Category Archives: Mailbox Contents

Contents of the postal mailbox on a specific day.

What Was In The Mail Today, 07.08.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* July/August 2005 issue of [Handy][Handy]
* August 2005 issue of [Discover][Discover]
* August 2005 issue of [Automobile][Automobile]
* July 18, 2005 issue of [ESPN][ESPN]
* Summer 2005 issue of [tricycle][tricycle]
* An plea from the [ARRL](http://www.arrl.org/defense) to protect Amateur Radio Spectrum

[Automobile]: http://www.automobilemag.com
[Discover]: http://www.discover.com
[ESPN]: http://www.espn.go.com/magazine
[Handy]: http://www.handymanclub.com
[tricycle]: http://www.tricycle.com

What Was In the Mail Today, 07.07.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* July 15, 2005 issue of [Sporting News][SportingNews]
* August 2005 issue of [Technology Review][TechnologyReview]
* July-August 2005 issue of [Roanoke Sierra Club News](http://virginia.sierraclub.org/roanoke)
* [nso Risk Advisor](http://www.nso.com)
* July 2005 [Dell](http://www.dell.com/july)
* An offer from [Adelphia](http://www.adelphia.com)
* A subscription offer for [National Geographic Traveler](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/)
* A subscription offer for [Popular Mechanics](http://www.popularmechanics.com/)
* Coupons and samples from [BEINGGIRL.COM](http://www.beinggirl.com)

[SportingNews]: http://www.sportingnews.com
[TechnologyReview]: http://www.technologyreview.com

What Was In The Mail Today, 07.05.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* July 11, 2005 issue of [Newsweek][Newsweek]
* July 11, 2005 issue of [Business Week][BusinessWeek]
* August 2005 issue of [Linux Journal][LinuxJournal]
* August 2005 issue of [Car And Driver][CarAndDriver]
* August 2005 issue of [Road & Track][RoadAndTrack]
* August 2005 issue of [Electronic Gaming Monthly][EGM]
* A subscription offer for [Kiplinger’s](http://www.kiplinger.com/personalfinance/)
* A subscription offer for [The New Criterion](http://www.newcriterion.com)
* A plea from the [Leukemia & Lymphoma Society](http://www.teamintraining.org/vam)
* July/August 2005 [INRADIO][INRADIO] CD
* The Ramones’ All The Stuff (And More), Vol. 2

[BusinessWeek]: http://businessweek.com
[CarAndDriver]: http://www.caranddriver.com
[EGM]: http://www.1up.com
[INRADIO]: http://www.inradio.net/index.php
[LinuxJournal]: http://www.linuxjournal.com
[Newsweek]: http://newsweek.msnbc.com
[RoadAndTrack]: http://www.roadandtrack.com

What Was In The Mail Today, 07.01.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* Summer 2005 issue of [The Common Review](http://www.thecommonreview.org)
* August 2005 issue of [Psychology Today][PsychologyToday]
* August 2005 [Country Living][CountryLiving]
* June 2005 issue of [Java Developer’s Journal][JDJ]
* August 2005 issue of [FHM][FHM]
* A plea from the [Saint Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation](http://www.saintfrancisdogs.org)

[CountryLiving]: http://www.countryliving.com
[FHM]: http://www.fhmus.com
[JDJ]: http://www.sys-con.com/
[PsychologyToday]: http://www.psychologytoday.com/

What Was In The Mail Today, 06.30.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* July/August 2005 issue of [Foreign Affairs][ForeignAffairs]
* July 4, 2005 issue of [The New Yorker][NewYorker]
* July 8, 2005 [Sporting News][SportingNews]
* A subscription offer for [More Magazine](http://www.more.com/)
* Some cassette tapes of songs my kids need to learn before going to choir camp
* [Hilliary Duff tickets](http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/duff_hilary/tour.jhtml) for my niece
* An info packet from the [Air Force](http://www.airforce.com/healthcare) about nursing opportunities
* A plea from the [Democratic National Committee](http://www.democrats.org)
* A plea from the [Science Museum of Western Virginia](http://www.smwv.org)
* 2 form letters from [John Warner][JohnWarner] and 1 from [Bob Goodlatte][BobGoodlatte]. At least they bother sending some kind of response. I haven’t received anything from [George Allen](http://allen.senate.gov).

