Reg Snider:  

Hi, all. Since you presumably knew me back in the day, I won't bother to fib about my age, which is 39. I finally got married, in 1993, to a fine Catholic girl, and it's probably the best thing I've ever done. To my surprise and amazement, we now have five kids, ages 4 to 13. The first three are girls, the final two are boys. I'm teaching US history in a "gifted" program in a public school here just outside of Richmond, VA. I very much think there's more ahead in life, but I just don't know what! Sometimes I have the thought that I might be getting older (yes, I'm joking), and I can see the appeal of "retirement." But I do not do well when idle -- I never have, though I've had plenty of idleness in my day, some of which some of you can recall. So I expect to keep busy for some time to come, God willing. Speakin' o' God, I read something today about the brain. Recent research involving brain scans suggests that more spiritually oriented people have a quieter region in the right parietal lobe. That region of the brain has a kind of "Me-definer." When that "Me-definer" is quieted, one becomes more selfless, which lends itself to being more spiritual. I mention all this because I'm pretty sure my ...Expand for more