Life Skills Survey
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Willing and Unsure
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i'm a college student... so of course i cant do any of it
Xander
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· Do you know how to cook properly…or would rather pop in a TV dinner?
Yes I can, rather good if I may say so.
· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
Yes I can do that too, aint got no choice.
· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
Yes I can wash the dishes too.
· Do you even know what an iron is?
You mean the one I make my shirts look better with, and is really hot, and can burn you and hurts when is thrown at you?
· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
Yes, and change the oil in it too, fix the spark plug and do the wirering.
· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
Duct tape dont work on buttons, so yes.
· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
Yes I can program the VCR.
Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
maybe not as often as I should, but yes.
Yes I can, rather good if I may say so.
· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
Yes I can do that too, aint got no choice.
· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
Yes I can wash the dishes too.
· Do you even know what an iron is?
You mean the one I make my shirts look better with, and is really hot, and can burn you and hurts when is thrown at you?
· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
Yes, and change the oil in it too, fix the spark plug and do the wirering.
· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
Duct tape dont work on buttons, so yes.
· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
Yes I can program the VCR.
Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
maybe not as often as I should, but yes.
Fly_On_Wall
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· Do you know how to cook properly…or would rather pop in a TV dinner?
Nope can't use an oven.
· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
Never touched a washing machine yet.
· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
I've never used a diswasher.
· Do you even know what an iron is?
Yes... Yes i do
· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
I use to be able to (long story)
· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
Yes, I'm a rar guy. a man that can sew.
· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
Yep, i set mine and everyone elses in the family
Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
I know how... dosn't mean i do it
Nope can't use an oven.
· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
Never touched a washing machine yet.
· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
I've never used a diswasher.
· Do you even know what an iron is?
Yes... Yes i do
· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
I use to be able to (long story)
· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
Yes, I'm a rar guy. a man that can sew.
· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
Yep, i set mine and everyone elses in the family
Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
I know how... dosn't mean i do it
freakygirl
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· Do you know how to cook properly…or would rather pop in a TV dinner?
I make a mean Take-out
· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
Run them?? Hell i can't even find them under all that laundry
· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
Is the dishwasher.. that furry thing that licks all the crap off the plates? if so.. hell ya, i have 2 of those.. they work great
· Do you even know what an iron is?
To make grilled cheese sandwiches.. isn't it?
· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
Lawnmower?? hmmm Hubby does that.. so nope.. no idea or atleast that is what i let HIM think
· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
double sided sticky tape.. that shit is so awesome..
· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
VCR?? couldn't figure out how to get it to stay on PST.. it always wanted to be on EST.. so i got rid of it and bought a DVD player instead.. hell if i know what it has on it.. i haven't set it up yet..
Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
My bathroom is cleaned daily.. nothing worse than a dirty bathroom
I make a mean Take-out
· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
Run them?? Hell i can't even find them under all that laundry
· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
Is the dishwasher.. that furry thing that licks all the crap off the plates? if so.. hell ya, i have 2 of those.. they work great
· Do you even know what an iron is?
To make grilled cheese sandwiches.. isn't it?
· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
Lawnmower?? hmmm Hubby does that.. so nope.. no idea
or atleast that is what i let HIM think· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
double sided sticky tape.. that shit is so awesome..
· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
VCR?? couldn't figure out how to get it to stay on PST.. it always wanted to be on EST.. so i got rid of it and bought a DVD player instead.. hell if i know what it has on it.. i haven't set it up yet..
Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
My bathroom is cleaned daily.. nothing worse than a dirty bathroom
Dillinger
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Yes... I can do all those, and do them all well.
Robert Heinlein once said: "A human should be able to program a computer, cook a tasty meal,balance accounts, write a sonnet, analyse a new problem, con a ship,pitch manure, build a wall, design a building. . . (from The Notebooks of Lazarus Long)"
Which of these can you do?
I can:
Unfortunately I can't con a ship any bigger then a bass boat - I'm not sure if that's what Heinlein had in mind.
