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{ Monthly Archives } February 2005

What Was In The Mail Today, 02.28.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

March 2005 issue of The Sun March / April 2005 issue of Foreign Affairs March / April 2005 issue of Mother Jones A flyer for the Great Courses A plea from Feed The Children

2005 02 28 Mailbox Contents Comments

100 Roses

For Valentine’s Day, I bought my wife 100 roses from BloomsUSA.com. They were delivered to her work the Friday before Valentine’s Day by Federal Express, and she and her coworkers were very impressed. The roses were very pretty, in good condition, and lasted close to a week. When I ordered the roses, [...]

2005 02 27 Family Comments

What Was In The Mail Today, 02.26.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

March 2005 issue of Circuit Cellar March 7, 2005 issue of Business Week Spring 2005 issue of JCPenney Kids Catalog Spring 2005 issue of Gurney’s Catalog Chadwick’s Catalog An offer for the Columbia House DVD Club An offer for Nationwide car insurance An Utne subscription offer A subscription offer for The Nation A plea from the Nature Conservancy A Book – Lewis [...]

2005 02 26 Mailbox Contents Comments

XM Cafe

Last Friday, I complained that I had trouble finding something decent to listen to on XM that afternoon. Well, that hasn’t been the case today. I’ve listened to XM Cafe all afternoon, and the selection has been excellent. This is the longest period of time I’ve left the MyFi on one channel [...]

2005 02 25 Entertainment Comments

What Was In The Mail Today, 02.25.2005?

The only thing in the mail today was a plea from the ACLU.

2005 02 25 Mailbox Contents Comments

Redskins struggling for cap room to deal Coles

Possible Coles trade stuck in salary cap limbo.

Another Redskins front office mess.

2005 02 24 Football Comments

Big grocers under stress

Winn-Dixie has filed for bankruptcy, and it illustrates some of the profound changes in the economics of supermarkets.

2005 02 24 Economy Comments

What Was In The Mail Today, 02.24.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

April 2005 issue of Motor Trend February 28, 2005 issue of The New Yorker March 4, 2005 issue of Sporting News March 2005 issue of Maxim Two Books:

Definitive Journals of Lewis & Clark, Volume 5 Lewis and Clark Trail Maps: A Cartographic Reconstruction, Volume II

2005 02 24 Mailbox Contents Comments

What Was In The Mail Today, 02.23.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

April 2005 issue of Psychology Today An ad from National Tire & Battery and Merchant’s Tire and Auto Center A book – Definitive Journals of Lewis & Clark, Volume 2

2005 02 23 Mailbox Contents Comments

What Was In The Mail Today, 02.22.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

March 2005 issue of Nuts & Volts March 2005 issue of Servo February 28, 2005 issue of Newsweek March 2005 issue of Smithsonian Magazine Copy of Chef’s Catalog Spring 2005 issue of Michigan Bulb Co. catalog March – September 2005 issue of the Global Knowledge course catalog An offer for the American Poets Project Two Books:

Definitive Journals of Lewis & [...]

2005 02 22 Mailbox Contents Comments

A race to fix a 30-year-old ’solution’

Tens of millions of people in more than a dozen countries are drinking from arsenic-tainted wells.

2005 02 22 Health Comments

NFL’s ‘franchise’ fee

Not much talent will remain in free agency if more players are given the franchise tag Tuesday.

2005 02 22 Football Comments

Getting Raked Over Coles

Laveranues Coles wants off the Redskins’ gravy train. Stop the engine and let him off because there are plenty of wide receivers waiting on the platform.

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Originally from the Washington Post

2005 02 22 Football Comments

Activity ‘cuts Parkinson’s risk’

Physical activity may decrease the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, research suggests.

2005 02 22 Health Comments

A recipe for small farm success

Mateo Kehler said he’s living in a failing dairy economy. Vermont’s hilltop farms are fading fast. He and Andy Kehler wanted to demonstrate that there is a way to make a good living milking 30-40 cows on a rocky hillside in northern Vermont.

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Originally from CNN

2005 02 22 Agriculture Comments

Garbage heap collapses, kills 19

A 30-foot-tall heap of garbage collapsed onto a neighborhood in Jakarta Monday, killing 19 people and crushing dozens of houses.

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Originally from CNN

2005 02 21 Uncategorized Comments

Gray Whales Return to Mexico Lagoon

Nearly hunted to extinction in the beginning of the 20th century, the whales have rebounded in numbers that are delighting marine experts.

2005 02 20 Environment Comments

Older Fish Spawn Better

Recent studies show that larger, older fish produce more eggs and surviving offspring than younger fish, researchers said, adding that policymakers need to protect broader swaths of the ocean to preserve these efficient spawners.

2005 02 20 Environment Comments

You Want Any Fruit With That Big Mac?

McDonald’s new focus on fresh fruits and vegetables is making the company a major player in the American produce industry.

2005 02 20 Agriculture Comments

Manufacturers Try to Thrive on the Wal-Mart Workout

In the age of Wal-Mart, a few manufacturers are trying to find a way to survive without sacrificing their network of smaller retailers – or their profit margins.

2005 02 20 Economy Comments