It is hard to spend time blogging when the weather is wonderful We are having one of the nicest falls that I can remember. Went for a walk by the lake this morning and generally the day.
Finally, getting to the blog just before rushing out to rehearse with my octet, Otteto Proscuitto. We are busy getting ready for a performance.
What I discovered of interest is that contrary to this article: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_is_your_appendix, your appendix does serve a purpose. A research team at Duke University has discovered that our much-maligned appendix has a honourable function in our digestive system. The appendix is a storehouse for the good bacteria we need in our intestines to process the food we eat. Its job is replenish our supply of bacteria if we suffer from serious diseases, like dysentery or cholera, which can remove all our good bacteria. The appendix's job is to insert the needed bacteria back into the system so we can process food. So the appendix is not useless. Wow.
Must be a great deal more that we still need to learn about our bodies. What an impressive system!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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