Category Archives: Mailbox Contents

Contents of the postal mailbox on a specific day.

What Was In The Mailbox Today, 09.02.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* September 12, 2005 issue of [ESPN The Magazine](http://www.espn.go.com/magazine) (NFL ’05)
* A [Harbor Freight](http://www.harborfreightusa.com) Tool Disposal Notice
* Coupons from [Domino’s](http://www.dominos.com)
* [Secret Window](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=60034561) DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com)
* [Metallica: Some Kind of Monster](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70000097) DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com)

What Was In The Mailbox Today, 09.01.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* August 25, 2005 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com/) (Computerized Order-Entry Systems: Making Them Work, Deciding When They’re Right for You)
* October 2005 issue of [Road & Track](http://www.roadandtrack.com) (Nec Car Mania!)
* September 9, 2005 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com) (NFL 2005)
* October 2005 issue of [Country Living](http://www.countryliving.com) (Autumn Treats)
* Fall 2005 issue of [Lowe’s garden club](http://www.lowes.com/gardening) (fall fireworks)
* September 2005 issue of [AJN](http://www.ajnonline.com) (A Nurse with Dystonia Chooses DBS)
* September/October 2005 issue of [INRADIO](http://www.inradio.net/index.php) (Now or Never or Later)
* A subscription offer for [The Economist](http://www.economist.com/index.html)

What Was In The Mail Today, 08.30.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* Fall 2005 issue of [Ploughshares](http://www.pshares.org) (Fiction issue edited by Antonya Nelson)
* A postcard from [Starz](http://www.starz.com) about a $20 [Pizza Hut](http://www.pizzahut.com) Card. Apparently, I qualify for a $20 gift card to Pizza Hut. That’s just what we need in this house – another excuse to get a pizza 🙂
* A plea from the [Democratic National Committee](http://www.democrats.org)
* A subscription offer for [Golf World](http://www.golfworld.com)

What Was In The Mail Today, 08.29.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* September 2005 issue of [Maxim](http://www.maximonline.com) (Kelly Monaco)
* September 2005 issue of [The Sun](http://www.thesunmagazine.org) (An Offer They Can’t Refuse)
* September 2005 issue of [Current History](http://www.currenthistory.com) (China and East Asia)
* September 2005 issue of [Nuts & Volts](http://www.nutsvolts.com) (Capacitors – The Family Tree)
* October 2005 issue of [Linux Journal](http://www.linuxjournal.com) (Plug It In and It Works)
* [Shark Tale](http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70002007&trkid=181026) DVD from Netflix
* Coupons from [Barnes & Noble](http://www.bn.com)
* A sale notice from [Berglund Chevrolet](http://www.berglundonline.com/en_US/frm_index.chtml?pageName=HomePage_1&noc=1&overrideUrl=f_HomePage_1.chtml)
* A plea from the [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonianmembership.com)
* A plea from the [Ploughshares](http://www.pshares.org)

What Was In the Mail Today, 08.27.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* September 2005 issue of [Servo](http://www.servomagazine.com) (RoboFac – An Alternative to CNC)
* September 2005 issue of [Field & Stream](http://www.fieldandstream.com) (Never Miss Again – How To Be a Crack Shot With a Bow, Rifle, or Shotgun)
* September 2005 issue of [Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com) (Sweet Tastes of Fall)
* September/October 2005 issue of [Sierra](http://www.sierraclub.org) (american idylls – Places To Fight For and How To Get Started)
* September/October 2005 issue of [Audubon](http://www.audubon.org/) (Looking Out For the Great Northern Forest)
* September + October 2005 issue of [Mother Jones](http://www.motherjones.com) (The WMDs That Walked Away – How the U.S. Lost Track of Iraq’s nuclear Scientists)
* October 2005 issue of [Country Home](http://www.countryhome.com) (Live For The Weekend)
* September/October 2005 issue of [Lowe’s Creative Ideas](http://www.lowescreativeideas.com) (Stylish Retro Bath)
* A subscription offer for [free inquiry](http://www.secularhumanism.org)
* A plea from the [Sierra Club](http://www.sierraclub.org) for their [EXXPOSE EXXON](http://www.sierraclub.org/exxposeexxon) Boycott Campaign

What Was In The Mail Today, 08.26.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* September 2005 issue of [Dance Magazine](http://www.dancemagazine.com) (Gelsey Today)
* Fall 2005 [Nurses Station](http://www.nursesdirect.com/) Catalog
* 2005-2006 [MCM](http://www.mcminone.com) Catalog 50
* [Harbor Freight Tools](http://www.harborfreightusa.com) Tool Disposal Notice
* A renewal notice from [Make](http://www.makezine.com)
* A subscription offer for [The Independent Review](http://www.independent.org)
* A plea from the [American Indian Relief Council](http://www.airc.org) for their 2005 Operation Turkey Dinners
* A plea from the [National Fair Housing Alliance](http://www.nationalfairhousing.org)

