Comments on: On the Universal Power of Smell http://blog.postmodernvillage.com/archives/2006/07/20/186 Villagers rant, rave, and pontificate while surveying and rebuilding the wreckage of culture. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:16:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Christin http://blog.postmodernvillage.com/archives/2006/07/20/186#comment-11679 Christin Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:46:59 +0000 http://blog.postmodernvillage.com/archives/2006/07/20/186#comment-11679 And, of course, smell is one of the harder senses to write about. There are some individuals whose senses actually mix together. A musical note has a color. A word has a distinct taste. I wouldn't be surprised, however, if this mixing of senses was linked with language's immense power to call up vivid images in our mindsight. Melted butter, an all-time favorite smell of mine. And, of course, smell is one of the harder senses to write about. There are some individuals whose senses actually mix together. A musical note has a color. A word has a distinct taste. I wouldn’t be surprised, however, if this mixing of senses was linked with language’s immense power to call up vivid images in our mindsight.

Melted butter, an all-time favorite smell of mine.

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