring 2006 [Cotton Scrubs & Co.](http://www.cottonscrubs.com) Catalog
* A brochure for the [Summer Stages Dance at Concord Academy](http://www.summerstagesdance.org)
* An advertisement from [Allstate](http://www.allstate.com)
* A subscription offer for the Hightower Lowdown
* A plea from the Virginia State Police Association
* A rebate check from [Staples](http://www.staples.com)


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What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 01.21.2006?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* February 2006 issue of [Field & Stream](http://www.fieldandstream.com) (Survival Skills – 19 Ways to Get Out Alive)
* March 2006 issue of [Backpacker](http://www.backpacker.com) (2006 Gear Guide)
* February/March 2006 issue of [SEED](http://www.seedmagazine.com) (The Revolution Is In Your Head)
* February 2006 issue of [Poetry](http://www.poetrymagazine.org) (Featuring Dean Young, Robert Pinsky, Mary Kinzie)
* February 2006 issue of [Funny Times](http://www.funnytimes.com)
* A subscription offer for [Money](http://money.cnn.com)


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What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 01.20.2006?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* February 2006 issue of [QST](http://www.arrl.org) (Aurora, Polar Bears and Propagation from the far North)
* January 30, 2006 issue of [ESPN The Magazine](http://www.espn.go.com/magazine) (The Face of the New NHL – Trust Us Sidney Crosby is Worth Watching)
* January 27, 2006 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com) (2006 Preview!)
* January/February 2006 issue of [Lowe’s Creative Ideas](http://www.LosesCreativeIdeas.com) (Kitchen Form And Function)
* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com)


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What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 01.19.2006?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* January 2006 issue of [Java Developer’s Journal](http://jdj.sys-con.com) (JSF and AJAX – Introducing a New Open Source Project)
* January 27, 2006 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com) (The NFL Playoffs)
* February 2006 issue of [Maxim](http://www.maximonline.com) (“Let’s Feed the Bears!” – When Idiots Hear the Call of the Wild)
* January/February 2006 issue of [Old Dominion Sierran](http://virginia.sierraclub.org) (Sierra Club gears up for opportunities and challenges of 2006 legislative session)
* February 2006 issue of [Budget Travel](http://budgettravelonline.com) (Beach Getaways $100)
* January 2006 issue of [RN](http://www.rnweb.com) (The delicate business of burn care)
* Spring Preview 2006 [Lands’ End Kids](http://www.landsend.com/kids) Catalog
* A subscription offer for [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com)
* A subscription offer for [Air & Space](http://www.airspacemag.com)
* A subscription offer for [Americas](http://www.americas.oas.org)
* A subscription offer for [Highlights](http://www.highlights.com) MathMania
* An offer from [GEICO](http://www.geico.com)
* A notice about nursing opportunities at [Salem Health & Rehabilitation Center](http://www.mfa.net/salem/)
* A plea from [Samaritan’s Purse](http://www.samaritanspurse.org)
* A plea from the [Natural Resources Defense Council](http://www.nrdcwildplaces.org)
* A book – [Poets of the Civil War (American Poets Project)](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=as2&path=ASIN/1931082766&tag=stevejenkins-20&camp=1789&creative=9325)


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What Was in the Mail Wednesday, 01.18.2006?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* January 23 & 30, 2006 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (The General – A six-year conversation with Ariel Sharon.)
* A [CAMPMOR](http://www.campmor.com) catalog
* An advertisement for [Cooking Light](http://www.cookinglight.com)’s Annual Recipes 2006
* An advertisement from [Verizon](http://www.verizon.com)
* An advertisement for Johns Hopkins White Papers
* A subscription offer for [American Heritage](http://www.americanheritage.com/)
* A subscription offer for [Blue Ridge Country](http://www.blueridgecountry.com)
* My 2005 W-2


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What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 01.17.2006?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* February 2006 issue of [Scientific American](http://www.sciam.com) (Big Physics Gets Small)
* February 2006 issue of [Dr. Dobb’s Journal](http://www.ddj.com) (64-Bit Computing!)
* February 2006 issue of [Electronic Gaming Monthly](http://www.1up.com) (The Greatest 200 Games of Their Time)
* January 2006 issue of [Current History](http://www.currenthistory.com) (The Middle East)
* January 23, 2006 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (Miller Time)
* February 2006 issue of [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine) (Love – The Chemical Reaction)
* Winter 2006 issue of [Tin House](http://www.tinhouse.com) (All Apologies)
* February 2006 issue of [Martha Stewart Living](http://www.marthastewart.com) (Ideas to Love)
* February 2006 issue of [Country Home](http://www.countryhome.com) (Easy Style Your Way)
* An advertisement from [Adelphia](http://www.adelphia.com)
* An advertisement from the [Eaton Press](http://www.eastonpress.com/intro.asp)
* An advertisement for [Official Emblems of America’s Great Space Missions](http://www.mywillabeeandward.com)
* An advertisement for National Geographic’s [Our Fifty States](http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1955&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=our+fifty+states)
* An advertisement for National Geographic’s [Atlas of the World](http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1794&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=atlas+of+the+world)
* An advertisement for Weight Watchers’ [Annual Recipes for Success 2006](http://www.oxmoorhouse.com/Brands/WeightWatchers/default.asp?SID=16C66284093649518A02F99D97AF1F6BF068398FDFE233A7)
* A subscription offer for [Art in America](http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/)
* A subscription offer for [American Scholar](http://www.pbk.org/pubs/amscholar.htm)
* A subscription offer for [Fortune](http://www.fortune.com)
* A subscription offer for [The Week](http://www.theweekmagazine.com)
* A plea from [Amnesty International](http://www.amnestyusa.org)
* A 401-K Quarterly Statement (It made money last quarter.)


