From: Robert Schneider (rjschn39@bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu Aug 15 2002 - 20:52:05 EDT
I have enjoyed very much reading the BIOs many of you have posted since =
Aug. 1. It has been good to get to know on a more personal basis many =
of you whom I have discussed or sparred with, or just listened in to. =
I've noticed some details of biographies that were often very =
interesting that I had omitted, so let me add a few details to my BIO of =
Aug. 3:
Bob Schneider
FAMILY: I beat my breast--"mea culpa"--for omitting our dog Joshua, so =
named because he was a "death row doggie" in the pound, which I learned =
only after selecting him (actually, he selected me), so I was the =
unwitting instrument, not the conscious agent, of his salvation. A =
border collie mix, Joshua was Campus Pet at Berea College for six years, =
beloved of students, a wonderful pastoral counselor to those missing =
their own pets. He retired when I did and was awarded an honorary =
D.Litt. (Dogter of Litters), by a rump assembly of faculty and staff, =
with the approval of the dean and the president. He is the kindest and =
gentlest of friends. Anyone who believes that dogs do not have souls =
should spend some time with him.
CHURCH: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Boone, NC. I serve the =
congregation as a lector and lay eucharistic minister and as a catechist =
to those preparing for Confirmation; I also teach adult education topics =
on occasion, and sing in what is a very good church choir.
INTERESTS: Besides participating in the science & religion dialogue, I =
love to cook (we are remodeling our kitchen--drool, drool), garden, read =
all sorts of things as long as they are well-written, take hikes and =
long walks, sit on the porch and watch the birds come to the feeders, =
sometimes play the guitar, sing, travel and do T'ai Chi. Occasional =
opportunities to play with the grandchildren are highly prized.
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