A Human Being

I owe my Dad a custom shirt with this quote:

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 A. Heinlein

I’m slowly working my way through that list.  I still need to / need to learn how to:

• Program in C#, Java or some other multi functional code.
• Learn and consistently practice a fighting technique.  I’ve been looking into Krav Maga lately.
• Catch and dress wild game.
• Get recertified in CPR and possibly lifesaving.
• Build a human habitable structure and a sea worthy vessel.

If it were my list I’d put something in there about basic bed skills and art/booze appreciation but that’s just me.