metawidget | Friday five on Sunday

What was a skill you were proud to learn as a kid?

Cooking! I remember proudly writing down the recipe for Caesar salad in a little exercise book when I was probably still in elementary school, and rolling out a full meal of Indian food from Madhur Jaffrey's cookbook one summer Friday as a young teen.
What's something you used to be good at, but can't do any more?

Contortions — I'm still pretty flexible but I have a shoulder that limits my ambition (and I'm middle-aged now).
What's something you haven't done in a long time, but you could pick it right back up again with some practice?

Snarkily, as a manager: coding in SAS :) Maybe also downhill skiing, but I'd be worried about that shoulder again.
What can you teach others to do?

I've gotten nice feedback on how I teach HTML and related geeky stuff. I have also taught D&D to a few people now.
What would you like to learn next?

I think there's a lot of psychology, organization and productivity for me to learn. Maybe as much training those "muscles" as picking up wildly new skills.