Appologies if this freaks you out!

Ok... so before the intro for this bizarre and scary picture, let me just say that live blogging was yet again a ton of fun tonight... I hope everybody else enjoyed it. I think Matt did a great job, and I think you all agree, based on the fact that we had some nice comments all along the way. Meanwhile, the debate was strange, dynamic and sporadic. Overall, I agree with Matt that perhaps one of the few revelations of the evening is the clear fact that McCain basically despises Obama... funny to see that in one candidate's eyes, while his opponent is cool, calm and collected.

Anyway, meanwhile, out here in CT, I was playing softball earlier this evening, and while I planned a calm return home from my 6pm game to watch the debate and blog, instead I was hit square on the chin by a fly ball (yup... it simply missed my glove) and spent a couple hours in the ER getting 4 stitches in my chin... hence the picture you see below, where I look like a complete psychopath. Kim snapped this one while she was sitting next to me just prior to the stitching. All in all, it was a very eventful evening!

Start to a New Week

Globe Lights Blue Sky, originally uploaded by Chambo25.

This should be an interesting week out there in the world, and especially in American presidential politics.

I, like many people out there, am hoping that this will be the week Democrats begin to coalesce around their presumptive nominee. I also acknowledge this may be wishful thinking. I'm hoping my home state will play a dynamic and cool role in helping the Dems start acting decisive.

Meanwhile, I don't know how much this was true anywhere else, but it was a lovely weekend in Connecticut. I spent the majority of Sunday afternoon outside playing softball, and enjoying the sunshine. Today it seems like it's just as wonderful out in the outdoors. I'm hoping to take a lunchtime walk and pull in some fresh air. I capped my weekend by watching the Phillies eek out a win against the Mets to prevent a sweep in their weekend series.

Beyond the primaries, baseball, and the weather, there's a whole world of other cool stuff going on... so stay tuned.