Skeptic merely lists them. He does not attempt to actually attain them.
The height of his ambition is to make it to work without catching a single light.
I used to work a block from where he works and I managed it quite regularly; at least once a week.
He tries, but so far success has eluded him.
I, on the other hand, am working on something much more difficult; trying to memorize my Social Security Number.
I've got the first three numbers down pat. Only six more to go!

troll