Found this article, 100 Skills Everyone Should Master
I feel like I am on a good path because I feel like I’ve mastered almost all those skills. Here are the ones where I am lacking:
38. Drive a stick (Took lessons but since I don’t have one, I can’t remember)
42. Make a new friend (Hiya Audra and Erin! Same two since school)
44. Change a tire and put on snow chains (I think I might be able to figure it out but haven’t had to do so yet)
49. Simple mending (I can bumble my way through it but I should be better at sewing on buttons)
68. Know a second language (At least I have some German under my belt, regardless it is horrendous)
70. Write a quality love letter. (Again, never had to do it, so maybe I’d surprise myself)
86. Tie basic knots. (The only knot I know is how to tie a Karate belt)
88. Build a campfire (I might surprise myself here but I’ve never had to do it so who knows)Bonus
Keep your living space clean (Yeah, this is my big FAIL! Although I came upon an idea yesterday. I always believed in a past life I was a gazelle because a palm reader told me I had been an animal who ran very fast. I am really beginning to think I was actually a bird and this mess that crops up around me is my desire to build a nest).
So what do you think about the 100 Skills list? Would you add anything to it? How did you do?
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I think that list was written at least 30 years ago. Fix a flat? Buy a can of inflate and drive to your nearest garage. Make a new friend? Join face book, get a few hundred. Write a quality love letter? Email and texting took that need away. Tie a basic knot? Duct tape. Build a camp fire? Two fireplace quick lights will do the job. Drive a stick? Call one of your new face book friends. Need I go on?
1. Set goals–Just joined weight watchers. I think that counts.
5. Feel confident naked–I’m a nudist!
6. Interview for a job–been there done that
7. Bake a birthday cake–bake, yes. Decorate,no.
9. Use a compass
21. Type–since high school
23. Read–for pleasure only
28. Please a partner sexually–Um, yes?
29. Tell your partner what you want in bed–absolutely!34. Mix a signature drink–Just did this weekend
39. Ride a bike-check
40. Swim-check
41. Use chopsticks-check
49. Simple mending–thanks grandma!
54. Be alone comfortably–by default
59. Use a drill-check
66. Shuffle a deck of cards-nothing fancy though
82. Arriving on time-ALWAYS
84. Kiss well–just learned this year
98. Calculate the tip: only if it;s 10 or 20%
It’s so much more fun to master skill COMBOS!
Pleasing my sexual partner while using chopsticks and a power drill was sooo easy. Kissing well while flirting, giving a neckrub and interviewing for a job has proven very challenging.
It’s all about multitasking.
GOMER!?!?! IS IT REALLY YOU!!! I thought you fell off the earth! What’s going on in your life? How’s Joddi’s ass?
Settle down, no need for (nearly) all caps yet. Yes, it is the one and only, back from off the face of the Earth. My life is cool…cooler than it was when last we spoke…and thanks for asking. You and the Donnaville are looking great. Joddi’s ass…not so much. I can’t revive the Pyle, or I would post ad nauseum all the details. It may be time for a 3rd incarnation.
I’m trying to get caught up on the spinster-ish vibe and loving what I see, but I have “oh so many” questions.
What happened to the Lurve (dare he ask)? Nary a mention by my count. Discuss.
How can I settle down when the great Gomer is back from the great beyond? I want to hear all about your latest adventures! I want to know what’s going on in the career front, hunting front, dog front, fish front, music front, wine front, Joddi’s ass front, etc… In terms of the Donnaville, nothing is the same except the Lurve part. Jobs have come and go and now I am heading out on my own. Mr Pookie Bear is right beside me but he doesn’t want me including him in any blog posts which makes blogging exceptionally difficult when my partner in crime can’t be mentioned. And that’s about it. I am glad you are back; I have wondered many times what happened to you. I do hope all is well.
If Mr. Pookiebear is sitting right next to you, you MAY want to consider removing “Love” and “Experience Passion” from your wishlist before he develops a fulfillment complex.
I know I would if the woman I had been dating for years was still publicly yearning for TWO of the pillars of a healthy relationship.
It seems the time off had nothing to do with good behavior….Gomer still has his sharp wit and quick tongue. I love it.