Category Archives: Mailbox Contents

Contents of the postal mailbox on a specific day.

What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 10.27.2005

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* November 4, 2005 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com) (College Football @ The Half)
* [Make](http://www.makezine.com) Vol. 04 (9 DIY Music Projects)
* October 10, 2005 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com) (Hurricane Katrina: How the Cancer Community Coped with the Immediate Crisis)
* An advertisement from [Saturn of Roanoke Valley](http://www.saturnofroanoke.com/en_US/)
* A subscription offer from [Sports Illustrated](http://www.si.com
* A brochure about employment opportunities at [Yuma Regional Medical Center](http://www.yumaregional.org)
* A book – Poets of World War II (American Poets Project)

What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 10.26.2005

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* November 2005 issue of [Poetry](http://www.poetrymagazine.org) (Featuring Averill Curdy, Cherryl Floyd-Miller, Elizabeth Bradfield)
* November/December 2005 issue of [Foreign Affairs](http://www.foreignaffairs.org) (Iraq & Vietnam)
* November/December 2005 issue of [Foreign Policy](http://www.foreignpolicy.com) (How One Soldier Brought Democracy to Iraq)
* November 2005 [Dell](http://www.dell.com/xps11) Catalog (one of a kind XPS experience)
* [Pasternack Enterprises](http://www.pasternack.com) Coaxial & Fiber Optics Catalog #2005D
* Coupons from [Valpak](http://www.valpak.com)
* A subscription offer for [Southern Cultures](http://www.southerncultures.org)
* An offer from [Working Assets Long Distance](http://www.workingassets.com)
* An offer from [Recorded Books Unlimited](http://www.recordedbooks.com/unlimited)
* A sale notice from Colonial Ford
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org)

What Was in the Mail Tuesday, 10.25.2005

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* November-December 2005 issue of [Audubon](http://www.audubon.org) (How Our Farms Are Saving Habitat)
* Holiday 2005 [L.L. Bean](http://www.llbean.com) Catalog
* [Harbor Freight Tools](http://www.harborfreightusa.com) Sales Flyer
* An advertisement from [Sounds True](http://www.soundstrue.com)
* An advertisement from the [Post Office](http://www.usps.com)
* A welcome packet from [XM Radio](http://www.xmradio.com)
* A subscription offer for [Issues In Science and Technology](http://www.issues.org)

What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 10.24.2005

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* November 2005 issue of [Business 2.0](http://www.business2.com) (The Next Real Estate Boom)
* Autumn 2005 issue of [The American Interest](http://www.the-american-interest.com) (A Conversation With Condoleezza Rice)
* October 31, 2005 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (The Bird Flu)
* November 2005 [NBA Store](http://www.nbastore.com) Catalog (New NBA Fusion Gear)
* [MCM](http://www.mcminone.com) Thanksgiving Sales Flyer
* A subscription offer for [The Economist](http://www.economist.com)
* A sale notice from [Magic City Ford](http://magiccityford.com)
* A plea from the [World Wildlife Fund](http://www.worldlife.org)
* A plea from Brian Chavez-Ochoa
* A plea from [George Allen](http://allen.senate.gov/)
* A plea from [Shriners Hospitals for Children](http://www.shrinershospitals.org)
* A plea from [Van Hilleary](http://www.vanhilleary.com/)

What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 10.22.2005

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* Fall 2005 issue of [Tin House](http://www.tinhouse.com) (Dorothy Allison, William T. Vollmann, and Billy Collins Work It Out)
* November 2005 issue of [Harper’s](http://www.harpers.org) (Don’t Watch The News)
* November 2005 issue of [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonianmag.com) (35 Who Made a Difference)
* November 2005 issue of [Wired](http://www.wired.com) (You Call This The Phone of the Future?)
* November 2005 issue of [World Radio](http://www.wr6wr.com) (MARS Members Respond to Katrina Emergency)
* October 2005 issue of [JDJ](http://jdj.sys-con.com) (Extreme Makeover: Architecture Edition)
* November 2005 issue of [Maxim](http://www.maximonline.com) (The 10 Cars That Make Gas Still Worth Buying!)
* An offer from [Verizon](http://www.verizon.com) for DSL