[BobGoodlatte]: http://www.house.gov/goodlatte
[ForeignAffairs]: http://www.foreignaffairs.org
[JohnWarner]: http://warner.senate.gov
[NewYorker]: http://www.newyorker.com
[SportingNews]: http://www.sportingnews.com

What Was In The Mail Today, 06.29.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* July/August 2005 issue of [Lowe’s Creative Ideas][LowesCreative]
* July/August 2005 issue of [Poetry][Poetry]
* Summer 2005 [REI][REI] catalog
* A plea from the [Appalachian Trail Conservancy][ATC]
* A subscription offer for [BookForum](http://www.bookforum.com)
* A subscription offer for [Sports Illustrated](http://www.si.com)
* A subscription offer for [Parabola](http://www.parabola.org)
* 2 books:
* CBC Radio Skills
* Storytelling with the Camcorder

[ATC]: http://www.appalachiantrail.org
[LowesCreative]: http://www.lowescreativeideas.com
[Poetry]: http://www.poetrymagazine.org
[REI]: http://www.rei.com

What Was In The Mail Today, 06.28.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained 4 days worth of mail – today’s and the three days that were held last week – Thursday through Saturday:

* July 2005 issue of [Servo][Servo]
* July 1, 2005 issue of [Sporting News][SportingNews]
* July 4, 2005 issue of [ESPN][ESPN]
* July 2005 issue of [Harper’s][Harpers]
* July/August 2005 issue of [Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel][BudgetTravel]
* Summer 2005 issue of [Biography](http://www.biographyclub.com)
* July 2005 issue of [Southern Living][SouthernLiving]
* July 2005 issue of [Business 2.0][Business20]
* July/August 2005 issue of [Ode][Ode]
* July-August 2005 issue of [Audubon][Audubon]
* July + August 2005 issue of [Mother Jones][MotherJones]
* July 2005 issue of [ONDIRECTV][ondirectv]
* June 23, 2005 issue of the [Salem Times-Register](http://www.mainstreetnewspapers.com/salem)
* July 2005 [Light Impressions](http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com) catalog
* Summer 2005 [CAMPMOR](http://www.campmor.com) catalog
* An offer from [Dell](http://www.dell.com/save400)
* Coupons from [Domino’s Pizza](http://www.dominos.com)
* Coupons from [Super Coups](http://www.supercoups.com)
* Coupons from [Valpak](http://www.valpak.com), including a coupon to the [Salem Fair](http://www.salemfair.com) and coupons to the [Salem Avalanche](http://www.salemavalanche.com)
* A plea from [St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital](http://www.stjude.org/)
* A plea from the [Sierra Club][SierraClub]
* A plea from the [Democratic Senatorial Committee](http://www.dscc.org)
* A plea from the [Jane Goodall Institute](http://www.janegoodall.org)
* A plea from the [Ocean Conservancy](http://www.oceanconservancy.org)
* A plea from the [National Wildlife Federation][NationalWildlife]
* A plea from [Washington Monthly](http://www.washingtonmonthly.com)
* A membership offer from the [Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian](http://www.americanindian.si.edu)
* A membership renewal notice from the [Science Museum of Western Virginia](http://www.smwv.org)
* A subscription offer for [InformationWeek](http://www.iweek.com)
* A subscription offer for [Golf World](http://www.golfworld.com)
* A scholarship offer from [Ferrum College](http://www.ferrum.edu)
* Some CD’s:
* Delta Blues & Spirituals By Son House
* Poor Man’s Heaven: Blues & Tales of the Great Depression
* The Ramones – Vol. 1-All The Stuff
* The Police – Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings
* A box that contained a springform pan, a cheesecake recipe book, and Southern Living 2004 Annual Recipes (Southern Living Annual Recipes)

[Audubon]: http://www.audubon.org/
[BudgetTravel]: http://budgettravel.msnbc.com
[Business20]: http://www.business2.com
[ESPN]: http://www.espn.go.com/magazine
[Harpers]: http://www.harpers.org
[MotherJones]: http://www.motherjones.com
[NationalWildlife]: http://www.nwf.org
[Ode]: http://www.odemagazine.com
[ONDIRECTV]: http://www.directv.com
[Servo]: http://www.servomagazine.com
[SierraClub]: http://www.sierraclub.org
[SouthernLiving]: http://www.southernliving.com
[SportingNews]: http://www.sportingnews.com

What Was In The Mail Today, 06.27.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* June 2005 issue of [RN][RN]
* July 4, 2005 issue of [Business Week][BusinessWeek]
* July 4, 2005 issue of [Newsweek][Newsweek]
* July 2005 issue of [Circuit Cellar][CircuitCellar]
* July 2005 issue of [The Sun][TheSun]
* Summer 2005 issue of [The Kenyon Review][KenyonReview]
* July 2005 issue of [Wired][Wired]
* An offer from the [Columbia House DVD Club](http://www.chdvd.com/)
* An information packet from [Saint Joseph’s College of Maine](http://www.sjcme.edu/nursing) about their nursing programs
* A postcard from [Kaplan](http://www.kaptest.com/edgeevents) about GMAT preparation products
* Coupons from [National Tire & Battery](http://www.ntb.com)
* A letter from [Senator John Warner](http://warner.senate.gov) stating that he’s in favor of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
* A letter from [Congressman Bob Goodlatte](http://www.house.gov/goodlatte) where, once again, he doesn’t take a position – he’ll keep my views in mind

