Every other Friday between the July 4th and Labor Day holidays, I get to enjoy a day off from work. Not to waste a precious moment, I have used these days to run errands, re-decorated the apartment and take trips out of town with Beth. This past 'summer Friday' I decided to go to the Bodies exhibition currently running at New York’s South Street Seaport. This was a controversial move in our household as every time I bring it up, Beth declares her disgust and quotes some mysterious source as to the uncertain origins of many of exhibit's cadavers. So, I would go without her…

My initial reaction was to be under-whelmed. The introduction to the exhibit displays skinned bodies in various cheesy poses that crossed my mind as being disrespectful if not outright hokey. But, as you explore the exhibit’s following rooms, you are taken into detailed displays that independently explore each bodily system in ways that are both accessible and very detailed. Examples of diseased as well as healthy tissue were on display and, judging by the reaction of my fellow guests, this had a powerful impact. From the pulmonary to the reproductive, this is a very informative and dramatic anatomy lesson that, while it’s not suitable for small children, can be a strong educational tool.