Today, the mailbox contained:

* September 2005 issue of [Backpacker](http://www.backpacker.com)
* September 2005 issue of [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com)
* August 2005 issue of [The Sun](http://www.thesunmagazine.org)
* August/September 2005 issue of [National Wildlife](http://www.nwf.org)
* Volume 4, Number 2, 2005 issue of [Information Quarterly](http://iqmagazineonline.com/)
* A plea from the [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee](http://www.dccc.org)
* A plea from [Doctors Without Borders](http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org)
* An offer from [Nationwide](http://www.nationwide.com)
* An offer from [Gold’s Gym](http://www.goldsgym.com)

I was away most of the week, and this is what was waiting for me when I returned Thursday:

* August 2005 issue of [The Roanoker](http://www.theroanoker.com)
* Summer 2005 issue of [Granta][Granta]
* August 2005 issue of [Southern Living][SouthernLiving]
* Spring 2005 issue of [The Hedgehog Review][HedgeHog]
* September 2005 issue of [Car And Driver][CarAndDriver]
* August 1, 2005 issue of [The New Yorker][NewYorker]
* August 1, 2005 issue of the [Newsweek][Newsweek]
* August 2005 issue of [Servo][Servo]
* August 5, 2005 issue of [Sporting News][SportingNews]
* August 2005 issue of [National Geographic][NationalGeographic]
* August 2005 issue of [Bussiness 2.0][Business20]
* July 2005 issue of [JDJ][JDJ]
* August 2005 issue of [Circuit Cellar][CircuitCellar]
* August 2005 issue of [Dance][Dance]
* A [Real Simple][RealSimple] Solutions Booklet
* A subscription offer for [Value Line](http://www.valueline.com/)
* A subscription offer for [Lowdown](http://www.hightowerlowdown.org/)
* A subscription offer for [Reader’s Digest](http://www.readersdigest.com)
* An offer from [AOL](http://www.aol.com)
* An offer from [Adelphia](http://www.adelphia.com)
* An offer for Christmas With Southern Living 2005 (Christmas With Southern Living)
* A plea from [Feed The Children](http://www.helpfeednow.org)
* The Doors Complete Studio Recordings

[Granta]: http://www.granta.com
[SouthernLiving]: http://www.southernliving.com
[Hedgehog]: http://www.virginia.edu/iasc/hedgehog.html
[CarAndDriver]: http://www.caranddriver.com
[NewYorker]: http://www.newyorker.com
[Newsweek]: http://newsweek.msnbc.com
[Servo]: http://www.servomagazine.com
[SportingNews]: http://www.sportingnews.com
[Business20]: http://www.business2.com
[JDJ]: http://jdj.sys-con.com/
[CircuitCellar]: http://www.curcuitcellar.com
[Dance]: http://www.dancemagazine.com
[RealSimple]: http://www.realsimple.com
[NationalGeographic]: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine

Today, the mailbox contained:

* August 2005 issue of [Wired][Wired]
* August 2005 issue of [Nuts & Volts][NutsVolts]
* August 2005 issue of [Smithsonian][Smithsonian]
* August/September 2005 issue of [Budget Living][BudgetLiving]
* August 1, 2005 issue of [Business Week][BusinessWeek]
* August 2005 issue of [Harper’s][Harpers]
* August 1-15, 2005 issue of the [Progressive Populist](http://www.populist.com)
* A sample and coupon from [K-Y](http://www.k-y.com/index_us.jsp)
* A plea from [ChildReach](http://www.planusa.org/sponsorship)

[BudgetLiving]: http://www.budgetlivingmedia.com/
[BusinessWeek]: http://businessweek.com
[Harpers]: http://www.harpers.org
[NutsVolts]: http://www.nutsvolts.com
[Smithsonian]: http://www.smithsonianmag.com
[Wired]: http://www.wired.com

Today, the mailbox contained:

* Volume 3 of [Make][Make]
* August/September 2005 issue of [Mother Earth News][MotherEarthNews]
* July 25, 2005 issue of [The New Yorker][NewYorker]
* August 1, 2005 issue of [ESPN][ESPN]
* 2005-2006 [Girl Scout](http://www.girlscouts.org) Catalog
* A subscription offer for [Money](http://www.money.com/)

