Okay, I just wanted to announce that I rescheduled
my checkride and took it.

And I passed!

Yippee! Whooo-hooo!!

Ahem. So, it was not my best day of flying ever,
but apparently good enough for the federal
government.

Now, about proficiency and currency.... I've got
a plan for that, too. I've located some friendly
IR pilots who I can trade safety-pilot time with,
and I'll fly with my instructor about quarterly.

And I'm going to dip my toes into IMC a little
at a time, rather than jumping into the deep end.

Oh, and by the way, thanks Bob Gardner. I used
your book.

-- dave j