The Rules: You highlight the things you can do and you leave in normal type the things you can’t. And it’s a freakin’ free-for-all on snarky comments. Assign 2 other poor bastards to the task and the electronic equivalent of chain letters is complete. The only thing to do is to sit back and wait for my millions to be mailed to me.
1. Give advice that matters in one sentence. ‘Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.’ Maria Robinson
2. Tell if someone is lying. ‘Don’t tell any big lies today. Small ones can be just as effective.’
3. Take a photo. Ever been to my house and seen the boxes of pictures & my picture file on my laptop
4. Score a baseball game. Hell frickin yeah. I learned how as a defense mechanism to keep my mouth under control during a game. Though watching it with beer and seeds is much better.
5. Name a book that matters. The No Asshole Rule-(Get your mind out of the gutter! It’s not *that type of book!!)
6. Know at least one musical group as well as is possible. I would have to say the Crue. Metal head girl through and through. Ever since middle school many many years ago.
7. Cook meat somewhere other than the grill. But of course! Give me meat, Give me heat and voila! You’ve got dinner!
8. Not monopolize the conversation. Once you get past my insanely shy exterior I love to talk. I also love to listen-How else will I learn how you tick???
9. Write a letter. Totally!! Writing letters is a lost art. I adore it.
10. Buy a suit. Sure can!! Shopping is not a spectator sport and it must be done with the right person!
11. Swim three different strokes. Freestyle, Backstroke, Breast Stroke
12. Show respect without being a suck-up. ‘I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being’ Jackie Robinson
13. Throw a punch. If I must I could. I don’t think I ever have though my hand has instinctively curled into a fist on several occassions. I’m not big on confrontations.
14. Chop down a tree. If I needed to I could-Of course a chain saw is much more effective
15. Calculate square footage. Of coruse. Working in and around the the building /contractor industry for the past 10 plus years has taught me more than I really want to know on the subject. (Just don’t tell the new boss I can and all will be golden! Shhh!)
16. Tie a bow tie. You’re kidding me right???? Who knows how to do that stuff??? The only time the bubs have had to wear them they were predone with a clippy thing on the back!
17. Make one drink, in large batches, very well. Zing Zang Bloody Marys!! Yum!!!!!
18. Speak a foreign language. I am high school spanish literate!
19. Approach a woman man out of his her league. Though I agree with you KC that no one is out of anyone’s league I feel that one can feel someone is out of their league. Have I approached a man out of my league? Yes. Was it easy? No.
20. Sew a button. As the daughter of a Home Ec teacher and the granddaughter of a seamstress and quilter sewing (even a button) was something learned at an early age.
21. Argue with a European without getting xenophobic or insulting soccer.Must I? It’s much more fun to insult soccer..
22. Give a woman man pleasure, an orgasm, so that she he doesn’t have to ask after it doesn’t have any energy left. Frickin’ A!!! Always remember give as much as you take!
23. Be loyal. I am loyal to a fault. It has burned me in the past but once you’re in with me-I am loyal to my inner circle to the end.
24. Know his her poison, without standing there, pondering like a dope. Ummm..not to echo KC but boobs and booze. Duh!
25. Drive an eightpenny nail into a treated two-by-four without thinking about Yep, thanks to my daddy. He needed someone to teach and well..my brother being the metrosexual he is didn’t quite get the hang of it.
26. Cast a fishing rod without shrieking or sighing or otherwise admitting defeat? Of course I can. Do I like it? Not so much. Thanks to Cub Scouts and having to show Crash that his Momma wasn’t such a girl.
27. Play gin with an old guy. Nope. Can’t remember ever playing gin!
28. Play go fish with a kid. Uhhh…Mom here!! More times than I care to admit! Though I do prefer Apples to Apples now.
29. Understand quantum physics well enough that he can accept that a quarter might, at some point, pass straight through the table when dropped. Like KC I’d learn all about it if Mr. Angel was the Professor…
30. Feign interest. Pageant smile..pageant wave..(Repeat as needed)
31. Make a bed. Again, daughter of a Southern Home Ec teacher..Need I say more? Though I prefer to keep it unmade as it is so much easier for #22 to occur!
