Too many school shootings...

Ok, if the title doesn't say enough, then I will just finish here.  I used Wikipedia and determined that during my entire K-12 school experience (roughly fall 1974 to spring 1987) there were fewer deaths from school shooters than in the last three years.  Surely that is enough to make anyone wonder what has gone wrong here, especially as the last three years don't include Columbine or Sandy Hook, the two most infamous of recent memory, excluding the New Valentine's Day Massacre in Parkland.

More than anything I wish our politicians would offer more than "prayers" for those impacted, since it is in black and white just how effective those prayers have been since Columbine.  While I don't want to discount those teen lives, you would have though after the massacre of even younger children at Sandy Hook someone would have the guts to actually do something.  Even now the Republicans are already saying it is too soon to talk of gun control, like they have every time something like this happens, it was too soon after Las Vegas last fall, and I guess since the mourning period never went from black to violet, perhaps this newest tragedy has reset the clock.  Damn it and damn the clock, it is time to move forward into something that at the very minimum gets certain guns, designed for hunting humans, out of the market.

Too bad nothing will happen, and my condolences to those parents in advance.

Single Loaf Wheat Bread recipe

OK, I don't know how many folks out there are single and may enjoy a bit of cooking, but really hate the cooking for one thing, and like how many bread recipes make multiple loaves, so I adapted a standard white bread recipe, using half-whole wheat, and reducing the yield.  There is a link to the original as well, because it needs to be there because while I messed with it a bit, I didn't create the original.

The recipe doesn't call for many things, but even there I had to change it up a bit because I don't keep nearly the variety of things around the house as I should.

1 package of yeast (though I proofed mine because it was past use by date, but hey, it isn't like they really all die on that day)
1 1/8 cups warm water
1.5 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon oil (recipe says canola, I used olive)
1.5 cups all purpose flour
1.5-2 cups whole wheat flour

Pretty much the same as on tasteofhome.com:

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the sugar, salt, oil and 1.5 cups all purpose flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, to form a soft dough. 

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 8-10 minutes. (Because my apartment has limited space, and I wanted easier clean up, I did this on a piece of parchment paper, then used the paper for the cover when I placed this up on the fridge to rise.) Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours.

Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into a loaf. Place in a greased pan (I used 8x8 pan). I also scored mine. Cover and let rise until doubled, 30-45 minutes.  (I also started the preheat on the oven at around 30 minutes, giving the bread 15 more, and the oven time to be ready.)

Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes (with square pan) or until golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Yield: 1 loaf.