Around the same time he applied for a job that would almost certainly have curtailed his burgeoning career as a canoeist, given the extreme paucity of water in the working environment where astronauts ply their trade.
He applied for Social Security that March but did not receive approval until September.
He applied for jobs that matched his résumé, and had no luck.
After that, he said, he applied for the rare job that popped up but spent most of his time taking care of his children, studying for his architectural licensing exam and renovating his basement.
Of the 18 jobs Warwick had applied for that month, he says, Tindo was the one he wanted the most.
"When I talked to Richard Beasley he said more than 100 people applied for that job and they were from all over the place.
And when Mr. Johnson realized he would lose his job at the United Nations, he applied for another one there that he really wanted -- to be part of an observation mission in Georgia, the former Soviet Republic.
His worst experience, he said, came in 1997 when he applied for voice-recognition software that would allow him to do everything from writing letters to friends to controlling the lights and thermostat in his room.
Iron shop employee Dmitry Tabakin, 28, said the suspect was polite when he applied for a job, but that changed after he was turned down.
At issue is a rejection letter Joseph received recently from Bank of America after he applied for a credit card that came with a bunch of Alaska Airlines miles.