I also can't design a building - though, again, not quite sure what Heinlein had in mind. I did the basic design for the extention I had put on my last house - but I've never designed a building from scratch.
Heinlein also said, in a similar manner:
"A human should be able to set a bone, close a wound, cook a steak, write a sonnet, plant a garden,live courageously, and die honorably. Specialization is for insects."
I can set a bone, close a wound, cook a steak, write a sonnet (as mentioned above), plant a garden. I believe I have lived fairly courageously (I have had my moments).
And, when my time comes, I hope I can indeed die honorably.
Robert Heinlein once said: "A human should be able to program a computer, cook a tasty meal,balance accounts, write a sonnet, analyse a new problem, con a ship,pitch manure, build a wall, design a building. . . (from The Notebooks of Lazarus Long)"
Which of these can you do?
I can:
- Program a computer
- Cook a tasty meal
- Balance accounts
- Write a sonnet
- Analyse a new problem (pretty much daily at my job)
- Pitch Manure (yes, I've done it on a farm)
- Build a wall (did that at my last house)
Unfortunately I can't con a ship any bigger then a bass boat - I'm not sure if that's what Heinlein had in mind.
I also can't design a building - though, again, not quite sure what Heinlein had in mind. I did the basic design for the extention I had put on my last house - but I've never designed a building from scratch.
Heinlein also said, in a similar manner:
"A human should be able to set a bone, close a wound, cook a steak, write a sonnet, plant a garden,live courageously, and die honorably. Specialization is for insects."
I can set a bone, close a wound, cook a steak, write a sonnet (as mentioned above), plant a garden. I believe I have lived fairly courageously (I have had my moments).
And, when my time comes, I hope I can indeed die honorably.
cuz cracker
Really Really Experienced
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Yes
But i try to ignore it.
But i try to ignore it.
LRC
Sketchy Character
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DA DADA DA DUM
I can bring home the bacon ......
DA DADA DA DUM
Fry it up in a pan .......
DA DADDA DA DUM
And never, never let you forget your a man .......
Cause I'm a woman
W O M A N
That's what I am
oops or was that a Charlie perfume commercial
I can bring home the bacon ......
DA DADA DA DUM
Fry it up in a pan .......
DA DADDA DA DUM
And never, never let you forget your a man .......
Cause I'm a woman
W O M A N
That's what I am
oops or was that a Charlie perfume commercial
G
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Let's see here....
I can cook anything out of a box, or doesnt require to much preperation.
I try to work the washer and dryer. Though I'm usually saying " How the hell do you work this thing?"
Dishes are a past time of mine. I was the frat house dish bitch for a while there.
Iron? Ummmm, *scratches head* Well, lets see here........
I do know how to start a lawn mower, but *hangs head* my pets have gotten lost in the jungle before. Poor Bacon ( my dog) was lost for 3 days.
Duct tape is fuckin awesome!!!!
I program the VCR, T.V., all the remotes, the stereo, the list goes on and on.....
I can clean a bathroom, *tries to remember the last time he did*
I can cook anything out of a box, or doesnt require to much preperation.
I try to work the washer and dryer. Though I'm usually saying " How the hell do you work this thing?"
Dishes are a past time of mine. I was the frat house dish bitch for a while there.
Iron? Ummmm, *scratches head* Well, lets see here........
I do know how to start a lawn mower, but *hangs head* my pets have gotten lost in the jungle before. Poor Bacon ( my dog) was lost for 3 days.
Duct tape is fuckin awesome!!!!
I program the VCR, T.V., all the remotes, the stereo, the list goes on and on.....
I can clean a bathroom, *tries to remember the last time he did*
naudiz
Literotica Guru
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· Do you know how to cook properly…or would rather pop in a TV dinner?
I've been told I'm a kickass cook. Since I can't work in my field anymore, this is how I earn my keep. My better half can't boil water without burning it.
· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
I've done my own laundry since I was eleven.
· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
I've also washed the household dishes since I was eleven. Damned parents with their 'rules' and 'chores'.
· Do you even know what an iron is?
Steam iron? Tire iron? Name your poison.
· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
I know how to start a lawnmower, but I hate mowing. It's just as well. We don't have a lawn.
· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
Does costuming for medieval reenactments count?
· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
I can program a VCR. And the coffee pot. And the computer. Now if only I could figure out how to program the cats to do my evil bidding...
· Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
I'm a sick individual in need of desperate help, but: I enjoy cleaning.
I grew up on a farm. I learned all kinds of things. I've helped deliver livestock. I've helped butcher, clean, and prepare livestock for eating. I've milked cows and made homemade butter. I learned how to raise herbs, vegetables and fruit from seed to harvest. I went through a survivalist phase in my teens where I learned how to preserve animal skins and live off the land. Okay, when you're a rebellious teenager in rural America, you have to make do with what you've got.
However, on the downside, I'm an idiot with finances. If it wasn't for my better half's savvy with finances, we'd be broke eight times over by now. I can fill out an easy tax form, but that's where my talent with money begins and ends. I can handle the math, but when you bring economics into the equation, something in my brain misfires and I just don't get it.
I've been told I'm a kickass cook. Since I can't work in my field anymore, this is how I earn my keep. My better half can't boil water without burning it.
· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
I've done my own laundry since I was eleven.
· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
I've also washed the household dishes since I was eleven. Damned parents with their 'rules' and 'chores'.
· Do you even know what an iron is?
Steam iron? Tire iron? Name your poison.
· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
I know how to start a lawnmower, but I hate mowing. It's just as well. We don't have a lawn.
· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
Does costuming for medieval reenactments count?
· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
I can program a VCR. And the coffee pot. And the computer. Now if only I could figure out how to program the cats to do my evil bidding...
· Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
I'm a sick individual in need of desperate help, but: I enjoy cleaning.
I grew up on a farm. I learned all kinds of things. I've helped deliver livestock. I've helped butcher, clean, and prepare livestock for eating. I've milked cows and made homemade butter. I learned how to raise herbs, vegetables and fruit from seed to harvest. I went through a survivalist phase in my teens where I learned how to preserve animal skins and live off the land. Okay, when you're a rebellious teenager in rural America, you have to make do with what you've got.
However, on the downside, I'm an idiot with finances. If it wasn't for my better half's savvy with finances, we'd be broke eight times over by now. I can fill out an easy tax form, but that's where my talent with money begins and ends. I can handle the math, but when you bring economics into the equation, something in my brain misfires and I just don't get it.
lovetoread
hello daddy
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· Do you know how to cook properly…or would rather pop in a TV dinner?
I know how to cook,the kids just prefer that I dont show my skills often!
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· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
I can....I just refuse to.......
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· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
I have 3 kids...what dishes???
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· Do you even know what an iron is?
Nope,I think I burned myself on one in elementary school though.
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· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
Not me,I am strictly do the jobs inside,hubby is to do the out.
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· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
Duct tape is my friend..which embarrasses my son as he wears his cub scout uniform.
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· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
Can program so it could make toast.....well at least to show the making of toast on the Food Network.
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Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
With 3 kids,a hubby and me with only one bathroom,not only do I know how to clean its a do it all the time kinda thing.
I know how to cook,the kids just prefer that I dont show my skills often!
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· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
I can....I just refuse to.......
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· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
I have 3 kids...what dishes???
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· Do you even know what an iron is?
Nope,I think I burned myself on one in elementary school though.
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· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
Not me,I am strictly do the jobs inside,hubby is to do the out.
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· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
Duct tape is my friend..which embarrasses my son as he wears his cub scout uniform.
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· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
Can program so it could make toast.....well at least to show the making of toast on the Food Network.
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Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
With 3 kids,a hubby and me with only one bathroom,not only do I know how to clean its a do it all the time kinda thing.
*bratcat* said:· Do you know how to cook properly…or would rather pop in a TV dinner?
I can cook, but I usually choose not to. Take out is my food of choice
· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
I can run a washer and dryer, but we don't own them. I haven't been in a real hurry to acquire them because my mom still does my laundry (mind you, I'm 34 years old, married with two kids) LOL
· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
I own two dishwashers -- hubby and ten year old son. My six year old is in training.