[ESPN]: http://www.espn.go.com/magazine
[Make]: http://www.makezine.com
[MotherEarthNews]: http://www.motherearthnews.com
[NewYorker]: http://www.newyorker.com

Today, the mailbox contained:

* August 2005 issue of [ONDIRECTV][ONDIRECTV]
* August 2005 issue of [MAXIM][MAXIM]
* July/August 2005 issue of [Old Dominion Sierran](http://virginia.sierraclub.org)
* Spring 2005 [Harbor Freight Tools](http://www.harborfreight.com) catalog
* Volume 10, Number 4 issue of [House to House Heart to Heart](http://www.westsidecofc-salem.com)
* An offer from [Sherwood Memorial Park](http://www.sherwoodmemorialpark.com/)

[Maxim]: http://www.maximonline.com
[ONDIRECTV]: http://www.directv.com

Today, the mailbox contained:

* July 2005 issue of [RN][RN]
* August 2005 issue of [World Radio](http://wr6wr.com)
* Summer 2005 [Greens of Virginia](http://www.vagreenparty.org)
* [Jasco Uniform](http://www.jascouniform.com) catalog
* Coupons from [Domino’s Pizza](http://www.dominos.com)
* An offer from the [Scientific American Book Club](http://www.sciambookclub.com)
* A plea from the [ACLU][ACLU]
* A plea from [Samaritan’s Purse][SamaritansPurse]
* Exile on Blues Street
* Leadbelly Take This Hammer
* Federal Express delivered a [DVD Burner](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106966)

[ACLU]: http://www.aclu.org
[RN]: http://www.rnweb.com
[SamaritansPurse]: http://www.samaritanspurse.org

Today, the mailbox contained:

* August 2005 issue of [Real Simple](http://www.realsimple.com)
* July 25, 2005 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com)

Today, the mailbox contained:

* August 2005 issue of [Better Homes and Gardens][BHG]
* July 10, 2005 issue of [Oncology Times][OncologyTimes]
* An offer from [Highlights][Highlights] for their Top Secret Adventures
* A membership offer from the [Association for Supervision and Curriculum Developent](http://www.ascd.org)
* A subscription offer from [Conde Nast Traveler](http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/)
* A subscription offer for the [Kiplinger Letter](http://www.kiplingerforecasts.com/)
* A subscription offer for [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com)
* A plea from [Doctors Without Borders](http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org)
* A plea from the [National Wildlife Federation][NWF]

[BHG]: http://www.bhg.com
[Highlights]: http://www.highlights.com
[NWF]: http://www.nwf.org
[OncologyTimes]: http://www.oncology-times.com/

Today, the mailbox contained:

* August 2005 issue of [Field & Stream][FieldAndStream](The Deer Hunting Issue)
* July 25, 2005 issue of [Business Week][BusinessWeek] (Retirement Guide Issue)
* July 2005 issue of [Consumer Reports][ConsumerReports] (Digital Photo Guide Issue)
* September 2005 issue of [Country Home][CountryHome] (The Decorating Issue)
* A sales flyer from [Havertys](http://www.havertys.com)
* An offer from the [National Home Gardening Club](http://www.gardeningclub.com/)
* A notice about the [Mill Mountain Zoo ZooDoo](http://mmzoo.org/index.cfm/fa/cal.view.htm)

[BusinessWeek]: http://businessweek.com
[ConsumerReports]: http://www.consumerreports.org
[CountryHome]: http://www.countryhome.com
[FieldAndStream]: http://www.fieldandstream.com

Today, the mailbox contained:

* August 2005 issue of [QST](http://www.arrl.org)
* August 2005 [JAMECO](http://www.jameco.com) catalog
* A notice about the [Shelby N.C. Hamfest](http://www.shelbyhamfest.org) which will be held September 3 & 4 2005.

