In a few hours, I’ll be leaving for vacation, headed to Italy for the next week and a half. My girlfriend and I have rented a nice little house in Sicily. Not without a bit of regret, I’ll miss most all of the debates and the start of baseball’s post-season, but I’m sure I’ll find some way to compensate for that. Here’s the plan: eat, relax, sleep, repeat. It’s going to be awesome. In all likelihood, I’ll have zero or very limited access to the world wide internet highway until I return the week of 11 Oct — and the first post to come sometime later, after I de-jetlag myself.