· Do you even know what an iron is?
That stuff in my multi vitamin?
· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
Definitely jungle! The last time hubby mowed the lawn was in the beginning of August.
· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
We have a local seamstress who works very inexpensively
· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
Oh yeah, I'm good with all our electronic gadgets. Except when I'm pretending to be helpless so I can get hubby to do stuff for me. I have a selective memory when it comes to that.
Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
Is that what that green stuff is? I wondered where that awful smell was coming from!
Almost everything....
I can do it all except...
Lawnmower.... if he can get it going, I can drive it, but... I don't like fooling with all that ...
buttons, toilets, laundry, dishes... yes, yes, yes, yes.... unfortunately, *sigh*
Cassidy
I can do it all except...
Lawnmower.... if he can get it going, I can drive it, but... I don't like fooling with all that ...
buttons, toilets, laundry, dishes... yes, yes, yes, yes.... unfortunately, *sigh*
Cassidy
cymbidia
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· Do you know how to cook properly…or would rather pop in a TV dinner?
I'm a really good cook when properly motivated. Unfortunately, my children seem to think mac 'n cheese out of the box with nothing at all added to it is one of the essential food groups so most of my culinary expertise is lost on them. They're adventurous eaters, though, and will try (because i insist) virtually anything i put in front of them.
· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
I'm the washer and dryer queen. I do most of the laundry at odd intervals through the day and at night, when everyone is tucked into bed. I dislike wearing dirty clothing.
· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
It's Dishwasher City all the way for me, babes.
· Do you even know what an iron is?
Yes. Unfortunately. Though i dislike ironing with a heated passion usually reserved for more pleasurable pursuits, i find myself actually doing some ironing at least a couple times a year. I'd rather send the clothes requiring ironing out to be cleaned (and, coincidentally, pressed) than do it myself, to be honest.
· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
Girls don't have to mow. It says so in our genetic contract.
· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
Nope. I am *not* a seamstress at all. If you force me to sew on a button, i will, grudgingly, but i won't be happy about it and it taxes my abilities. Any sewing job more complicated than buttons has to be sent out to a pro.
· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
I can program my VCR and my coffee maker and all those things if you give me the directions and leave me alone for awhile. I cannot do it, however, if you lean over my shoulder and critique my progress while i'm in the middle of trying to do it.
· Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
Oh geeze. I haven't cleaned a toilet in more than 12 years. Truth. I've had housekeepers to do it. With the imminent advent of this divorce who knows what dastardly deeds and dirty jobs will fall to these lily-white but capable hands. However, MS has promised me i won't have to clean toilets with him either, so i should be home free for the rest of my life.
- program a computer, sorta
- cook a tasty meal
- write a sonnet
- analyze a new problem (and old problems, too - that's how one arrives at the decision to divorce, right?)
- build a wall (as long as garden walls made of really lovely brick even though they're just decorative and only three bricks high count)
- design a building (Oh! There are lovely architectural programs out there now that allow so much creativity in building design - and one need not know much, either. The program will tell you if you're too far off base.)
I, ummm, am not so good at balancing accounts.
What the hell is "con a ship"?
I've never pitched manure in my life and it is *not* high on my list of Things I Need To Do Before I Die.
Furthermore, i can:
- close a wound (using band-aids and/or gauze pads and surgical tape)
- cook a steak. Inside, on the stove? Outside, on the grill? Pink in the middle or rare? How about a teriyaki marinade on that thing before we cook it?
- sonnet? Gee. Heinlein was big on sonnets, wasn't he?
- plant a garden - as long as i didn't have to grow eggplant. What nasty stuff that is. Yech.
- live courageously. For the most part, i think so. I've had moments of cowardice, sometimes the periods of time i was a coward were longer than just moments, too, but for the most part, i think i've lived courageously and truthfully.
- die honorably. When it comes, i hope i go with honor. I do *not* want to be hooked to a machine, eking out a miserable existence, all dignity gone, all sense of fun and wonder and play gone, merely a shell for my heart and brain.
