Can or Can't

[Tish]

Can't but I have tried.

Can you add up your shopping total in your head?

 

[Sunny]

Probably, if I was only getting two or three items.

Can you play at least 3 different games that involve sitting at a table with other people?

 

[Owlivia]

Yes, how big is this table?

Can you fix minor plumbing issues not including clogs?

 

[StarSong]

Depends on the issue.

Can you justify (to yourself) calling in professionals like plumbers and electricians, more easily than when you were younger?

 

[Tish]

Can, Things have changed since I was younger.

Can you write with your non-dominate hand?

 

[Sunny]

Yes, but not sure that anyone could read it.

Can you eat just a few potato chips and then stop? (10 or less)

 

[Pink Biz]

Can

Can you name all of the US Presidents?

 

[Sunny]

Cannot. Most of them, probably.

When streaming a TV series, can you usually remember which episode you are up to?

 

[Tish]

Can

Can you watch reality T.V. without getting bored? (I can't)

 

[Kadee]

Can’t


Can dig / turn over a small section of the garden soil with a spade

 

[StarSong]

Can

Can make a tasty light tomato sauce out of fresh tomatoes from your garden.

 

[Tish]

Can

Can you make your own dips from scratch?

 

[Owlivia]

Can and do if you mean buy the various ingredients and make my own recipes. I don't grow the beans or milk a cow,

Can you still play Hopscotch of Jump Rope?

 

[StarSong]

Yes and yes. (Glad to have grandchildren in that age group!)

Can you, or could you ever, jump double-dutch? (I never learned how.)

 

[Sunny]

Never succeeded at that, but I could jump a single rope.

Can you dive into a pool? (Or, could you ever?)

 

[Tish]

Yes

Can you still carry heavy boxes?

 

[Gemma]

Yes

Have you ever broken any bones?

 

[Owlivia]

No, thank goodness.

Can you find the light switch or doorknob in a dark room without any flashlights/nightlights?

 

[Sunny]

Sure, eventually. After enough groping around.

Can you identify various styles/periods of furniture?

 

[StarSong]

No. Never much cared about that.

Can you identify various types of houses like Cape Cods, Tudor, Federal, and so forth?

 

[Tish]

Cant

Can you multitask with ease?

 

[Sunny]

Yes, I do it all the time.

If you know what key a piece of music is written in, can you identify the first note just from hearing it?

 

[Sassycakes]

Can't

Can you stay calm around someone who annoys you

 

[StarSong]

Can, at least on the outside.

Can you almost always politely excuse yourself from people who annoy you?

 

[Sunny]

Depends on what you mean by "can." I can always be polite, but can't necessarily always excuse myself from the situation where I am stuck with that person. Example: the dragon lady who checks patients in at my dentist's office.

Can you produce a really nice piece of art, at least one that pleases you to look at?