Skills Every Man Should Master

-Give advice that matters in one sentence
-Tell if someone is lying.
-Take a photo (fill the frame).
-Score a baseball game.
-Name a book that matters.
-Know at least one musical group as well as is possible.
-Cook meat somewhere other than the grill.
-Bake a cake
-Not monopolize the conversation.
-Write a letter.
-Buy a suit.
-Swim three different strokes
-Show respect without being a suck-up.
-Throw a punch.
-Chop down a tree.
-Calculate square footage.
-Tie a bow tie.
-Make homemade ice cream
-Speak a foreign language.
- Sew a button.
-Be loyal.
-Drive an eightpenny nail into a treated two-by-four without thinking about it.
-Use a contractor's hammer.
-Cast a fishing rod without shrieking or sighing or otherwise admitting defeat.
-Take a fish off the hook if you happen to catch one.
-Play go fish with a kid.
-Understand quantum physics well enough that he can accept that a quarter might, at some point, pass straight through the table when dropped.
- Feign interest. Good place to start: quantum physics.
- Make a bed.
- Hit a jump shot in pool.
-Dress a wound.
-Jump-start a car (without any drama).
-Change a flat tire (safely).
-Change the oil (once).
-Shuffle a deck of cards.
-Tell a joke.
-Speak to an eight-year-old so he will hear.
-Speak to a waiter so he will hear.
-Talk to a dog so it will hear.
-Install: a disposal, an electronic thermostat, or a lighting fixture without asking for help.
-Ask for help.
-Break another man's grip on his wrist.
-Tell a woman's dress size.
-Recite one poem from memory.
-Remove a stain.
-Say no.
-Fry an egg sunny-side up.
-Build a campfire.
-Step into a job no one wants to do.
-Sometimes, kick some butt.
-Break up a fight.
-Point to the north at any time.
-Create a play-list in which ten seemingly random songs provide a secret message to one person.
-Explain what a light-year is.
- Avoid boredom.
-Write a thank-you note.
-Be brand loyal to at least one product.
-Cook bacon.
-Hold a baby.
-Deliver a eulogy.
-Throw a baseball over-hand with some snap.
-Throw a football with a tight spiral.
-Shoot a 12-foot jump shot reliably.
-Find his way out of the woods if lost.
-Tie a knot.
-Shake hands.
-Iron a shirt.
-Stock an emergency bag for the car.
-Know some birds.
-Negotiate a better price.

I am pretty sure my dad can do all of these.