What I can and cannot do

Spo's lists are so much fun - I can't help but copy and paste the things he says he cannot do and comment on whether I can or cannot.  Maybe I'll add a few!  Everyone take it from here.  Either copy Spo's list or mine, or both as I will type them, or make up your own... just do SOMETHING!


Spo cannot:
And I will talk about it a little:

Whistle.  I can, but not the loud stadium-style - wish I could.
Operate the TV entertainment system. Can't do it, either.
Throw a ball.  A wimpy, short distance, yes, and I surprise people by hitting a baseball or softball out of the park on first try.  That's the extent of my sports skills, though.
Understand ‘violence as entertainment”.  I don't get it, either.  I also don't like the sex scenes or even the gross close-up kisses, not because I am personally a prude, but some things are for doing, not for watching others do.
See a spider without going into hysterics. Same, although I caught and set free in the wild a small one yesterday, then asked for praise from the people who were sleeping while I did it.
Make a decent onion soup.  Never tried. 
Remember the difference between Linda Ronstadt and Pat Benatar.  I get some artists confused, but never connected those two in my mind.
Hit a high C.  Can't do it either, and I strain around the F and G right below... not a standard female voice range.  Seems I'm a tenor or even a high baritone or let's be realistic, I just don't have a wide range.  But I'm very proud of hitting the B2 easily - I recently outdid Diana Krall on that where she flaked out and I did it.
Roll my tongue. Yes, I can.
Eat rats a Tewkesbury. Don't know if I can, but I think I'll skip trying.
Eat just one potato chip I can't eat just one, either.
Eat in peace without Harper begging for something.  That's what dogs do.
Properly spell without spell-check < chandelier; medieval; calendar; prejudice. I can spell anything first try - and I mean with a very, very low failure rate.  It's always been my trademark skill.  However, Spo pushes my vocabulary to expand.
Sit through Die Walkure without falling asleep at least once. Have not tried it.  Will wear dark sunglasses if I do, though, so no one will notice the snooze.
Vote Republican. I don't even vote most of the time.  Yes, I know, boo, hiss.
Drink coconut-based cocktails. Would never try.  Do like coconut in cakes/candy, though.
Remember where I last put my keys. Pocketbook, backpack... you need SOMETHING or this will happen repeatedly.  Pockets?  Otherwise I'd lose them constantly.
Smoke more than one cigar at a time. Don't smoke any.
Go fifteen minutes without checking my cellphone. Well, yeah.  We all think something interesting will come in and we will make 1,500 checks for every one semi-riveting tidbit we may find fresh on our phones.
Finish reading “Stranger in strange land” Haven't even started.
Remember the day Brother #4’s birthday. Easy because one is on the 1st, and the other two are both on 7th of different months (one of those months being the same month as the one on the first.)  Easy, right?
Feel it isn’t my fault when I don’t hear from someone in a long while.  Wow, I am quick to blame other people for being jerks.  I admit I may, depending on circumstances, momentarily wonder if it was something I said, but I choose to believe that others need to modify their behavior - try it and see if you like that better!
Drive a stick-shift. Learned on one and was then afraid to try automatic.  Ha!
Sit still. I guess I do.  Do you burn a lot of calories fidgeting?  Sometimes I shake a foot or tap a pencil.  Energy to burn?
Understand the rules of football.  Never understood them and don't care to - not a sports fan.
Remember who won of The Thirty Years War.  You remember better than I do.
Listen to “Don’t Stop Believing”. If you've heard it once, do you need to hear it again?