The mailbox contained:

• September 1-8, 2008 issue of U.S. News & World Report (America’s Best Colleges) Read
• October 2008 issue of Cuisine at home (New twists on Family Favorites) T.O.C.
• Special Edition of Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank’s "food for thought" (Hunger has no Age Limit) Read
• A Limited Too Catalog
• Coupons from Kroger
• Coupons from Mailbox Savings
• A subscription offer from Lapham’s Quarterly
• A plea from Special Olympics Virginia
• A plea from Amnesty International USA

The mailbox contained:

• September/October 2008 issue of AAA World ({Proceed With Caution – Driving is the riskiest activity most of us will perform today. How you behave behind the wheel has a lot to do with that.}) Read
• August 18/25, 2008 issue of Information Week (Who’s Your Next CIO? Whether you decide to promote or recruit, create a succession strategy – now.)
• A DevConnections Brochure
• An advertisement from Home Depot
• An offer from Virginia Furniture Market
• An offer from Zaxby’s
• An advertisement from Cilk Arts
• A plea from America’s Second Harvest
• A plea from the Democratic National Committee
• A plea from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

The mailbox contained:

• September 2008 issue of Smithsonian (Protected Areas Offer New Hope for Saving Our Oceans) T.O.C.
• September 1, 2008 issue of The Progressive Populist (From Promised Land to Graveyard – The auto industry’s death in Wisconsin is about more than just lost jobs.) Read
• September 2008 issue of Boys’ Life (Almost Perfect – Super Bowl loss aside, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ranks as an all-time great.)
• September 2008 issue of Scouting (Reluctant Readers? This man can fire up your guys.)
• An advertisement from Web 3.0 Conference & Expo
• A plea from Public Citizen

The mailbox contained:

• September 2008 issue of Virginia Wildlife (Floating the Rappahannock – The upper reaches of the river remain a paddler’s delight.)
• September-October 2008 issue of UTNE Reader (Tired of the Doom & Gloom? 21 Environmental Innovations to Give You Hope) T.O.C.
• 2 offers from State Farm Insurance
• An offer from Balfour for a class ring
• Coupons from Valpak
• A plea from Barack Obama

The mailbox contained:

* Fall 2008 issue of [American Heritage](http://www.americanheritage.com “American Heritage”) (Survivors: Thrilling Real-Life Stories)
* August 24, 2008 issue of [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”) “The Record” (Sowing and Reaping with CYP)
* Fall 2008 [Freestyle Photographic Supplies](http://www.freestylephoto.biz “Freestyle Photo Supplies”) Catalog
* A plea from [American Farmland Trust](http://www.farmland.org “American Farmland Trust”)
* A plea from [Mark Warner](http://www.MarkWarner2008.com “Mark Warner”)

The mailbox contained:

* September 2008 issue of [Money](http://www.money.com “Money”) (21 Good Things To Do In a Bad Market) [T.O.C.](http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2008/09/01/toc.html “Table of Contents”)
* September 2008 issue of [Computer Shopper](http://www.computershopper.com “Computer Shopper”) (Complete CPU Guide)
* August 18, 2008 issue of [eWeek](http://www.eweek.com “eWeek”) (Stay On Top of Things)
* October 2008 issue of [Garden Gate](http://www.gardengatemagazine.com “Garden Gate”) (Fall Color)
* August 25, 2008 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker”) (Letter From Rangoon – Drowning – Can the junta be circumvented?) [Read](http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/08/25/080825fa_fact_packer “Read the Article”)
* September 2008 issue of [SPIN](http://www.spin.com “SPIN”) (Beck – Inside the Mind of Rock’s Eccentric Genius)

The mailbox contained:

