Saturday, the mailbox contained:

• Winter 2005 issue of The American Interest (George W. Bush and the Protestant Deformation)
• December 2005 issue of The Sun (Redneck For Wilderness)
• A plea from the Western Virginia Land Trust
• A dvd from Netflix – Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
• A letter from Senator John Warner stating that he supports drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 🙁
• A second letter from John Warner stating that he’s concerned about attempts to modify National Park Servie management policies

Friday, the mailbox contained:

• November 2005 issue of Radford University heritage newsletter
• Volume 10, Number 6 issue of House to House Heart to Heart
• A subscription offer from the Harvard Mental Health Letter
• An brochure about the American Lung Association’s 2006 Golf Priviledge Card
• A brochure about Psychiatric Nursing Conferences
• A plea from the Sierra Club
• Coupons from UPS
• A Thank-You Card that contained a $5 bill

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* December 9, 2005 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com) (He’s Not Peyton – Eli Manning is making a name for himself)
* January 2006 issue of [Electronic Gaming Monthly](http://www.1up.com) (2006 – The Year In Preview)
* Fall/Winter 2005 [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com) Home Basics
* 2006 [Sun Realty](http://www.sunrealtync.com) Vacation Rental Guide
* Last Minute Holiday [Cabela’s](http://www.cabelas.com) Catalog
* The Best of Holiday 2005 [L.L.Bean](http://www.llbean.com) Catalog
* A subscription offer from the [Economist](http://www.economist.com)
* A subscription offer from [Consumer Reports](http://www.consumerreports.org) Money Advisor
* A plea from the [Kenyon Review](http://www.kenyonreview.org)

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

• November-December 2005 issue of Appalachian Trail Journeys (Life at Brown Mountain Creek)
• Holiday Favorites 2005 Lands’ End Catalog
• Gift 2005 CAMPMOR Catalog
• Fall 2005 Avatar Jouranl
• An offer from the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
• A plea from the Tricycle Foundation
• A plea from the Carter Center
• A Christmas Card

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

• Holiday 2005 National Geographic Catalog
• REI Catalog
• An advertisement for Washington Redskins Premium Club Level tickets for the 2006 season
• An offer from Nextel
• A plea from the North Country Trail Association
• A book – Christmas With Southern Living 2005
• A Christmas Card

UPS delivered a 200G hard drive that I bought from Staples for $33.44 after a $40 rebate.

Monday, the mailbox contained:

• December 5, 2005 issue of Newsweek (Fighting Anorexia)
• Gift Express 2005 Sierra Shoes Catalog
• Fall 2005 All Electronics Catalog
• A plea from the Smile Train
• A plea from Understanding Government
• A DVD from Netflix – Elf

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* December 2005/January 2006 issue of [National Geographic Adventure](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure) (The Best of Adventure – Your Guide to 2006)
* December 2005/January 2006 issue of [National Wildlife](http://www.nwf.org) (Winners: Best Photos of 2005)
* February 2006 issue of [Backpacker](http://www.backpacker.com) (Readers’ Choice Awards)
* December 2005 issue of [Dance Magazine](http://www.dancemagazine.com) (The Producers The Movie)
* December 2005 issue of [Ode](http://www.odemagazine.com) (Life goes on)
* December 2005 issue of [Blender](http://www.blender.com) (206 Must-Hear Downloads)
* Holiday 2005 [Crutchfield](http://www.crutchfield.com) Catalog (Holiday cheer, guaranteed)

Friday, the mailbox contained:

• December 5, 2005 issue of ESPN The Magazine (Vince Young)
• December 2, 2005 issue of Sporting News (The ultimate sports fans’ GIFT GUIDE)
• November 28, 2005 issue of The New Yorker (The Cartoon Issue)
• Fall 2005 issue of Oxford American (Southern Art & Architecture Issue)
• December/January 2005 issue of Mother Earth News (62 Ways to Slash Your Heating Bills)
• November/December 2005 issue of Garden Gate (3-Season Color – Tips From a Pro)
• November 2005 issue of JDJ (Developing Intelligent Web Applications With Ajax)
• Holiday 2005 Light Impressions Catalog (Photo Ready Mat Boards)
• A Pet ID Tag from Hartz for Buddy
• A subscription offer for Machinist’s Workshop
• An advertisement from Duncan Ford/Mercury/Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep in Rocky Mount, VA
• An advertisement for Verizon DSL from DIRECTV
• Coupons from Valpak
• A plea from the Smile Train
• A plea from the Ocean Conservancy
• A plea from Childreach
• A CD – Michael Buble`’s It’s Time

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* December 2005 issue of [Poetry](http://www.poetrymagazine.org) (Featuring Pankaj Mishra, David Orr, Eleanor Wilner)
* A sales flyer from [Harbor Freight Tools](http://www.harborfreightusa.com)
* A plea from the [Appalachian Trail Conservancy](http://www.appalachiantrail.org)
* An advertisement from [Lynchburg College](http://www.lynchburg.edu)
* Coupons from Mailbox Savings
* A catalog from [Bed Bath & Beyond](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com)

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* December 2005 issue of [Real Simple](http://www.realsimple.com) (50 gifts under $50: one-of-a-kind finds to make everyone happy)
* November 2005 issue of [RN](http://www.rnweb.com) (Help Stop self-injury)
* December 2005 issue of [Business 2.0](http://www.business2.com) (My Golden Rule)
* December 2005 issue of [Circuit Cellar](http://www.circuitcellar.com) (Data Acquisition)
* One Spirit Catalog
* Winter 2006 [Monastery Store](http://www.dharma.net/monstore) Catalog
* A plea from [Central Union Mission](http://www.missiondc.org)
* A flyer from Salem Baptist Church
* A plea from the [Environmental Defense Action Fund](http://www.environmentaldefense.org)

Federal Express delivered a toner cartridge.