Today, the mailbox contained:

* July 22, 2005 issue of [Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com)
* A blanket from the [National Wildlife Federation](http://www.nwf.org)
* A cd – East Virginia Blues (When the Sun Goes Down Series)

Today, the mailbox contained:

* August 2005 issue of [Dr. Dobb’s Journal][DDJ]
* August 2005 issue of [Scientific American][SCIAM]
* July 2005 issue of [Nursing2005][Nursing2005]
* Fall 2005 [L.L.Bean][LLBean] catalog
* An offer for [Nursing Essentials Resource Set](http://www.nursebooksociety.com/ess)
* An offer from [Omaha Steaks](http://www.omahasteaks.com)
* A subscription offer for [Tin House][TinHouse]
* A plea from the [World Wildlife Fund][WWF]
* Samples from [Oil of Olay](http://www.olay.com)
* Edna St. Vincent Millay: Selected Poems (American Poets Project)
* The Debate on the Constitution : Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the Struggle over Ratification : Part One, September 1787-February 1788 (Library of America)

[DDJ]: http://www.ddj.com
[llbean]: http://www.llbean.com
[Nursing2005]: http://www.nursing2003.com/
[SCIAM]: http://www.sciam.com
[TinHouse]: http://www.tinhouse.com
[WWF]: http://www.worldwildlife.org

Today, the mailbox contained:

* Summer 2005 [All Electronics](http://www.allelectronics.com) catalog
* A plea from the [Sierra Club][SierraClub]
* A plea from [Graywolf Press](http://www.graywolfpress.org)
* A plea from the [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee](http://www.dccc.org)
* A plea from [Teaching Tolerance](http://www.tolerance.org)
* An offer from [Publishers Clearing House](http://www.pch.com)
* An offer for the [Clinician’s Essential Resource Set](http://www.behavioralsciencebooks.com/res)
* An offer for the [Strike It Rich IV Sweepstakes](http://www.nmesweeps.com/nmesweeps/index1.jsp?pid=12&kword=22)

[SierraClub]: http://www.sierraclub.org

Today, the mailbox contained:

* June/July 2005 issue of [Naitonal Wildlife][NWF]
* July/August 2005 issue of [Journeys][ATC]
* Summer 2005 issue of [Wilson Quarterly][WQ]
* July 18, 2005 issue of [Newsweek][Newsweek]
* August 2005 issue of [Consumer Reports][ConsumerReports]
* August 2005 issue of [Popular Science][PopSci]
* August 2005 issue of [Motor Trend][MotorTrend]
* August 2005 issue of [Ladies’ Home Journal][LHJ]
* [Bed Bath & Beyond](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com) Flyer and Coupon
* A plea from the [Democratic National Committee](http://www.democrats.org)
* A plea from [GreenPeace](http://www.greenpeaceusa.org)
* A subscription offer for [Poets & Writers](http://www.pw.org/) magazine
* [MSDN Magazine](http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/default.aspx) 2004 [CD](http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/cdrom/2004/default.aspx)
* A cd – The Last Waltz

[ATC]: http://www.appalachiantrail.org
[ConsumerReports]: http://www.consumerreports.org
[LHJ]: http://www.lhj.com
[MotorTrend]: http://www.motortrend.com
[Newsweek]: http://newsweek.msnbc.com
[NWF]: http://www.nwf.org
[PopSci]: http://www.popsci.com
[WQ]: http://wwics.si.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.welcome

Today, the mailbox contained:

* May/June 2005 issue of [Handy][Handy]
* July 11 & 18 2005 issue of [The New Yorker][NewYorker]
* August 2005 issue of [Outside][Outside]
* July 18, 2005 issue of [Business Week][BusinessWeek]
* August 2005 issue of [National Geographic Adventure][NationalGeographicAdventure]
* August 2005 issue of [Smart Money][SmartMoney]
* June 25, 2005 issue of [Oncology Times][OncologyTimes]
* August 2005 issue of [Highlights][Highlights]
* July 2005 issue of [AJN][AJN]
* An ad from [Lynchburg College](http://www.lynchburg.edu/)
* A recruiting CD from [HCA](http://www.hcahealthcare.com)

[AJN]: http://www.ajnonline.com
[BusinessWeek]: http://businessweek.com
[Handy]: http://www.handymanclub.com
[Highlights]: http://www.highlights.com
[NationalGeographicAdventure]: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure
[NewYorker]: http://www.newyorker.com
[OncologyTimes]: http://www.oncology-times.com/
[Outside]: http://www.outsideonline.com
[SmartMoney]: http://www.smartmoney.com