* September/October 2008 issue of [Foreign Affairs](http://www.foreignaffairs.org “Foreign Affairs”) (A Daunting Agenda – The next U.S. president will inherit a more difficult set of international challenges than any predecessor since World War II.) [T.O.C.](http://www.foreignaffairs.org/2008/5.html “Table of Contents”)
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org “ACLU”)
* A plea from the [Sierra Club](http://www.sierraclub.org “Sierra Club”)
* A subscription offer from [The Weekly Standard](http://www.weeklystandard.com “The Weekly Standard”)

The mailbox contained:

* September 2008 issue of [Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com “Southern Living”) (10 Reasons To Visit Charleston Again)
* August 2008 issue of [Website Magazine](http://www.websitemagazine.com “Website Magazine”) (Innovative E-commerce – An insider’s guide to profitability) [T.O.C.](http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/articles/category/1020.aspx “Table of Contents”)
* September 2008 issue of [MAXIM](http://www.maxim.com “MAXIM”) (Ultimate 2008 NFL Preview)
* Fall 2008 [Pasternack Enterprises](http://www.pasternack.com “Pasternack Enterprises”) Catalog
* A [Lands’ End Kids](http://www.landsend.com/kids “Lands’ End Kids”) Catalog
* A popcorn flyer from the [Blue Ridge Mountains Council](http://www.bsa-brmc.org “Blue Ridge Mountains Council”)
* A [USENIX](http://www.usenix.org “USENIX”) Brochure
* An offer from [Geico](http://www.geico.com “Geico”)
* An advertisement from [Life Line Screening](http://www.lifelinescreening.com “Life Line Screening”)
* Service coupons from [Rick Woodson Honda](http://www.woodsonhonda.com “Rick Woodson Honda”)
* A plea from the [ARRL](http://www.arrl.org “ARRL”)
* An AC power adapter for a laptop (One of the dogs chewed up the old one.)

The mailbox contained:

* September 2008 issue of [Esquire](http://www.esquire.com “Esquire”) (Tom Brady)
* September 2008 issue of [Wired](http://www.wired.com “Wired”) (The future of the Electric Car) [T.O.C.](http://www.wired.com/wired/issue/16-09 “Table of Contents”)
* September 2008 issue of [domino](http://www.dominomag.com “domino”) [T.O.C.](http://www.dominomag.com/magazine/toc/2008/09/sept “Table of Contents”)
* Coupons from [Food Lion](http://www.foodlion.com “Food Lion”)
* [Paste](http://www.pastemagazine.com “Paste”) Issue 46 New-Music Sampler CD (This is the CD that wasn’t in the magazine that came the other day. That was fast service!)

The mailbox contained:

* September + October 2008 issue of [Mother Jones](http://www.motherjones.com “Mother Jones”) (Special Election Edition) [T.O.C.](http://www.motherjones.com/toc/2008/09/index.html “Table of Contents”)
* An advertisement from [American Freestyle Karate](http://www.americanfreestylekarate.com “American Freestyle Karate”)

The mailbox contained:

* September 2008 issue of [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com “The Atlantic”) (The Orator vs. The Warrior – Who Will Win? The Debate Preview) [T.O.C.](http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200809 “Table of Contents”)
* September 2008 issue of [Harper’s](http://www.harpers.org “Harper’s”) (Tyranny of the Test – One Year as a Kaplan Coach in the Public Schools) [T.O.C.](http://harpers.org/archive/2008/09 “Table of Contents”)
* September 2008 issue of [This Old House](http://www.thisoldhouse.com “This Old House”) (Kitchen & Bath Issue) [T.O.C.](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/magazines/0,,20207833,00.html “Table of Contents”)
* Volume 13, Number 4 of [House to House Heart to Heart](http://www.housetohouse.com “House to House Heart to Heart”) (Looking for Love? People all over the world are looking for love.) [T.O.C.](http://www.housetohouse.com/hth/archives/v13/v13n4/index.htm “Table of Contents”)
* A [Coldwater Creek](http://www.coldwatercreek.com “Coldwater Creek”) Catalog and Coupon
* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger”)
* An offer from [at&t](http://www.att.com “at&t”)
* A plea from the [National Wildlife Federation](http://www.nwf.org “National Wildlife Federation”)
* An audiobook – The Inheritance of Loss

