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chase_acow
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. --Robert Heinlein
1. Change A Diaper. Nope, can't do it. I worked at a day care for over a year, and thank god we only ever had two little ones, and that it never got bad enough I actually had to.
2. Plan An Invasion. Oh yeah. Hours of playing 'Capture the Flag' will teach anyone how to.
3. Butcher A Hog. Again, with the no. We were supposed to dissect fetal pigs in Anatomy my Junior year in HS. I made my vegetarian friend do it.
4. Conn A Ship. Do I know what it means to "Conn a Ship?"
5. Design A Building. Well, do legos count? Cuz, I'm a whiz with legos and were they called "Linkin Logs?"
6. Write A Sonnet. I could. I'm not saying it would be a particularly good sonnet. Something about M-Dub's eyes I'm sure.
7. Balance Accounts. Well, I'm learning how to do it right now. This is my first summer of living in a house and having to manage all the bills.
8. Build A Wall. I've built fences. How much different could it be?
9. Set A Bone. Alas no. I've had CPR classes, but that's as far as my medical life has gone.
10. Comfort The Dying. That's a hard one. I've never had to do this, and I'd like to say 'yes' but I just dunno.
11. Take Orders. You don't live through seven years of marching band without learning to take orders and say "Yes sir! May I have another?"
12. Give Orders. You don't live through seven years of marching band without learning how to put the freshman in his place.
13. Cooperate. Hey, compromise is my middle name. In a good way of course.
14. Act Alone. I've gone to see a movie I wanted to see alone because no one else wanted to go. I think that counts, and is just the tip of the iceberg.
15. Solve Equations. I'm a math superhero. Okay, not really but I got through College Algebra and Trig in a five hour course with a B.
16. Analyze A New Problem. How does a person get through life without being able to do this?
17. Pitch Manure. While I've never had to actually preform this task, I've pitched plenty of other things, hay, snow, etc.
18. Program A Computer. Not a chance, it'd kill me.
19. Cook A Tasty Meal. I'm all over this one. I can cook, well, I can grill. When the room mate lets me near the charcoaler that is.
20. Fight Efficiently. Give me a baseball bat, or put me up against someone suffering from severe ticklish behavior, and yeah. Otherwise, no, not really.
21. Die Gallantly. Well, that's the goal in life, right. To live in such a way to make it possible, and I hope I succeed.
1. Change A Diaper. Nope, can't do it. I worked at a day care for over a year, and thank god we only ever had two little ones, and that it never got bad enough I actually had to.
2. Plan An Invasion. Oh yeah. Hours of playing 'Capture the Flag' will teach anyone how to.
3. Butcher A Hog. Again, with the no. We were supposed to dissect fetal pigs in Anatomy my Junior year in HS. I made my vegetarian friend do it.
4. Conn A Ship. Do I know what it means to "Conn a Ship?"
5. Design A Building. Well, do legos count? Cuz, I'm a whiz with legos and were they called "Linkin Logs?"
6. Write A Sonnet. I could. I'm not saying it would be a particularly good sonnet. Something about M-Dub's eyes I'm sure.
7. Balance Accounts. Well, I'm learning how to do it right now. This is my first summer of living in a house and having to manage all the bills.
8. Build A Wall. I've built fences. How much different could it be?
9. Set A Bone. Alas no. I've had CPR classes, but that's as far as my medical life has gone.
10. Comfort The Dying. That's a hard one. I've never had to do this, and I'd like to say 'yes' but I just dunno.
11. Take Orders. You don't live through seven years of marching band without learning to take orders and say "Yes sir! May I have another?"
12. Give Orders. You don't live through seven years of marching band without learning how to put the freshman in his place.
13. Cooperate. Hey, compromise is my middle name. In a good way of course.
14. Act Alone. I've gone to see a movie I wanted to see alone because no one else wanted to go. I think that counts, and is just the tip of the iceberg.
15. Solve Equations. I'm a math superhero. Okay, not really but I got through College Algebra and Trig in a five hour course with a B.
16. Analyze A New Problem. How does a person get through life without being able to do this?
17. Pitch Manure. While I've never had to actually preform this task, I've pitched plenty of other things, hay, snow, etc.
18. Program A Computer. Not a chance, it'd kill me.
19. Cook A Tasty Meal. I'm all over this one. I can cook, well, I can grill. When the room mate lets me near the charcoaler that is.
20. Fight Efficiently. Give me a baseball bat, or put me up against someone suffering from severe ticklish behavior, and yeah. Otherwise, no, not really.
21. Die Gallantly. Well, that's the goal in life, right. To live in such a way to make it possible, and I hope I succeed.
