Left-Handers’ Day - August 13th

Are you a lefty?  Do you have a left-handed friend?  Either way tomorrow is the day to celebrate the uniqueness that is being left-handed.  Did you know that four out of five of the original designers of the Macintosh computer were left handed?  Or that lefties usually reach puberty four to five months after their right handed peers?  Four of the last six U.S. presidents have been left handed.  Stuttering and dyslexia occur more often in left-handers (particularly if they are forced to change their writing hand as a child, like King of England George VI). Interesting, eh?

Aside from researching and learning interesting facts about the lefties of the world, what can you do to celebrate the uniqueness of being left-handed?  Some ideas include: using your left hand while in the kitchen.  For example, peel, stir, pour from measuring cups and open tins with your left hand.  Or, if you’re on holiday, strike up a round of left-handed volleyball or only left handed drinking at the bar.  If you’re in the garden, crafting or playing with your youngster you can do the same thing.  Utilize your left hand for jobs you’d usually task your right hand with.  Additionally, if you know a lefty you can purchase a gift specifically designed with their handedness in mind such as a pair of left handed scissors.

I hope you make it a fun day!

Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/minnellium/1320277184/

August 12th, 2009 by Aspen Streetman | Posted in Uncategorized | (1)