The 25 things every guy should know how to do

Here's the list from Popular Mechanics:

1. Patch a radiator hose 2. Protect your computer 3. Rescue a boater who as capsized 4. Frame a wall 5. Retouch digital photos 6. Back up a trailer 7. Build a campfire 8. Fix a dead outlet 9. Navigate with a map and compass 10. Use a torque wrench 11. Sharpen a knife 12. Perform CPR 13. Fillet a fish 14. Maneuver a car out of a skid 15. Get a car unstuck 16. Back up data 17. Paint a room 18. Mix concrete 19. Clean a bolt-action rifle 20. Change oil and filter 21. Hook up an HDTV 22. Bleed brakes 23. Paddle a canoe 24. Fix a bike flat 25. Extend your wireless network

This actually had me feeling good, as the the things on the list that I haven't done or don't want to necessarily do are 8, 21, and 22. I'm not particularly confident with the wall framing, but I've done it, so there it is. I don't like playing with electricity---insert Dana Carvey voice here, thinking it's bad, bad. I was apprehensive before the list: I'm currently at war with my garbage disposal, and it's the unholy union of electricity and real sharp things. I have a caveman's fear of the garbage disposal, and it's quite amusing to my wife. I noticed also the stunning absence of plumbing from the list, which is something else I'm more than willing to pay someone else to have it done right. We have to replace the inner workings of our two tanks upstairs, as the plastic components are plum worn out.

And let me just offer a shoutout to my homies in the Boy Scouts---my map and compass skillz are MAD! MAD, I say!

I'm also completely surprised over the absence of knowledge of how to defend yourself from a bear attack. But with the list being composed by InstaGlenn himself, I'm more surprised there wasn't a skill on there for how to carve your own set of emergency back-up Dungeons and Dragons dice using a plastic knife and components scrounged from the customer area of a Panera Bread.

UPDATE: Okay, the bear attack link deserves its own embed. You can guess how punchy I am to be posting this: