Category Archives: 32-Parts Project

Part 12: Liver

By Paul | Published: February 12, 2010
Note: For background on this series, please read the Introduction to the 32-Parts Project. The liver is a vital organ (you can’t live without it) that rests high in the abdominal cavity beneath the right ribs. Although it is not part of the digestive tract, the liver is part of your digestive system. The liver, which is [...]
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Part 11: Heart

By Paul | Published: September 1, 2009
Note: For background on this series, please read the Introduction to the 32-Parts Project. “Buddhism is all about being in the head,” my friend said. “Sufism is about being in the heart. It’s about love.” The conversation focused on the various differences between the two spiritual points of view, and my friend insisted that because Sufism [...]
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Part 10: Kidneys

By Paul | Published: August 12, 2009
Note: For background on this series, please read the Introduction to the 32-Parts Project. My grandfather on my father’s side died not long before I was born. He had seven children – five sons and two daughters, not counting the baby who died. My grandfather died of kidney failure. He had a progressive and incurable genetic [...]
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Part 9: Bone Marrow

By Paul | Published: July 16, 2009
Note: For background on this series, please read the Introduction to the 32-Parts Project. Bones form the structure of the human body. They are comprised mostly of calcium and phosphorus, minerals that remain in place long after death and the breakdown of other tissues. Bones also protect sensitive organs and serve other functions as well. One [...]
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