Category Archives: Mailbox Contents

Contents of the postal mailbox on a specific day.

What Was In The Mail Today, 02.11.2005?

The only thing in the mailbox today was the February 18, 2005 issue of Sporting News.

Today, the mailbox contained:

March 2005 issue of Scientific American
March 2005 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal
Spring 2005 issue of the Lands’ End catalog
PC-cillin Internet Security 2005 for the wife’s windows machine. I’m switching from Norton Anti-Virus based on reviews and recommendations, and I got it for $15 after rebate.

Today, the mailbox contained:

March 2005 issue of Better Homes and Gardens
Spring Planting 2005 Dutch Gardens catalog
A 2005 Program Guide for Space Camp This looks like fun. When my kids are old enough, I suspect that Space Camp will become a regular part of their summer routine.
A Welcome to XM Radio pamphlet
An offer for the National Geographic Book Collection, and the first book is America’s Western Edge
My wife’s driver’s license renewal form It looks like she can’t renew online this time, because you can only renew online every other time in Virginia, and she renewed online last time. I guess the same will apply for me in 3 years. That sucks, because every time I’ve been to the DMV in Roanoke, the wait time has been horrible, and the agent in Madison, which is where I usually renew my vehicle license (I do this on my lunch break when I’m onsite in Charlottesville), doesn’t do Driver’s License Renewals

Today, the mailbox contained:

Today, the only thing in the mailbox was a plea from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Today, the mailbox contained:

March 2005 issue of Consumer Reports
March 2005 issue of Linux Journal
March 2005 issue of Discover
February 14, 2005 issue of Businesss Week
February 7, 2005 issue of The New Yorker
March 2005 issue of the Atlantic Monthly
February 2005 issue of the American Journal of Nursing
March 2005 issue of Highlights magazine
Spring 2005 issue of the Orvis Fly Fishing catalog
A brochure for the Psyciatric Nursing Update and Gerontologic Nursing conference in Philadelphia May 18-20, 2005
A brochure for the National Student Nurses’ Association Annual Convention (pdf) in Salt Lake City April 6-10, 2005
A notice about new a zoning ordinance (786k pdf), subdivision ordinance (316k pdf), and zoning maps (1.83M pdf) that have been proposed for the city of Salem, VA

Friday, the mailbox contained:

Today, the mailbox contained:

February 11, 2005 issue of Sporting News
March 2005 issue of Computer Games
February/March 2005 issue of Budget Living
February 2005 issue of Nursing2005
February 2005 issue of the Dell Catalog
An offer for Adelphia High-Speed Internet (I had Adelphia cable modem service before, and I didn’t like it because it was expensive (I didn’t have one of the qualifying cable TV packages), the price went up several times in the year I had it, and the upload speed was slow (I work from home most of the time, and I need a fast upload speed). I’ll stick with DSL service from nTelos. It’s affordable, and I have a plan that gives me a 768k upload speed, which will do until Verizon implements their 2Mbps upload service here, if it ever happens.
Another Adelphia offer – this time for Cable TV (No Thanks. I’ll stick with DirecTV.)
SpeeDee Oil Change & Tune-Up Coupons (They don’t say what kind of oil they use, so I think I’ll stick with the local Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchise.)
A Library of America offer
A Nuts & Volts renewal offer
A Delta Dental survey

Today, the mailbox contained:

March 2005 issue of Road & Track
March 2005 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly
March 2005 issue of FHM
Spring 2005 Stark Bro’s catalog
A subscription offer for Reader’s Digest. I haven’t seen this magazine in years. I remember my parents receiving this every month when I was a kid.