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50 Things Every Woman Should Be Able to Do

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50 Things Every Woman (or man, for that matter) Should Be Able to Do

She should be able to:

Absolute Essentials

• Breath enough to scream and fight back if attacked.  Being able to defend herself successfully is better, but if she can’t breathe, she can’t put up any resistance at all.  Sometimes even mere verbal resistance is enough to deter an attacker.  Everyone should know how to defend herself.

• Perform CPR.

• Say “no” convincingly.

• Drive both a stick shift and an automatic.

• Obtain birth control and use it effectively.

• Think through the possible consequences of her actions, and make decisions based on projected consequences rather than short-duration but instant gratification.

• Balance a checkbook.

• Sew on a button.

• Know her own mind, and be able to spot when she is lying to herself.

• Rent an apartment (having the skills to do so, not necessarily the funds).

• Prepare a 1040 EZ tax form.

• Change a tire.

• Jump start a car.

• Question what she’s told, and see the pros and cons of several points of view on each matter.

• Get a loan and understand the different types of interest.

• Disagree with someone – politely, but not immediately assuming that their opinions count more or less than hers.

• Read a map.

Health & Safety

• Be aware of her surroundings, and be conscious of which situations to avoid and where to step in to de-escalate a situation.

• Clean and bandage a minor injury/see blood without fainting or losing the ability to deal with the situation appropriately.

• Remain rational during a crisis – from surprise visitors to a major natural disaster.  Standing still and screaming her head off is not likely to help anyone, and may cause further chaos and danger.

• Swim well enough to save herself if she falls in water.

Responsibility for Oneself

• Cook a nourishing meal.

• Search the web for information.

• Use a word processor.

• Clean house well enough to prevent bug infestations.

• Go to a movie or the theater alone.

• Iron clothing.

Responsibility to Others

• Change a diaper.

• Keep a child, any age, entertained for at least 10 minutes.

• Read to a child and/or work on their homework with them.

• Clean a cat box at least twice a week.

Knowledge is Power

• Think critically when listening to speeches and commercials and when reading literature of any kind to determine the biases and basic assumptions made by the author.

• Name the governor of her state and list at least one or two issues up for debate in government which may affect her life.

• Read a credit report.

• Know the definitions of a deduction, exemption, and tax credit.

• Form her own opinion based on verified facts (no Limbaughisms) and personal experience. If she doesn’t have the facts, she should have an idea of how to obtain them. Hearsay and blind hatred are not the basis for good decisions.

• Speak at least one foreign language well enough to ask for and receive instructions, order and pay for a meal, and make arrangements for travel and accommodation.

• Have the self possession to know when you need help and when you don’t.

Do It Yourself – or know enough so you don’t play the fool

• Tie a square knot.

• Make travel plans and reservations.

• Check oil and radiator fluid levels and fill them, if necessary.

• Change the oil, air filter, hoses, fan belts, headlights, and maybe even brakes of her car.

• Know the basic parts and workings of her car - oil, brakes, radiator, engine, transmission, spark plugs (or lack thereof), filter, headlights, etc.  When the mechanic tells her with horror that there’s a lot of dust in her brakes, she should be able to stare at him solidly and inform him that friction brakes form lots of dust as part of their routine operation.

• Understand the terms RAM, ROM, CPU, hard drive, floppy drive, and memory.

• Buy a house (having the skills to do so, not necessarily the funds).

• Do basic household repairs, such as minor fixes to the sink, toilet, change the furnace air filter, etc.

• Paint a room (after filling in any nail holes).

• Use drills, hammers, saws, wrenches, etc. safely and appropriately.

• Start and use a lawn mower.

• Put together a “some assembly required” piece of furniture.

Self-note: Women, do you really need a man if you can do all these things by yourself?

1. The keyboard you’re using right now

   Your keyboard can be an incredibly accurate representation of what’s in your nose and your stomach. Of 33 randomly sampled computer keyboards tested by a British consumer group this year, four were dirty enough to be considered a health hazard, and one harbored hundreds of times more bacteria than your average toilet seat. Of course, not everyone’s keyboard is this dirty; contributing factors include not washing your hands after using the bathroom, picking your nose, and eating at your computer (especially at work), as the crumbs left behind tend to become little bacteria factories. Experts recommend regularly swabbing your keyboard with lightly-dampened alcohol wipes on a regular basis — and be sure to shake those cookie crumbs out, too.

