Thumbtastic!

It is at this time today I would like to thank my Heavenly Father for making sure I have two thumbs. Since my peach can insident earlier in the week I have been minus one working thumb. Here is a list of things I have found that you need a thumb for:

Opening medicine bottles

Driving

The space bar on the keyboard (thank goodness I have one working thumb or this post would be harder to read)

Any kind of hook, which can make some undergarments hard to manuver

Holding books, and turning pages

Holding glasses, plates, and most other things.

Opening my cell phone

Holding hands

Pressing buttons

The list could certainly go one, but my thumb is throbbing most painfully.

Importance of the Opposable Thumb
The thumb, unlike other fingers, is opposable, in that it is the only digit on the human hand which is able to oppose or turn back against the other four fingers, and thus enables the hand to refine its grip to hold objects which it would be unable to do otherwise. The opposable thumb has helped the human species develop more accurate fine motor skills. It is also thought to have directly led to the development of tools, not just in humans or their evolutionary ancestors, but other primates as well. The opposable thumb ensured that important human functions such as writing were possible.The thumb, in conjunction with the other fingers make humans and other species with similar hands some of the most dexterous in the world.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumb)