what, what?

apparently the filters no longer view blogspot as a dating/networking site because I am still able to access it at all times of the day, from anywhere in the building (at least anywhere that I have been). Sweet.

I have lately been consistantly amazed at the intricacies (I think that is spelled correctly but something about it just doesn't look right to me) of the human body. I was reminded yesterday in a health class that the body has 20-23 feet of small intestine. and 5-6 feet of large intestine. It's like they took 5 of me, laid me end to end and shoved a 1-in diameter version of me into someones gut. crazy huh? but amazing! And the brain. I realized that I am able to sing all the words of "Always" by Bon Jovi along with good ol' Jon. Now I have never made a conscious effort to memorize said song nor do I listen to Bon Jovi every day but yet, it is etched into my long-term memory. I read an article recently about how educators can make kids more interested in school and the author argued that since the human brain was not designed to think it is up to teachers to create opportunities that play on the human desire to meet and overcome [accessible] challenges. It was designed to remember things so that we don't have to think. Long-term memory exists so that our short-term (or working) memory is freed up for more immediate cognitive functions such as the processing of external stimuli. If too much of your working memory is occupied your brain will get overwhelemed and you will tend to forget things more easily. I am continuously amazed by how it all works. Some of my brain is telling my fingers to type, where to go on the keyboard and I don't really have to think about it. My knowledge of typing is stored in my long-term memory so that my working memory is free to think about the words I am going to type. Crazy huh?? It's a little mind blowing to me.

I know what the psalmist meant when he said that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made"