Today I had the pleasure of meeting Don Pesci, his wife and their dog during one of our community meetings. Well, we technically met after the meeting since it ended a few minutes early.

Pesci and his wife found their way up to the fourth floor of the Main Street Market to say hello. For those of you who don't know, Pesci is a regular columnist in our newspaper and several others across the state.

He also runs a blog, called Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State.

Tomorrow, I am going to be at a Starbuck's in West Hartford for a community meeting there, since we also run the West Hartford News out of our office here in Middletown.