You know what I mean. What pointless skill do you have that gives you disproportionate pride?
Here’s mine: I live in the DC area and I am very skilled at picking a spot to stand in the metro so that when the train arrives the doors open right in front of me. My GF thinks it is uncanny.
I can find good parking spaces anywhere I go. I think others could develop this skill though. My theory is that the closeness of the spot you get is inversely proportional to how much you actually care where you park.
So, if you truly don’t care (like me) how close you can park to the store entrance, you will find a close one. If you are really concerned with it, you will end up with a spot at the farthest end of the lot.
I can suck my neck in. Meaning that without using my hands, I can make the area between my collarbones at the base of my neck go in about 2 or 3 inches, making a pit about 2 inches in diameter, and 2-3 inches deep right there in the hollow of my throat.
I can build a fire. Faster than any boy scout, and out of materials at hand. No accelerant. One match, whoosh: combustion. In fireplace, fire pit, wood stove, barbeque, or any other appropriate fire venue. And I am a girl.
I can toss objects (mostly it’s just my keys) behind my back and over my shoulders and catch them in front of me. I can do this with either hand over either shoulder. I can also catch them with either hand.