What else are you good at? (Page 1 of 2)

as for myself I have restored a few street rod cars,including every aspect,engines wiring bodywork etc. also I have Painted and done the interiors myself. I have won many awards for the cars I have done.

"What else" implies that we are good at playing. I can play, but proficient is not how I would label myself.

I can pretty much fix anything. That's how I got into construction. I'm good at knowing how things work and how they are put together. I'm good at problem solving. I'm a decent carpenter. I build my own furniture.

I'm a jack of some trades and a master of none.  I was a published photographer by age 15.  I was running my own photo business at 17, but I shut it down when I went to college.  I taught the high school photography course while I was still in high school.  My particular emphasis was on darkroom technique.  For a time, I ran the highest volume by roll count color photo lab in Michigan.  So I'm pretty good at something that is now obsolete and relatively useless. 

I enjoy, but am not particularly good at fishing and paddling and camping and hiking.  I am modestly proficient though not exceptional with fly rod, spinning tackle, and conventional tackle.   The fish disagree with my assessment of skill and therefore shun my offerings. 

I love to cook, but have no real skill for it.  It is a matter of practice.  My wife does not like what I do to her kitchen when I do cook.  And there is no question but that it is her kitchen. 

I can work wood - rough carpentry.  I have no skill for fine carpentry.  Again, it is a matter of practice as I worked my way through college in part as a woodworker building airplanes.   

It seems that the thing I am particularly good at is reading regulations and figuring out how to apply the requirements to business systems.  It's not very much fun to talk about. 

If you need some money spent, I'm your guy.  I'm great at that! 

And finally with a nod of the hat to Billy Currington, "I'm pretty good at drinking beer." 

- Zurf

Very average at everything I've ever done. I guess I'm just one of life's boring, little people.

Lots of common interests here!

I'm doing my confined water dives this weekend for my SCUBA cert. I own more guns than I need but not as many as I want. I love fishing and boating and can show you more ways to send a nice boat to the repair shop than I would like to think about. I brew beer and make wine at home, I'm a BBQ whiz and a pretty good smoker and I can cook like a mofo. I like to hunt. I have a freezer full of critters I've shot or hooked.

I was just given a 12' long potato gun for my birthday but have yet to fire it.

I'm turning in to a huge WW2 buff. I've been reading 1-2 books per week on the subject for the last 6 months or so, mostly from the perspective of victims of Stalin and Hitler. Survivor accounts, that type of thing. Starting to learn about the organizations surrounding those two lunatics.

I can take almost any dog with almost any behavior disorder and fix it, but I can't do a thing with wood, metals, or anything involving power tools. I have no idea how a car operates. My knowledge base ends at putting on spares.

Just had berry bushes put in the back yard so I can grow some of my own food.

Finally I love mixed martial arts. I've studied various forms of kick boxing and grappling on and off for the last 15 years.

There seems to be quite a few common interests here.

For me I like to cook. I do all the cooking here and the kitchen is definitely mine.

My wife and I are keen cyclists and have toured through Europe 3 times.

I'm a Horticulturist by profession and have spent the past 40 years in various parks and gardens. In recent years I've become quite interested in organic growing and the general green lifestyle (without the dreadlocks). At home we store our own water, have solar power, organic vegetable gardens, keep native bees and am about to get some chickens. I bake bread, make our own soap, candles and wine, preserve fruit, etc.

I'm OK at working with wood but anything metal, including engines of any type, is best left to others.

Try and fit some guitar playing as well.

Lots of things I'd rather not mention....lol

But Deadstring, do you have a mug or tie that states that you are the greatest? With out one of those trophies you are an impostor yourself.

All my life I've been a World War 2 buff. Never understood why after millions of deaths and financial ruin, they turned around 20 years later and did it again.
Restored a 1916 house and a 1950's wooden sailboat. Both projects came out well.
I was honored to raise two kids and a now a grandson. I found it to be fun.
Love airplanes and motorcycles. Couldn't afford a plane but still ride motorcycles at my age 70.

First... I'm a mom.

I'm also a cosmetologist... but because I prefer the artistry and chemistry portion of hair/skin/nails and I live in the sticks and am a mom first and foremost, I don't make much money at it.  People want their hair done on a moments notice, they are loyal to their hairdresser, yet they think a cosmetologist is a moron and doesn't deserve to be paid well for their craft.  Yep, they actually think that prices are negotiable.  I think most waitresses make more money than hairdressers (and waitresses are paid less per hour).  I found my shoulder really didn't like the job so much... so I just dabble in hair a little at home with some close friends and relatives.

I could sell a bikini to a 300 pound Eskimo.   

