First, my report on the Delaware Electrical Co-op dinner Tuesday night will be mercifully short: it was great. A big part of the reason was the absence of politicians—only John Carney and I were shaking hands with people, while State Auditor Tom Wagner, our outstanding new Sussex County Sheriff Eric Swanson, and equally outstanding new State Representative Bob Walls served food. I got to say hi to a few thousand people, almost all of them from Delaware, and actually got to talk to people for a few minutes which was nice. Everyone who talked to me told me I was doing a good job; those who thought otherwise were intimidated into silence by my menacing physical presence.

Another big plus to the Electrical Co-op dinner: as of a couple of years ago, there is now a Wawa on the way from Western Sussex back to Route 1 heading north. Sure, there are lots of gas stations and Quicki-Marts along the way, but someone who is constantly on the road, there is something very comforting about finding a Wawa. It is one of the best-run retail businesses of any type I have encountered—they always have the type of coffee I want, just about any type of food, and it is clean and fast. I’m sure I will now receive an e-mail from someone telling me that the company is secretly propping up the dictator of a repressive government overseas or putting something in my food that will melt my intestines, but I’m not buying it.

Tomorrow, a preview of the Denn Weekend Itinerary, which includes two stops in Wilmington, one each in Seaford, Rehoboth, and Greenwood, and our regular stops at Acme, Target, and the Kirkwood Highway Library. I know the wait will be agonizing, but try to endure.