Lefthanders Reg Fahie and Joe MacDonald have put their lifetime of experiences into an entertaining book called “Lefty” that uses a cartoon character to show the challenges and frustrations facing left-handers in a right-handed world. They have done it in a light-hearted way and while us lefties will recognise all of the situations described in the book they will no doubt, as always, be a revelation to right-handers.

We are not sure all the situations they illustrate are relevant in all ...Read more

Filed under: February 2011, Product news by Keith on February 9th, 2011
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Recent research reported by Dr Calum Brown of Macquarie University in Australia showed that some species of parrot such as the sulphur-crested cockatoo were entirely left-handed while others, including the king parrot, were mainly right-handed. The majority of parrots, including the budgie, galah and rainbow lorikeet – are ambidextrous.

”This is probably the first time we see some kind of mechanism trying to explain how handedness came about in the first ...Read more

Filed under: February 2011, Research by Keith on February 9th, 2011
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The left side is often associated in language with awkwardness and clumsiness (because right-handers think left-handed people look awkward using the tools that they have specifically designed to make them backwards for us!). the Spanish expression “tener dos pies izquierdos”, In English, the expression “to have two left feet” refers to clumsiness in the domains of football or dancing.

A “left-handed compliment” is considered one that is unflattering or dismissive in meaning.

The Polish expression “mieć dwie lewe ręce”, Dutch ...Read more

Filed under: February 2011, Lefty info by Keith on February 9th, 2011
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