What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 10.21.2005?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

* November 2005 issue of [Budget Travel](http://www.budgettravelonline.com) (25 reasons to love Hawaii’s Garden Isle – Kauai)
* October 28, 2005 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com) (NBA ’05-06)
* November 2005 issue of [Blender](http://www.blender.com) (Rock & Roll Hollywood)
* November 2005 issue of [Dance](http://www.dancemagazine.com) (The Gender Issue – You are what you think)
* An offer for [Southern Living’s](http://www.southernliving.com) Christmas Cookbook

What Was In the Mailbox Thursday, 10.20.2005

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

* November 2005 issue of [Ode](http://www.odemagazine.com) (Bono Wants You)
* October 24, 2005 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (What Money Can Buy)
* 2005 Holiday [Heifer International](http://www.catalog.heifer.org) Gift Catalog
* Holiday 2005 [Campmor](http://www.campmor.com) Catalog
* An offer from [Adelphia](http://www.adelphia.com)

What Was In the Mailbox Wednesday, 10.19.2005

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

* September 2005 issue of [Washington Monthly](http://www.washingtonmonthly.com) (Our First Annual College Rankings)
* November 2005 issue of [Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com) (102 Holiday Recipes)
* November 2005 issue of [This Old House](http://www.thisoldhouse.com) (Warm Up Your Rooms)
* A Calendar from [Southern Health](http://www.southernhealth.com)
* An advertisement for [Highlight’s](http://www.highlights.com) PuzzleMania
* An offer from [AOL](http://www.aol.com)

What Was In The Mailbox Tuesday, 10.18.2005

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

* November 2005 issue of [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine) (The Secrets of Living Longer)
* Fall 2005 issue of [Granta](http://www.granta.com) (Wish You Were Here)
* Coupons from [Domino’s Pizza](http://www.dominos.com)
* Coupons from [Merchant’s Tire & Auto Centers](http://www.merchantstire.com)
* Holiday 2005 [Sierra Shoes](http://www.sierratradingpost.com) Catalog
* An advertisement for [Southern Living’s](http://www.southernliving.com) “best kept Secrets of the South’s Best Cooks”
* An advertisement for [National Geographic’s](http://www.nationalgeographic.com) “Almanac of American History”
* An offer from the [Oncology Nursing Society](http://www.ons.org)
* A plea from the [Smile Train](http://www.smiletrain.org)
* A plea from [St. Joseph’s Indian School](http://www.stjo.org)
* A plea from [The National Arbor Day Foundation](http://www.arborday.org)

What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 10.17.2005

Monday, the mailbox contained:

* October 24, 2005 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (How Women Lead)
* November/December 2005 issue of [Legal Affairs](http://www.legalaffairs.org) (Behind the Hedge)
* September 2005 [Save the Bay](http://www.cbf.org) (Vital Signs)
* A [Chadwick’s](http://www.chadwicks.com) catalog
* An advertisement for the [National Student Nurses’ Association 23rd Annual MidYear Conference](http://www.nsna.org)
* Samples and coupons from [Claritin](http://www.claritin.com)
* A t-shirt from [Linux Journal](http://www.linuxjournal.com)
* A subscription offer from [Seed](http://www.seedmediagroup.com/)
* A subscription offer from [The Guardian Weekly](http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk)
* A plea from the [ARRL](http://www.arrl.org)

What Was In The Mailbox Saturday, 10.15.2005

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* October 2005 issue of [RN](http://www.rnweb.com) (2005 Earning Survey)
* November 2005 issue of [Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com) (The New War in Space)
* November 2005 [Jameco](http://www.jameco.com) (Now 500% More Product!)
* Rick James’ Ultimate Collection CD
* [IFC TV Uncut: New Season Sneak Preview](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70038289) DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com)
* [Henry: portrait of a Serial Killer](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=584120) DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com)