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* Winter 2005 issue of [aperture](http://www.aperture.org) (Lament of the Images: Alfredo Jaar and the Ethics of Representation)
* December 2005 issue of [Wired](http://www.wired.com) (Why @!#% High Oil Prices Are Good for America)
* December 2005 issue of [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine) (Sea Monsters – Scientists Bring “Godzilla” Back To Life)
* November 28, 2005 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (The Real Darwin – His Private Views on Science & God)
* Fall/Winter 2005 issue of the Nature Conservancy’s [Virginia News](http://www.nature.org/virginia) (getting our feet wet)
* Winter 2005 issue of the Nature Conservancy’s [Landmarks](http://www.nature.org) (Quarterly Report)
* November/December 2005 issue of [CA](http://caonline.amcancersoc.org) (Multimodality Approaches for Pancreatic Cancer)
* A plea from the [National Wildlife Federation](http://www.nwf.org)
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org)
* A plea from [Audubon](http://www.audubon.org)
* A plea from the [Democratic National Committee](http://www.democrats.org)
* An offer from [Light Work](http://lightwork.org)
* A catalog from the [Library of America](http://www.loa.org)
* [Microsoft Student 2006](http://www.microsoft.com/student)
* The Debate on the Constitution : Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles and Letters During the Struggle over Ratification, Part Two: January to August 1788 (Library of America)
* Weather: Nature in Motion

I also picked up 2 books at Sam’s Club today:

* The Scorpion’s Gate
* His Excellency : George Washington

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* December 2005 issue of [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonianmag.com) (Archaeology From the Air)
* December 2005 issue of [Field & Stream](http://www.fieldandstream.com) (Winter Bucks: 50 Ways to Get Your Late-Season Deer)
* December 2005 issue of [Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com) (Cakes From The Heart)
* December 2005 issue of [Mother Jones](http://www.motherjones.com) (God and Country – Where teh Christian Right Is Leading Us)
* November 10, 2005 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com) (Early Breast Cancer)
* Winter 2005 [Cyberguys](http://www.cyberguys.com) Catalog
* October 2005 [American Girl](http://www.americangirl.com) Catalog
* An offer from [Adelphia](http://www.adelphia.com)
* An offer from the [National Wildlife Federation](http://www.nwf.org)
* A plea from the [Appalachian Trail Conservancy](http://www.appalachiantrail.org)
* A plea from the [Salvation Army](http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf)
* A plea from the [Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank](http://www.swvafoodbank.org)

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* December/January 2005 issue of [Budget Travel](http://www.budgettravelonline.com) (Island Sizzle – Go find the sun)
* December 2005 issue of [Maxim](http://www.maximonline.com) (Cracking Skulls With an NFL Wedge Buster)
* 2 pleas from [Blue Ridge Public Television](http://brptv.com)
* A plea from [Angel Tree](http://www.angeltree.org)
* A plea from the [World Wildlife Fund](http://www.worldwildlife.org)
* A CD – Six Degrees of P-Funk: The Best of George Clinton & His Funky Family

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* November 25, 2005 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com) (How to build the Best Team in the NFL)
* Summer 2005 issue of [The Hedgehog Review](http://www.virginia.edu/iasc/hedgehog.html) (Commitments in a Post-Foundationalist World: Exploring the Possibilitiesof “Weak Ontology”)
* November 21, 2005 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (Young Iranians face a hard-line future)
* 2006 [Consumer Reports](http://www.consumerreports.org) Buying Guide
* A plea from [Pet Smart Charities](http://www.petsmartcharities.org)
* A plea from [Samaritan’s Purse](http://www.samaritanspurse.org)
* A plea from the [Nature Conservancy](http://www.nature.org)
* An advertisement from Fort Lewis Pharmacy
* An advertisement from [concurrent](http://www.ccur.com)
* An advertisement from [Dell](http://www.dell.com)
* A catalog from the [Appalachian Trail Conservancy](http://www.appalachiantrail.org)

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* December 2005 issue of [This Old House](http://www.thisoldhouse.com) (25 Secret Sources)
* Holiday 2005 [Dharma Crafts](http://www.dharmacrafts.com) Catalog
* An advertisement from [Havertys](http://www.havertys.com)
* A coupon from [Bath & Body Works](http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/home/index.jsp)
* A plea from [Salute America’s Heroes](http://saluteheroes.org/redesign/)
* A plea from the [Natural Resources Defense Council](http://www.nrdc.org)