The mailbox contained:

* September 2008 issue of [Paste](http://www.pastemagazine.com “Paste”) (The Best of What’s Next – More Than 25 Up-and-Coming Artists You Ignore At Your Peril!) – The CD was missing.
* August 2008 issue of [BBC Music](http://www.bbcmusicmagazine.com “BBC Music”) (The People’s Pianist – How Chinese superstar Lang Lang has become the world’s most popular virtuoso.) [T.O.C.](http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue/173 “Table of Contents”)
* August 25 2008 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek”) (America and the World – What Bush Got Right) [Read](http://www.newsweek.com/id/151731 “Read the Cover Story”)
* Coupons from [Domino’s Pizza](http://www.dominos.com “Domino’s Pizza”)
* A notice from [St. John’s Episcopal Church](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoake”)
* A plea from [Obama for America](http://www.barackobama.com “Obama for America”)

The mailbox contained:

* September 2008 issue of [The Family Handyman](http://www.thefamilyhandyman.com “The Family Handyman”) (Great Garage in One Weekend!)
* September 2008 issue of [Linux Journal](http://www.linuxjournal.com “Linux Journal”) (Underdogs Battling the Behemoths) [T.O.C.](http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue/173 “Table of Contents”)
* August 18-25 2008 issue of [U.S. News & World Report](http://www.usnews.com “U.S. News & World Report”) (Who Will Pick The Next President? In a changing America, some voters matter more than others.) [Read](http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/08/09/western-voters-could-be-up-for-grabs-for-obama-and-mccain.html “Read the Cover Story”)
* August 11, 2008 issue of [Information Week](http://www.informationweek.com “Information Week”) (Trade In Your SOA? Web-oriented architectures are an efficient alternative to resource-guzzling, service-based development methods. But scale could be a problem.)
* September 2008 issue of [Sound & Vision](http://www.soundandvisionmag.com “Sound & Vision”) (Home Theater Heroes – Masi Oka shows why NBC’s hit series rules on blu-ray.)
* Coupons from [Papa John’s](http://www.papajohns.com “Papa John’s”)
* Pay stubs
* A plea from [Project Hope](http://www.projecthope.org “Project Hope”)

The mailbox contained:

* September 2008 issue of [Fast Company](http://www.fastcompany.com “Fast Company”) (Don’t Mess With MySpace)
* September 2008 issue of [QST](http://www.qst.org “QST”) (Special Emergency Communications Issue!)
* September 2008 issue of [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine “National Geographic”) (Where Food Begins) [T.O.C.](http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/table-of-contents “Table of Contents”)
* An advertisement from [Sprint](http://www.sprint.com “Sprint”)
* An offer from the [Musical Heritage Society](http://www.musicalheritage.com “Musical Heritage Society”)
* An offer from [Reader’s Digest](http://www.readersdigest.com “Reader’s Digest”)
* A plea from the [Chesapeake Bay Foundation](http://www.cbf.org “Chesapeake Bay Foundation”)
* A plea from the [National Audubon Society](http://www.audubon.org “National Audubon Society”)
* A plea from [care](http://www.care.org “care”)
* A plea from the National Pro-Life Alliance

The mailbox contained:

* August 18, 2008 issue of [Business Week](http://www.businessweek.com “Business Week”) (The Olympics & Innovation – How companies use the Games to develop new products & ideas.) [T.O.C.](http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/08_33/B4096magazine.htm “Table of Contents”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix”) – [The Conversation](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?&movieid=60003586 “Netflix Product Page”)
* An audiobook – Neil Gaiman’s [Fragile Things](http://www.librarything.com/work/book/34578905 “LibraryThing”)
* Backpacks from [L.L.Bean](http://www.llbean.com “L.L.Bean”)