What Was In The Mailbox Friday, 10.14.2005

Today, the mailbox contained:

* November 2005 issue of [Field & Stream](http://www.fieldandstream.com) (Best of the Rut)
* November 2005 issue of [National Geographic Adventure](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure) (The Adventure Travel Issue)
* November 2005 issue of [Smart Money](http://www.smartmoney.com) (Learn From the Best: Greenspan and our Power 30)
* October 17, 2005 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (The Art & Architecture Issue)
* November-December 2005 issue of [Utne](http://www.utne.com) (Embrace your Feminine)
* November 2005 issue of [Mother Jones](http://www.motherjones.com) (The Democrat Who Fought)
* November 2005 issue of [Better Homes & Gardens](http://www.bhg.com) (America’s Best New Home)
* November 2005 issue of [Martha Stewart Living](http://www.marthastewart.com) (Thanksgiving 101)
* Fall 2005 [O’Reilly](http://www.oreilly.com) Computer Books Catalog
* An Advertisement from yet another Cash Advance Business
* A plea from the [Environmental Defense Action Fund](http://www.environmentaldefense.org)

What Was In The Mailbox Thursday, 10.13.2005

Today, the mailbox contained:

* October 24, 2005 issue of [ESPN The Magazine](http://www.espn.go.com/magazine) (No Joke)
* Autumn 2005 issue of [Wilson Quarterly](http://www.wilsonquarterly.com) (Inside the Chinese Mind)
* September / October 2005 issue of [Old Dominion Sierran](http://virginia.sierraclub.org) (Taking the Lead on Energy and Global Warming)
* November 2005 issue of [Scientific American](http://www.sciam.com) (The Illusion of Gravity)
* 2 sample copies of [Cook’s Illustrated](http://www.cooksillustrated.com)
* Christmas 2005 [Cabela’s](http://www.cabelas.com) Catalog
* Volume 10, Number 5 of [House to House Heart to Heart](http://www.westsidecofc-salem.com)
* An advertisement from [WeightWatchers](http://www.weightwatchers.com)
* A plea from the [NAACP](http://www.naacp.org)

What Was In The Mailbox Wednesday, 10.12.2005

Today, the mailbox contained:

* November 2005 issue of [QST](http://www.arrl.org) (When All Else Fails…Amateur Radio)
* October 21, 2005 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com) (Big-Game Weekend!)
* November 2005 issue of [Car and Driver](http://www.caranddriver.com) (253 MPH Bugatti Veyron!)
* November 2005 issue of [Discover](http://www.discover.com) (Will Humans Last Another 10,000 Years?)
* December 2005 issue of [Cuisine at home](http://www.cuisineathome.com) (Make-Ahead Holiday Elegance)
* November/December 2005 issue of [Vegetarian Times](http://www.vegetariantimes.com) (holiday special!)
* November 2005 issue of [Highlights](http://www.highlights.com)
* A plea from the [Appalachian Trail Conservancy](http://www.appalachiantrail.org)
* A plea from [Feed The Children](http://www.feedthechildren.org)
* A subscription offer from [The American Prospect](http://www.prospect.org)
* A subscription offer from [PC World](http://www.pcworld.com)
* An offer from [The Good Cook](http://www.jointhegoodcook.com)
* An offer from Publishers Clearing House

What Was In The Mailbox Tuesday, 10.11.2005

Today, the mailbox contained:

* November-December 2005 issue of [American Scientist](http://www.americanscientist.org) (Biofilms)
* October 17, 2005 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (The Making of the Mormons)
* December 2005 issue of [Backpacker](http://www.backpacker.com) (The National Parks Issue)
* A subscription offer from [The Nation](http://www.thenation.com)
* A subscription offer from [PDN](http://www.pdnonline.com)
* A plea from [Doctors Without Borders](http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org)
* A plea from [The Smile Train](http://www.smiletrain.org)
* 2 books:
* Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
* Theodore Roosevelt: The Rough Riders/An Autobiography (Library of America)