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What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 01.14.2006?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* February 2006 issue of [Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com) (Nascar With Rockets! – Introducing the Nex High-Thrills Spectator Sport)
* February 2006 issue of [Harper’s](http://www.harpers.org) (Judgement Days – Lesson from the Abu Ghraib Courts-Martial)
* January / February 2006 issue of [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com) (The Year of Two Popes)
* January 2006 [Dell](http://www.dell.com) XPS Catalog
* A packet from Joint Commission about their Disease-Specific Care Certification Program
* An offer for [Better Homes and Gardens’](http://www.bhg.org) Best Recipes Book
* An offer from [Nextel](http://www.nextel.com)
* A plea from [Doctors Without Borders](http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org)
* A phone from [T-Mobile](http://www.tmobile.com)
* A poster of Robert Plant wearing a “Nurses Do It Better” t-shirt that my wife found on Ebay.

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What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 01.13.2006?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* December 2005 / January 2006 issue of [Ready Made](http://www.readymademag.com) (Make 23 Amazing Gifts)
* February 2006 issue of [Smart Money](http://www.smartmoney.com) (7 Great Funds For the Year Ahead)
* January 20, 2006 issue of [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com) (The Oscar Race Begins!)
* An subscription offer from [PC World](http://www.pcworld.com)
* A plea from the [Veterans of Foreign Wars](http://www.vfw.org)
* A plea from the [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee](http://www.dscc.org)
* A CD – Cake’s Comfort Eagle

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What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 01.12.2006?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* February 7, 2006 issue of [PC Magazine](http://www.pcmag.com) (TV Transformed – Watch Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Device)
* January 20, 2006 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com) (Invincible! – Amazing Vince Young, National Champion Texas’ perfect 10)
* February 2006 issue of [Vegetarian Times](http://www.vegetariantimes.com) (Warm Up! – hot healthy quesadillas, cozy shepherd’s pie, oven-fresh scones, and more!)
* An offer from [Easy Home Repair](http://www.easyhomerepair.com)
* A plea from [Salute America’s Heroes](http://www.saluteheroes.org)
* A plea from the [March of Dimes](http://www.marchofdimes.com)
* A coupon from [Lowe’s](http://www.lowes.com)
* A subscription offer from [Sys Admin](http://www.sysadminmag.com)
* A subscription offer from [Harvard Business Review](http://www.hbr.org)

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What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 01.11.2006?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* February 2006 issue of [Better Homes and Gardens](http://www.bhg.com) (Valentine Issue!)
* January 16, 2006 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (Letter From Nebraska – The Death of a Gifted Child)
* January/February 2006 issue of [WWF Focus](http://www.worldwildlife.org) (Palm Oil Plantation Threatens Borneo)
* A sale flyer from [Harbor Freight Tools](http://www.harborfreightusa.com)
* An offer from [One Spirit](http://www.joinonespirit.com)
* An offer from the [History Book Club](http://www.joinhistorybookclub.com)
* An offer from the [Quality Paperback Book Club](http://www.joinqpb.com)
* An offer from the [Columbia House](http://www.columbiahouse.com) DVD Club
* An offer from the [Behavioral Science Book Service](http://www.behavioralsciencebooks.com/brief)
* An offer from the [Nurse’s Book Society](http://www.nursesbooksociety.com/complete)
* A plea from AVE MARIA University

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What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 01.10.2006?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* Winter 2006 issue of [Wilson Quarterly](http://wwics.si.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.welcome) (Reading The Future)
* Spring 2006 [JCPenney](http://www.jcpenney.com) Cook’s Catalog
* February 2006 [Jameco](http://www.jameco.com) Catalog
* An offer from [AAA](http://www.aaa.com)
* An offer from [Gevalia](http://www.gevalia.com)
* An offer from [Silkies](http://www.silkies.com) Pantyhose
* A subscription offer for the [American Girl](http://www.americangirl.com/agmg/) Magazine
* A subscription offer for [Poets & Writers](http://www.pw.org) Magazine
* A subscription offer for [Farm Show](http://www.farmshow.com) Magazine
* A plea from [Disabled American Veterans](http://www.dav.com)

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