Looks like Popular Mechanics just came out with a "25 Skills Every Man Should Know" list.
Frankly, for a list geared specifically to men, looks like either some females or desk-jockey IT guys threw in their two-cents. Sure computer stuff is good to know (specially knowing enough to back-up your stuff), but I just can't see any of those "skills" even making it into the top 100. IMO, computer stuff is cross-gender -- doesn't skew male or female so it shouldn't even be here.
That said, here's Popular Mechanics "How-to" list followed by; skills I feel should be added, and skills that should be removed.
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Wolfgang 5 April 2009 @ 4:13 am
I like what you’ve removed however I’d keep “paint a room” because anyone can slather paint on a wall, but it takes a wee bit o’ talent to make a room appear evenly painted.
That said I’d add that a real man should be able to tell a joke, and not some silly one everyone has heard, a real “story joke” that’s really damn funny. A real man should be able to tell at least one campfire “scary” story and as well have a really good poem memorized like “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats. A real man can throw a punch, choose a good wine without seeming pretentious and know how to caress a woman’s back just so. A real man deliver a eulogy with substance that will leave everyone with a tear in their eye and a slightly crooked smile on their faces. A real man doesn’t monopolize a conversation and knows when to say No. And a real man knows when to stop typing about being a real man.
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One Response to “35+ Skills Every Man Absolutely Must Know”
1 Wolfgang 5 April 2009 @ 4:13 am
I like what you’ve removed however I’d keep “paint a room” because anyone can slather paint on a wall, but it takes a wee bit o’ talent to make a room appear evenly painted.
That said I’d add that a real man should be able to tell a joke, and not some silly one everyone has heard, a real “story joke” that’s really damn funny. A real man should be able to tell at least one campfire “scary” story and as well have a really good poem memorized like “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats. A real man can throw a punch, choose a good wine without seeming pretentious and know how to caress a woman’s back just so. A real man deliver a eulogy with substance that will leave everyone with a tear in their eye and a slightly crooked smile on their faces. A real man doesn’t monopolize a conversation and knows when to say No. And a real man knows when to stop typing about being a real man.
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