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My farts

Unlike the Temptations that sang about - I got sunshine on a cloudy day... in the title song 'My Girl', I do not have any fancy lyrics.  But my readers can hum along.. not sure why they would be here reading about my 'gut reactions' in the first place but hey if they are for some perverse reasons I ought to at least put a spin on it. The title was however prompted by my amazing ability to release methane on a regular basis and contribute in small part to the overall warm feeling we get.  With or without sunshine.  Global warming here I come. No seriously - I just finished reading one of my favorite authors' latest rendering.  Bill Bryson's 'The Body'. It turns out our body is mostly microbes.  By the number of unique DNA that one would find in an average human there are more of these little guys than human DNA.  By weight they contribute about 3 lbs in mass (same as an average brain).  Hmm. These help us with all kinds of things that makes us ...