Today is Mrs. Denn’s birthday.  Under normal circumstances, we would make a gala event out of the entire day, but because the final throes of the campaign have turned me into a delinquent husband, my mom has taken over responsibility for the birthday festivities.

Observant campaign watchers can actually see me shopping for Mrs. Denn’s present on the internet.  A week or so ago, Jack Markell and I joined State Rep. Bryon Short and future State Rep. Quinn Johnson for a press conference at the Grassroots store located in North Wilmington.  Grassroots also happens to be one of Mrs. Denn’s favorite stores.  Well, Channel 12 broadcast an extensive interview with Jack in the store, and in the background behind Jack his running mate can be seen rummaging through the sweater racks looking for a birthday present for his wife.  Fortunately the Denn boys were able to distract Mrs. Denn from watching the news that night through their usual evening tactics of refusing to eat dinner and practicing WWF moves on each other.

Mrs. Denn has asked that in lieu of birthday presents, you donate to the Denn campaign.  OK, she didn’t say that, but I know she’s thinking it.