So I have been interested in politics my entire life.

How many second graders do you know who requested and then received in the mail a signed family photo from a presidential candidate? Or middle schoolers who put up campaign bumper stickers in their rooms? Or high school juniors who campaign for a congressional candidate?

Yep--I did all those things.

I follow campaigns in states where I have never lived; know the governors of states where I hope never to live; know who are up-and-comers in both parties. I even follow politics in the United Kingdom. What else am I going to read about in the newspapers when I go to England a couple times a year . . . cricket?

But I have done one thing this campaign season I have never done before in my entire existence as a political junkie--I have put up a lawn sign in my front yard for a candidate. For the first time in my 24 years as a resident of Connecticut there is a candidate for statewide office I am excited about. The name of this candidate?

Martha Dean. She is running for Attorney General here in the land of steady habits.

I'm not going to try and convince you to vote for Ms. Dean. I'm not even going to tell you why I am so excited about her. But you can check Martha Dean's website for yourself. You can go to www.deanag2010.com Its up to you. And don't forget to vote Tuesday, November 2.

RM