[BusinessWeek]: http://businessweek.com
[CircuitCellar]: http://www.curcuitcellar.com
[KenyonReview]: http://www.kenyonreview.org
[Newsweek]: http://newsweek.msnbc.com
[RN]: http://www.rnweb.com
[TheSun]: http://www.thesunmagazine.org
[Wired]: http://www.wired.com

What Was In the Mail Today, 06.22.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* Summer 2005 issue of [Virginia Quarterly Review][VQR]
* June 27, 2005 issue of [The New Yorker][NewYorker]
* July 2005 issue of [Nuts & Volts][NutsVolts]
* A subscription offer for [Reader’s Digest](http://www.readersdigest.com)
* A subscription offer for [National Geographic Kids](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids)
* An offer from [The Teaching Company](http://www.teach12.com/)
* A plea from [Defenders of Wildlife](http://www.defenders.org)

[NewYorker]: http://www.newyorker.com
[NutsVolts]: http://www.nutsvolts.com
[VQR]: http://www.vqronline.org/

What Was In the Mail Today, 06.21.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* June 27, 2005 issue of [Newsweek][NewsWeek]
* July 2005 issue of [Smithsonian][Smithsonian]
* June 10, 2005 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com)
* Volume 13, 2005 issue of [NSO Risk Advisor](http://www.nso.com)
* A subscription offer for [The Economist](http://www.economist.com/)
* An offer for [WHICH WAY USA][highlights]
* A sale notice from [Hart Motor Company](http://www.hartmotors.com/en_US/)
* A sale notice from [Books A Million](http://www.booksamillion.com)
* A meeting notice from the [Science Museum of Western Virginia](http://www.smwv.org)
* A plea from [Samaritan’s Purse][SamaritansPurse]
* A plea from the [ACLU][ACLU]
* A plea from [Amnesty International][Amnesty]
* A plea from the [National Parks Conservation Association][NPCA]
* A plea from the [Christian Seniors Association](http://www.christiansenior.org) to help stop the raid of the social security trust fund
* A plea from [EARTHJUSTICE](http://www.earthjustice.org)
* A letter from work thanking me for *17* years of service.

[ACLU]: http://www.aclu.org
[Amnesty]: http://www.amnestyusa.org
[Highlights]: http://www.highlights.com
[Newsweek]: http://newsweek.msnbc.com
[NPCA]: http://www.npca.org
[SamaritansPurse]: http://www.samaritanspurse.org
[Smithsonian]: http://www.smithsonianmag.com

What Was In the Mail Today, 06.20.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* June 27, 2005 issue of [Business Week][BusinessWeek]
* August 2005 issue of [Backpacker][Backpacker]
* July 2005 issue of [Field & Stream][FieldAndStream]
* July/August 2005 issue of [Sierra][SierraClub]
* July/August 2005 issue of [This Old House][ThisOldHouse]
* July 2005 issue of [Dr. Dobb’s Journal][DrDobbs]
* July/August 2005 issue of [Utne][Utne]
* August 2005 issue of [Country Home][CountryHome]
* A subscription offer for the [Missouri Review](http://www.missourireview.com/)
* A subscription offer for [Conde` Nast Traveler](http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/)
* A plea from [Common Cause](http://www.commoncause.org)

[Backpacker]: http://www.backpacker.com
[BusinessWeek]: http://businessweek.com
[CountryHome]: http://www.countryhome.com
[DrDobbs]: http://www.ddj.com
[FieldAndStream]: http://www.fieldandstream.com
[SierraClub]: http://www.sierraclub.org
[ThisOldHouse]: http://www.thisoldhouse.com
[Utne]: http://www.utne.com

What Was In the Mail Today, 06.18.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

A subscription offer for the [Harvard Business Review](http://www.hbr.org)

A yellow postcard that says,

Dear .....

We are trying to reach you with 
Good News!  It is real important that you 
call Toll free 1-800-745-5757.  

                 Thanks 
                 Debbie Peti.  

               Call 10 am to 8:30 pm EST
                    Monday thru Friday
The return address was:

C.R.C.
1383 S Missouri Ave
Clearwater, FL 33756-6500

Here are scans of the postcard
Front
CRC Yellow Postcard Front
Back
C.R.C. Yellow Postcard Back

I searched on the business name and the phone number and found that this is apparently some kind of magazine [scam](http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff68144.htm “Read About the Scam”).

Someone else has posted a [photo of their postcard](http://www.flickr.com/photos/fergsphotos/370861264/ “Flickr.com”) on Flickr.

What Was In The Mail Today, 06.17.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

* July 2005 issue of [Ladies’ Home Journal][LHJ]
* Summer 2005 issue of [Newsweek][Newsweek] Special Edition – The Future of Medicine
* July 2005 issue of [Blender][Blender]
* July 2005 issue of [Maxim][Maxim]
* An [All Electronics](http://www.allelectronics.com) catalog

[Blender]: http://www.blender.com
[LHJ]: http://www.lhj.com
[Maxim]: http://www.maximonline.com
[Newsweek]: http://newsweek.msnbc.com