The top of Mt. Everest is called the Death Zone. At 26,000 feet the body starts to die, cell by cell of oxygen deprivation. Over 300 people have died trying to reach the summit of Everest, and some of their bodies are used as trail markers by the living.
I have it myself. Since I was a small child, I have viewed numerals, letters, days of the week and months of the year as either male or female and/or having personalities. For example, I think of 2 and 5 as masculine, but 3 and 4 are feminine. Eight is feminine, but grumpy. Monday is female, but Friday is male. June and July are masculine, but August is feminine. Of all the forms of synesthesia, this one is probably the most useless. One form allows people to hear musical notes as colors. Some people with perfect pitch probably have this form of synesthesia. I think my grandmother may have had a form of synesthesia where she associated odors with color. The family laughed when she said, “I smell red paint,” but she might have been telling the truth as her brain perceived it. The many different types of synesthesia are a fascinating read.
As a fountain pen enthusiast, I can attest that Michael is correct. Writing by hand is linked to improved creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. Studies have shown that students who take notes with pen and paper are more engaged with the material than those who simply transcribe lectures using a laptop.
I don’t DO Christmas cards, and I make no apology for it. I used to work in the sales department of a specialty oil and grease manufacturing company, and I had to hand address between 400 and 600 cards every year for my salesmen. Overachiever that I was, my cards weren’t just handwritten, they were hand lettered (calligraphy). Once I left that job after 22 years, I decided I was done.
The top of Mt. Everest is called the Death Zone. At 26,000 feet the body starts to die, cell by cell of oxygen deprivation. Over 300 people have died trying to reach the summit of Everest, and some of their bodies are used as trail markers by the living.