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{ Monthly Archives } June 2005

What Was In The Mail Today, 06.30.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

July/August 2005 issue of Foreign Affairs July 4, 2005 issue of The New Yorker July 8, 2005 Sporting News A subscription offer for More Magazine Some cassette tapes of songs my kids need to learn before going to choir camp Hilliary Duff tickets for my niece An info packet from the Air Force about nursing opportunities A plea from [...]

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 06.30.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

Coding for $15 an hour?

Could a computer coding job paying just $15 per hour signal something’s wrong with the tech world?

Read (news.com)

Marine crisis looms over acidifying oceans

The oceans are gradually turning into a vast “fizzy drink” – the transformation could be catastrophic for ocean life.

Read (New Scientist)

What Was In The Mail Today, 06.29.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

July/August 2005 issue of Lowe’s Creative Ideas July/August 2005 issue of Poetry Summer 2005 REI catalog A plea from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy A subscription offer for BookForum A subscription offer for Sports Illustrated A subscription offer for Parabola 2 books:

CBC Radio Skills Storytelling with the Camcorder

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 06.29.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

Paper Describes Potential Poisoning of Milk

The National Academy of Sciences published a paper Tuesday describing how terrorists could poison the nation’s milk supply.

Read (New York Times)

Pizza Parlor Applicant Makes Strong First Impression

Police in Las Vegas say a man named Alejandro Martinez walked into a pizza parlor. He ordered a slice of pizza and started filling out a job application. Apparently he decided he didn’t want the job, because allegedly, he then pulled out a gun and demanded money. A clerk gave him $200, and Martinez fled. [...]

Historic Route 15 Endangered by Development

The National Trust for Historic Preservation calls Route 15 the nation’s most historic corridor. It stretches from north of the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania to Monticello in Virginia. But on a trip along the Virginia end of the road, Lisa Nurnberger of WAMU details how development is threatens the highway.

Read (NPR)

Heroin users show Alzheimer’s-like brain changes

oung people who abuse heroin may suffer brain damage similar to what’s seen in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.

Read (Reuters)

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 July 1, 2005 issue of Sporting News July 4, 2005 issue of ESPN July 2005 issue of Harper’s July/August 2005 issue of Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Summer 2005 issue of Biography July 2005 [...]

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 06.28.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

What Was In The Mail Today, 06.27.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

June 2005 issue of RN July 4, 2005 issue of Business Week July 4, 2005 issue of Newsweek July 2005 issue of Circuit Cellar July 2005 issue of The Sun Summer 2005 issue of The Kenyon Review July 2005 issue of Wired An offer from the Columbia House DVD Club An information packet from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine about [...]

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 06.27.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 06.26.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 06.25.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

Beautiful Nags Head Weather

I’m in Nags Head today, and the weather has been beautiful. We’ve had beautiful blue skies, highs in the 80’s, uncrowded beaches, and ocean temperatures that are just right. I wish I did not have to leave tomorrow morning.

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 06.23.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 06.22.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Exxon @ 1622 E Main St in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

What Was In the Mail Today, 06.22.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

Summer 2005 issue of Virginia Quarterly Review June 27, 2005 issue of The New Yorker July 2005 issue of Nuts & Volts A subscription offer for Reader’s Digest A subscription offer for National Geographic Kids An offer from The Teaching Company A plea from Defenders of Wildlife

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