LIVE from Denver: Inside the PepsiCenter - Democratic National Convention begins

After walking about one mile through some nasty heat, I finally made my way into the convention hall. It is smaller than I imagined, but there's a lot of moving and music and energy. It's not anything like a county convention back home - at least not yet. It's a whole different experience.

People are getting their booklets signed, taking pictures of the room, and getting others to take their pictures.

In short, it is part "first day of school" and part "last day of school."

I need to conserve laptop battery power, so I'll sign off for now.