32. Describe a glass of wine in one sentence without using the terms nutty, fruity, oaky, finish, or kick. Yummy!
34. Dress a wound. Of course! Scout Leader and Mother here!!
35. Jump-start a car. Change a flat tire. Change the oil. All of the above though I prefer not to.
36. Make three different bets at a craps table. No, but I”ll watch and attempt to learn.
37. Shuffle a deck of cards. Not really though I try. I’m just not coordinated enough for it!
38. Tell a joke. Not really. I always screw up the punchline!
39. Know when to split his cards in blackjack. See #36-Not a good card cutter . I would love to learn!
40. Speak to an eight-year-old so he/she will hear. Again, mom to two boys, one who just happens to be 9 (which is pretty darn close to 8!) Eye contact, make them feel as though they are on your level and make it fun and you’ve got yourself a friend for life!
41. Speak to a waiter so he will hear. Make eye contact, show respect and don’t forget to smile!
42. Talk to a dog so it will hear. Of course! How else does Jack understand every word I say??
43. Install: a disposal, an electronic thermostat, or a lighting fixture without asking for help.I’ve installed most of the light fixtures in my home and fixed a garbage disposal but that’s about it!Though I’m sure I could do it. Again, single home owner..Who else is available?
44. Ask for help. Yes, though it is darn hard. Sometimes though my pride wins out and I can’t.
45. Break another man’s grip on his wrist. Never had to do this.
46. Tell a woman’s dress size. Yes, can even find one to flatter just about every figure too.
47. Recite one poem from memory. Only nurshrey rhymes.
48. Remove a stain. Yep, a s a mom of 2 active boys I’ve gotten pretty good at stain removal!
49. Say no. Of course though sometimes it’s damn hard!
50 Fry an egg sunny side up nope, i don’t like fried eggs!Neither do the bubs.
51. Build a campfire. Yes so long as you aren’t in a hurry thanks to the Scouts!
52. Step into a job no one wants to do. I’m already doing it!!! In more ways than one!
53. Sometimes, kick some ass. Yes I can when needed. I wouldn’t have survived as long as I have without being able to kick ass.
54. Break up a fight. Had to step into the fray recently. Not fun. Don’t like it.
55. Point to the north at any time. Sometimes as long as I know where I’m at!
56. Create a play-list in which ten seemingly random songs provide a secret message to one person. Yup! I can’t count the amount of tapes I’ve made people over the years.Working on a cd now for someone..Yes, call me dork.
57. Explain what a light-year is. Wikipedia!!!
58. Avoid boredom. Life is never dull around here
59. Write a thank-you note. Many times over.
60. Be brand loyal to at least one product. Absolutely! I can only use one brand of shampoo & conditioner or my hair revolts!
61. Cook bacon. Sure but like fish I don’t like the smell of it in my house later.
62. Hold a baby. Duh-Mom here! Now I love holding them with the promise of returning them to their parents when things get rocky!
63. Deliver a eulogy. I never have but I think I could though I’m not a public speaker at all
64. Know that Christopher Columbus was a son of a bitch. Your understanding of your heroes must evolve. Possibly so-However, I have a master of comic book heroes at my disposal these days to enlighten me-Besides most of my heroes were/are SOBs
65. Throw a baseball over-hand with some snap. Not really coordinated enough to throw well.
6. Throw a football with a tight spiral. I’d much much prefer to watch the hot men in their football gear throw the ball and catch it and tackle it and grunt and and and… especially if they are the New England Patriots=What KC said!!
67. Shoot a 12-foot jump shot reliably. Ummm..nope. I still don’t understand the excitement of basketball. I don’t get it.
68. Find his her way out of the woods if lost. Again, Scout Leader..I’d find my way out eventually..
69. Tie a knot. Several of them to be quite honest
70. Shake hands. Absolutely! I detest limp handshakes. It says a lot about a person.
71. Iron a shirt. If I must though I’m not a big fan of the iron!
72. Stock an emergency bag for the car. Sure, water bottles, snacks, hair band, baseball cap, sunglasses, gum..all the necessities of life!
73. Caress a woman’s man’s neck. Human touch is an amazing thing!
74. Know some birds. Ugh–Blame it on Scouts yet again!
75. Negotiate a better price. No way! That’s why I enlist others who are much better at it than me. It all falls under the fear of confrontation heading for me.
Who to tag..Who to tag…I’m going with Willow & Kimmah!!!
Valid Driver’s License-Does he have one? A regular one? Not a restricted one..