What Was In The Mail Today, 08.25.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* September 2, 2005 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com) (Wild-Card Fever)
* October 2005 issue of [Psychology Today](http://www.psychologytoday.com/) (Status Anxiety)
* August 29, 2005 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com) (The View From Castle Rock)
* September/October issue of [Foreign Affairs](http://www.foreignaffairs.org) (China)
* A subscription offer for [Science News](http://www.sciencenews.org/)
* Coupons from [Valpak](http://www.valpak.com)

What Was In The Mail Today, 08.24.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* September 2005 issue of [Poetry](http://www.poetrymagazine.com) (Featuring C.K. Williams, Meghan O’Rourke, Phyllis Rose)
* Autumn 2005 issue of [Nature Conservancy Landmarks](http://www.nature.org) (Quarterly Report)
* An advertisement from [California College for Health Sciences](http://www.cchs.edu)
* An advertisement from the [American Harlequin Corporation](http://www.harlequinfloors.com)

What Was In The Mail Today, 08.23.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* September 5, 2005 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (Spirituality In America)
* September 2005 issue of [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonianmag.com) (Back From The Brink – 10 Endangered Species Make a Comeback)
* September 2005 issue of [Business 2.0](http://www.business2.com) ($50M Giveaway)
* A sale notice from [Berglund Ford](http://www.berglundford.com/)
* A sale notice from [Friendly Lincoln Mercury](http://www.friendlylincolnmercury.com/)
* A car insurance offer from [Nationwide](http://nwinsurance.nationwide.com/nwinsurance/)

What Was In The Mail Today, 08.22.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* Fall 2005 issue of [aperture](http://www.aperture.org) (Lise Sarfati’s Portraits)
* October 2005 issue of [Cuisine at home](http://www.cuisineathome.com) (Deep Dish Pizza – A Skillet Full Of Flavor)
* September/October 2005 issue of [Nursing made Incredibly Easy](http://pt.wkhealth.com/pt/re/nie/home.htm;jsessionid=CT8m18quoVzB1Sd2zXiAlp3RMglW2PKpKlTOBUGvKV4AwCFKsL46!-1127636574!-949856032!9001!-1) (Not fade away: The aging eye)
* A sale notice from [Magic City Ford](http://www.magiccityford.com/)
* A jury duty questionnaire from the City of [Salem](http://www.ci.salem.va.us/depts/sheriff/jury_handbook.html) for my wife
* [DHL](http://www.dhl.com) delivered a pair of used tail light assemblies for a Honda Accord. (Someone hit the Honda when it was parked in the Salem Civic Center parking lot while the kids and I attended the Salem Fair on July 2, 2005. They put 2 large dents in the passenger’s side, scraped the passenger’s side rear quarter panel, and broke the passenger’s side tail light assembly. Whoever did it never bothered to leave a note or anything.)

What Was In The Mail Today, 08.19.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* August 29, 2005 issue of [ESPN The Magazine](http://www.espn.go.com/magazine) (College Football 2005)
* August 26, 2005 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com/) (The Stats That Matter)
* September 2005 issue of [Blender](http://www.blender.com) (Smokin’ Hot Issue 2005)
* September 2005 issue of [Wired](http://www.wired.com) (The All-You-Can-Eat TV of Tomorrow)
* An offer for 2006 [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographic.com) Calendars
* 2 climate control knobs for a Honda Accord

What Was In The Mail Today, 08.18.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* August 10, 2005 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com) (GI Toxicity: Causes Complex, but Promising Treatments on Horizon)
* August 2005 issue of [Better Homes and Gardens](http://www.bhg.com/) (Change of Season get ready!)
* September 2005 issue of [Ladies’ Home Journal](http://www.lhj.com) (Your Heart-Attack Prevention Plan New Diet, New Test)
* September/October 2005 issue of [Handy](http://www.handymanclub.com) (Top-Shelf Bookcase)
* 2005 Fall & Winter [Profit Potentials](http://www.profitpotentials.com) Catalog (Fundraising Ideas)

What Was In The Mail Today, 08.17.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* August 22, 2005 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com)
* [Pasternack Enterprises](http://www.pasternack.com) Catalog
* Federal Express delivered a used Accord Climate Control Module that I bought on [eBay](http://www.ebay.com). I never thought I’d buy auto parts on eBay, but the price was right, and the part was in excellent condition. I managed to easily install it using disassembly instructions from [Alldata](http://www.alldata.com).