samsaranmusing:

1. speak a second language;

2. change a tire;

3. give a decent massage;

4. play a musical instrument or sing;

5. recite at least one poem from memory;

6. identify some constellations in the night sky;

7. change a diaper;

8. set a broken bone;

9. tie a reef knot, half hitch and figure eight knot;

10. use a tourniquet;

11. start a campfire;

12. how to tip a valet;

13. how to tie a bow tie, a windsor, four in hand and half windsor;

14. how to fire a rifle;

15. how to comfort a frightened child;

16. how tell north without a compass;

17. the difference between scotch and bourbon;

18. how to defend against an attacker;

19. the correct answer to the question “does this make my butt look big”;

20. how to sit quietly alone in a room.