Tuesday, August 17, 2010

My Lefty

Recently, my dad shared a video with me about the Top 10 Most Powerful Lefties in the world. It was very interesting.

When Vince was 15 months old, I blogged that I thought Vince was left handed since that’s how he ate and wrote.

Over a year later I as he begins to draw more, I can definitely confirm it, he’s a lefty! He’s starting to draw people, with hands and legs coming out of their heads :), really good for a 2.5 yr old!! Here he’s helping grandpa paint the house & helping my mom frost a cake, both with his left!!


In the lefty video, I was amazed to see who was left handed, current leaders like Barak Obama, David Cameron (PM of the UK) and Felipe Calderon (President of Mexico). Four out of the last 5 Presidents were lefties, including Bush and Clinton (Regan was ambidextrous). Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez are also lefties, not a good association, but they must be smart to be where they are. Other noteworthy lefties in today’s society, Oprah, Michael Bloomberg, and Bill Gates. And lefties from the past include Albert Einstein, Michael Angelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Picasso, and Alexander the Great.

Vince is extremely smart and amazes us everyday at different things he has picked up. It’s interesting that he’s a lefty and I wonder how much this plays into his “smarts”. But as I told my family, I’ll take credit for his intelligence since being a lefty is genetic. David argues with me on that one, but if he gets it from both of us, it’s a win win!!

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