2. The kitchen

   The way some folks keep their kitchens, it would be more sanitary to prepare dinner in the bathroom. You wouldn’t know they were a health hazard to look at them, but everything from chopping boards and dishcloths to the plastic washing-up bowls they use in the UK and elsewhere can — and often do — harbor an immense amount of food-borne bacteria. Put them all together — knives and a chopping board used to prepare raw chicken or fish in a plastic tub with warm soapy water — and you have almost ideal conditions for the spread of bacteria. Add to that the dishcloth you dry every dish with, which hangs semi-damp over the lip of the sink when not in use, and you’ve got a real kitchen nightmare (as opposed to the Gordon Ramsey kind). The solution? Health experts recommend washing up in the sink itself instead of a plastic tub, washing the sink out with bleach regularly, changing those dishtowels regularly and, ideally, installing a sensor-activated faucet so dirty hands aren’t always touching the tap handles.

3. Men’s wallets

   Of the everyday items in your house, one of the most fertile breeding grounds for bacteria is a man’s wallet. You touch everything in it regularly — as do whatever strangers have passed its contents on to you — and it stays in your back pocket, a nice warm place for bugs to breed. (Proximity to one’s booty was not otherwise considered a factor.) But are wallets a more serious menace than salmonella-encrusted kitchen sinks? Researchers at the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene say no: “It is not whether bacteria are present, or how many there are, but what type they are.”

4. Women’s desks

   Sorry, ladies. It seems your desks — at home and at work — are often up to 400 times more bacteria-laden than a toilet seat, and 3 to 4 moreso than a man’s desk. A research team at the University of Arizona offered several explanations: first and foremost, that women are more likely to keep snacks in their desk drawers, which promote mold and incubate bacteria like nobody’s business. Secondly, make-up and lotions aid the transfer of bacteria from surface to surface, and more frequent contact with small children — who, let’s face it, can be pretty germy — was also a contributor. “If there’s ever a famine,” one of the researchers said, “the first place I’ll look for food is a woman’s desk.”

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Cuppa Coffee

• Do NOT drink too much tea.
• Do NOT eat bread which is JUST toasted.
• Get a distance from the phone charger.
• Drink more water in the morning, less at night.
• Do NOT drink coffee more than once a day.
• Do NOT eat too much oily food.
• Best sleeping time is from 10pm-6am.
• Do NOT have HUGE meal after 5pm.
• Do NOT take medicine with cold water.
• Do NOT drink alcohol more than once a day.
  
• Do NOT lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping.
• 8 hours lack of sleep will make a person stupid.
• People who get used of napping won't get old easily.
• If you can't get up for early morning jog, 5-8 in the afternoon is a great time for jogging.
• When battery left last grid, do NOT answer the phone. The radiation is 1000 times stronger.
• Answer the phone on your left year. It will spoil your brain directly if you use the right ear.
• Do NOT use earphone for a long time. Rest your ear awhile after an hour.
  

A lap dog is a small breed of dog that can fit comfortably in your lap. Some of the most popular lap dog breeds include the Chihuahua, the Yorkshire Terrier, the Maltese, the Miniature Poodle, the West Highland Terrier among others. If you're looking for a new dog, a small lap dog can be an excellent choice for a variety of reasons, although they do have their disadvantages over a larger dog. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of owning a lap dog:

Disadvantages of owning a lap dog:

• They tend to bark a lot. If you adopt one of these dog breeds, plan on spending some time helping them curb this annoying habit before you alienate your neighbors.
• There's a greater risk for injury. Because of their small size, a lap dog can easily be stepped on or injured by a human. Plus, they don't stand much of a chance in a dog fight with a larger dog. To make matters worse, these little dogs often don't know their limitations and have a “big dog” mentality.
• They may not be a good choice if you lead an active lifestyle. Despite their best efforts, they're probably not going to be able to keep up with you if you run at a fast pace.
• They're less intimidating to burglars and other unsavory types. Although certain lap dogs such as the Yorkshire Terrier can be quite aggressive towards suspicious strangers, they don't have the force to back it up.
• They can be time intensive. A lap dog tends to form a strong bond with its owner and needs lots of stimulation and attention from its family. They are true “people dogs”.
  

• They can go more places. A small lap dog can be easily taken on a trip and are more likely to be allowed in hotels and stores than are larger dogs.
• They tend to form a very strong bond with you. In general, lap dogs spend more time with their owners than larger dogs since they can so easily carried around with you.
• They may be less expensive to take care of. A small lap dog requires smaller quantities of food due to its small size. In addition, if you have to take your lap dog to a kennel or to be groomed, you'll generally be charged less than you would for a larger dog.
• They are less intimidating to children. Smaller dogs tend to be less intimidating to children, although it's important that you teach your children to handle your dog humanely.
• You can make them fashion icons. More clothing and dog accessories are made for small dogs than for larger breeds.
• They don't require much formal exercise. A daily walk may be all you need to keep a small lap dog breed in good shape.

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