Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 06, 2013

You have much company in that, Calvin.

And what is with cooking, that has a very important application in life!!

He could run away and join the circus — even do a double actwith Hobbes,

As explained to me by my Home Ec teacher in 7th grade (cough many many years ago cough), the cooking recipe is the AAA direct road map, but the driver should more often choose the scenic route when needed (change of spices and herbs, different proteins and cheeses): sometimes the road will be bumpy and full of potholes, but sometimes you find that perfectly paved route, and when you do, dagnabbit, WRITE THE ROUTE (ingredients) DOWN FOR YOUR GRANDKIDS!!!!

Dammed if I could learn any moves with one of those.Calvin seems to get along fine with it.

some skills are obsolete in our society. putting a shoe on a horse. replacing a typewriter ribbon. using a mimeograph machine. operating a fax machine. rowing. sailing. using a tea kettle. making a call on a rotary phone. recording a video using a camcorder and vhs tape. recording a song on reel to reel. using a clutch on a car.

Calvin should skip on over to Adam@Home and learn to ride a unicycle, and add that to his resume.

All the skills my Uncle Sam taught me I’m not allowed to practice anymore.

And to people with horses who aren’t in the horseracing industry. Lots of people have horses and they do need shoeing.

I never had any patience for yoyos.

Reminds me of the Smothers Brothers

A 19 year old witness in a trial had to testify that she could not read a page of evidence because it was written in cursuve (which she could not write, either)! This is what is happening in our schools! Applicable?

Calvin always keeps things in perspective.

“Walk the Dog”, Around the World"…then I met a girl who taught me alternative meanings….

For me it was not a yo-yo, just a yo – I could never get it to come back up again.

cool cool lovely Calvin…

I have the same skill to application issue.

You don’t need an application. The job is yours.

There are various ways to apply manual dexterity.

Calvin lets the yoyo string him along.“I’ll string along with you.”

Calvin has an affinity with the yoyo.

Funny, last sunday i was downtown, and on top of a intersection signal control box, was a plastic old-school design yoyo, new string and all.. it’s in my laptop bag right now for those moments when i need to unstress a bit..

I never could learn those worthless skills. Tried, though.

Calvin, take heart! If you get good enough, people will pay to watch you. Hence, you’ll make a living. Just ask an NBA player. NYYA?.

As long as it’s a skill… That’s all that matters eh, Calvin?LOL xxx

Hmm quilting? I never finish ‘em and I don’t have any place to put them even if I did. Why do I do it?

Making tea in a pot is obsolete? Writing for the pleasure of it? Those will never go out of style for those who like it.

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Skills that apparently are unlearnable: Replacing an empty toilet roll, turning off a light when you leave an empty room, cleaning up when you make a mess in the kitchen.

That’s for sure.

Now you can just get the yo-yo app for your smart phone

Ah, the story of my life.

Shoeing horses became a necessity when people developed dirt and paved roads. Uneven grasslands and earth would wear down the hoof naturally, So I have been taught.

Then why do you hate school so much?