I like to draw, but I don't think I draw well.  My  husband is a tattoo artist (and Ironworker) and he's been trying to talk me into picking up a tattoo gun for over a year now. 

I'm self taught with electronic gadgets... and I love them.  The down side to this is that every time anyone I know has a computer issue, they call me.  I appreciate their vote of confidence, but I also believe some people just plain should NOT own a computer.  LOL!  I've had a couple websites like Chordie, although they weren't about guitars... more so babies and pregnancy and the like.  If you have a question about pregnancy, I probably know the answer.  I've considered becoming a doula (someone paid to be in the labor/delivery room with you... like a coach), but I won't.  I've just been asked me to be on call for a friend's pregnancy, again.  Having a baby is an amazing experience... watching the birth and being there to make sure the nurses and doctors are listening is entirely different and also an amazing experience as many of you daddies know!

I am awesome at reading fine print; comprehending contracts and legal documents and such.  I like to say I get that from my Dad.  We both agree that we have an odd knack for it and maybe that means we should both have seriously looked into getting into law or politics ... but we both agree that it would end up consuming us and turning us into mean hated people.  We both also loved reading the writings of Shakespeare while in high school where MOST people had a difficult time following along.  Interestingly enough, my Son is in the same boat right now.  My dad was very heavily involved in his Union (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers - he was a choo choo train driver), I too got involved in a Union I was in at one point.  I didn't like how it put a big huge red target on my back with the company.  Either my father or myself are the ones everyone in the family comes to when they have something that they need interpreted into layman's terms, or when they have to write a letter to a company or deal with lawyers.  I do my own taxes, my husbands business taxes, my business taxes, and my mom's taxes and will probably do my sister's taxes and business taxes this next year.  We've all tested out the "tax experts" and I tend to find the little things that they miss that everyone can claim LEGALLY

I have a 4 year old little girl that is high functioning autistic.  I've just recently begun delving into that "world" - from therapies and doctors, to the educational and health laws and regulations around this disability.  I think I've found a good place to put my "skills" to use in a way that will benefit me (my family) personally.

I sew a little.  By a little, I mean only for special occasions.  I made my wedding dress, and every year I make my kids Halloween Costumes.  OH, and every now and then people ask me to hem something for them.  I seem to be the person everyone likes to have there while they're getting ready for their own wedding.  I can do their hair and makeup and fix their last minute clothing issues. 

I like to bake.  I cook all the time, but I really ENJOY baking.  Breads, sweet rolls, cookies, etc.  I don't care for pie dough though. 

I own a hammer, 2 screwdrivers, a wrench, a pair of needle nose pliers, duct tape, plumbers tape, and twine.  I can temporarily fix things, and I enjoy doing so.  I ran my own internal phone line in the house.  I do know how to change the oil in my car, although I choose not to do so.  I put in and take out the window A/C units every year.  I did the wall treatments in two of the rooms in our house.  If we had the money, I'd have the entire house renovated.  I'd figure out how to do plumbing etc.  I'm NOT the girlie girl afraid to break a nail... yet at the same time, I kinda am.

Lastly... I'm a mom.

--- interestingly enough, I do NOT own a mug or t-shirt that claims I'm the best mom ever ---  So, I suppose it's possible that I'm not the best mom, but it's what I love to "do" the most! 

What else am I good at, to varying degrees I dabbled in many things. I played sports as a child, turned out to be pretty darn good at it. I parlayed that into Coaching basketball for many years with kids ranging from 8 & 9 up to High School age kids, wining two championships, one on the National level.

I use to love to draw, some of them very detailed and was very proud of those drawings but sadly they all burned up in a house fire and it broke my heart, haven't attempted to draw since then.

I got into photography and became pretty good at it, had a growing number of pictures I was proud of but posted them online, something happened, they were accidently erased and lost forever.

I've worked with wood, built some of my own furniture and can actually build patios decks, and odd looking birdhouses.

I've tried many other things from golf to canoeing down the Yadkin river and use to be pretty good at working on older cars when you could still get to the part without taking half the engine apart to get to it.

Lately, I've gotten into writing, I had a small piece published in Caribbean Travel and Life Magazine. I've now taken my talent's "limited as they are" to Twitter and writing sports blogs. From that I've been asked to write for some pretty influential people, but have declined them all and write for basically for myself, but I have help founded a small group of writers who have joined forces to put our blogs on a website where our blogs are all pulled into that one website, though for some reason it's down right now, trying to get that worked out, but I still have my own website. I was even mentioned on ESPN believe it or not.

I seem to always be looking for something new that grabs my interest and learn something different, it's came to my attention that regardless of the old saying an old dog can learn new tricks as long as you keep your mind active.

Cam

Cam

Thats exactly why I've started to study it.