Does anyone still have copies of my e-mails from Europe on my trip March-July of 1998? I think my sents were from the MAF.
(Fake) French Bread Recipe
2 cups water heated so it feels warm but not uncomfortably hot
1 package or 2 to 3 teaspoons yeast
a little bit of sugar or flour to proof the yeast
1 TABLESPOON of salt after yeast has begun proofing
5 to 6 cups flour (I like King Arthur Bread Flour best) or however much the dough will take until it stops being sticky
Put in a greased bowl, turn over, cover, and let rise about an hour. Punch down, kneed, and shape into two long loaves. Place on a cookie sheet generously sprinkled with cornmeal. Make slices about half an inch deep crosswise along the loaves so they won’t break their own cracks. Cover and let rise again at least an hour. Place in an oven preheated to 400 degrees and bake for 35 minutes.
For a crispy crust, brush with egg before baking. For a softer crust, brush with butter when you take it out of the oven.
You can use about half whole wheat flour, and it will still work. But it won’t be (fake) French bread anymore.
Oh, by the way, this bread is terrible the next day (though, you can toast it fine and it makes lovely French toast).
Conditional Offer of Employment…
Today I went to a Mesa Airlines open interview thing. I considered it highly unlikely that they’d be interested in me, given my very low multi-engine time. Four people showed up, and one of them didn’t even have an instrument rating! (He wasn’t seriously applying, just wanted to find out about the company.) I had twice the total time of the other two guys, but they had twice the mutli-engine time. After a short written test, then a short interview, we were offered conditional employment. The condition being we pass FBI background checks, and the chief pilot signs off on us. The thing that seemed to worry the interviewer the most? The fact that I have 6 speeding tickets. This strikes me as absurd, but apparently demonstrates that I’m a lawless, dangerous person. Which is silly. I’ve never broken an FAA regulation, ever. Anyway, I think it’ll be a couple weeks before I find out for sure, then I’d have to wait on a class date. I was initially excited about Mesa because I thought I could be Denver based, but they’re only hiring for Jets right now, and there are no jets in Denver. So, good side is– I’d be flying jets if I get it. Down side is– I’ll likely be flying out of either Chicago or New York, which is a long drive to work:) No, I wouldn’t move, at least not while it means making Joanna quit her job that pays twice what I’d be making.
Struggling toward employment
I’m making progress. I just took the Airline Transport Pilot written exam, and scored a 96% which is nice and high. This exam is a prerequisite for the ATP checkride, which I’m not qualified to take yet. But airlines and others like to see the ATP written completed for some reason, so I did.
I also got a job. Sort of. Instructing at the aero club, which will probably be more or less part time and won’t pay very much, but it’s something to do while I’m searching. So that’s good. Only, it doesn’t start for a couple weeks.
Middle Name Game
Via Cara…
Enabling
Life affirming
Intelligent
Stuck in the clouds
Enough
What does your middle name say about you?