Let's Not Talk about The Campaign for a Minute

First off, I'm going to try and keep this short. Usually I feel I'm pretty wordy, so I'll try to avoid that.

The campaign is in low-gear right now since it just got started. If you want to help the biggest thing right now is spreading the word: share my website (www.chrisforhutch.org) or my Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/chrisforhutch) with people in Kansas and especially the Hutchinson area. Really, it's that easy!

But, I promised I wouldn't talk about that, so instead some brief comments:

First, what will I do if I don't win the primary election? Right now I have two major options. One is a list of possible groups that I think I would like to work with and that I think might like to work with me. These groups include political ones, disability advocates, Silicon Prairie (start-up news for the KC-Omaha area), and the like. My other major option is grad school. This year I had another four programs lined up for application, though I ended up only turning one in. Texas A&M's interdisciplinary philosophy Ph.D. should get back to me by March or April. If they accept me, I'll make contact and tell them what I'm doing...then beg them to defer my admission. Should that work out, then I'll just have to kill the time between November and December (if they defer until the spring semester) or November and August. What would I do with that time? Well, hopefully the first option I laid out!

Second, what am I doing besides the campaign? Right now, not much. I watch a lot of Netflix (mostly TV shows that didn't last more than a season because that's how long it takes me to get bored with a lot of them). I have a reading list of books related to the campaign and not, and I love my birthday gift of Jack London's The Sea Wolf. Also, the Chromecast I received has been enabling my Netflix habits! I help out "The Columns," Westminster's student newspaper every once in a while as they fight to keep SGA from cutting them out of the budget. Mostly just sharing tactics learned from The Sustainability Coalition's effort last spring, but also trying to encourage them explore electronic options instead of print.

Otherwise, I just drink a lot of coffee and look forward to what needs done next.

Late and Short

Sorry this is late and short but as most of you know
Grandpa was in the hospital most of last week.  He
started with bronchitis and then it turned into pneumonia.
After one day short of a week he was dismissed.  (I think
they just got tired of him asking when he could go home:)
He is doing much better but since it has turned cold again
isn't supposed to go out much,

We have had some nice spring days lately.  On one of
those  we ventured to Cheney Lake to look for the Bald
Eagles that are supposedly there right now.  We saw a
few and I tried to get pictures but wasn't quick enough
to get good ones.  Maybe next time.

Snow along the lake shore.

One of the few birds we saw.

Update from the Kitchen

Hello everyone!

Sorry for the delay in this post.  Its been a hectic week between the opening of The Kitchen Witches at the Hutchinson Theatre Guild (first show of the season and first of four shows I'm directing this year), going to see high school musical productions for Music Theatre of Wichita and helping with family around town.

I'm happy to report that the production opened this weekend very successfully.  It has been a good run so far and I'm sure this afternoon will continue that trend.

I've been putting about 8 hours (although some days 14) a day for the past three weeks on the show.  Its been important to have a day off which I've been taking on Wednesday (although towards the end of the process here, it changed and unfortunately, sometimes, didn't happen).  But the show must go on.

For all of those who are unaware, Clara Marie, my Beagle and great companion died the last Sunday in January.  Her loss has been notable and I'm still struggling through the residual effects of not greeting her every morning when I wake up.  I miss her.  Very much.

Love to all and until next time.

Charles