Finally, setting a bone? Geeze no. No no no no no no. That's what ER's are for. I firmly believe in leaving that kinda stuff to the professionals. That and sewing. Taxes, too. Oh, and pitching manure. That's something only professionals should attempt as well, i think.
I'm a really good cook when properly motivated. Unfortunately, my children seem to think mac 'n cheese out of the box with nothing at all added to it is one of the essential food groups so most of my culinary expertise is lost on them. They're adventurous eaters, though, and will try (because i insist) virtually anything i put in front of them.
· Can you run the washing machine and dryer …or would you rather wear your jeans til they can stand on their own?
I'm the washer and dryer queen. I do most of the laundry at odd intervals through the day and at night, when everyone is tucked into bed. I dislike wearing dirty clothing.
· Do you know how to wash dishes or run the dishwasher….or do you just scrape off last week’s supper before using the plate?
It's Dishwasher City all the way for me, babes.
· Do you even know what an iron is?
Yes. Unfortunately. Though i dislike ironing with a heated passion usually reserved for more pleasurable pursuits, i find myself actually doing some ironing at least a couple times a year. I'd rather send the clothes requiring ironing out to be cleaned (and, coincidentally, pressed) than do it myself, to be honest.
· Do you know how to start a lawnmower…or do your pets get lost in the jungle?
Girls don't have to mow. It says so in our genetic contract.
· Can you hem a pair of pants or sew on a button….or does duct tape work wonders for you?
Nope. I am *not* a seamstress at all. If you force me to sew on a button, i will, grudgingly, but i won't be happy about it and it taxes my abilities. Any sewing job more complicated than buttons has to be sent out to a pro.
· Do you know how to program your VCR….or are you just proud cause you finally figured out that your TV has more than ONE channel?
I can program my VCR and my coffee maker and all those things if you give me the directions and leave me alone for awhile. I cannot do it, however, if you lean over my shoulder and critique my progress while i'm in the middle of trying to do it.
· Do you know how to clean a bathroom…or do you feed the marine life in the toilet bowl?
Oh geeze. I haven't cleaned a toilet in more than 12 years. Truth. I've had housekeepers to do it. With the imminent advent of this divorce who knows what dastardly deeds and dirty jobs will fall to these lily-white but capable hands. However, MS has promised me i won't have to clean toilets with him either, so i should be home free for the rest of my life.
I can:Dillinger said:
- program a computer, sorta
- cook a tasty meal
- write a sonnet
- analyze a new problem (and old problems, too - that's how one arrives at the decision to divorce, right?)
- build a wall (as long as garden walls made of really lovely brick even though they're just decorative and only three bricks high count)
- design a building (Oh! There are lovely architectural programs out there now that allow so much creativity in building design - and one need not know much, either. The program will tell you if you're too far off base.)
I, ummm, am not so good at balancing accounts.
What the hell is "con a ship"?
I've never pitched manure in my life and it is *not* high on my list of Things I Need To Do Before I Die.
Furthermore, i can:
- close a wound (using band-aids and/or gauze pads and surgical tape)
- cook a steak. Inside, on the stove? Outside, on the grill? Pink in the middle or rare? How about a teriyaki marinade on that thing before we cook it?
- sonnet? Gee. Heinlein was big on sonnets, wasn't he?
- plant a garden - as long as i didn't have to grow eggplant. What nasty stuff that is. Yech.
- live courageously. For the most part, i think so. I've had moments of cowardice, sometimes the periods of time i was a coward were longer than just moments, too, but for the most part, i think i've lived courageously and truthfully.
- die honorably. When it comes, i hope i go with honor. I do *not* want to be hooked to a machine, eking out a miserable existence, all dignity gone, all sense of fun and wonder and play gone, merely a shell for my heart and brain.
Finally, setting a bone? Geeze no. No no no no no no. That's what ER's are for. I firmly believe in leaving that kinda stuff to the professionals. That and sewing. Taxes, too. Oh, and pitching manure. That's something only professionals should attempt as well, i think.
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