Joseph Thomas Gatrell is a writer, teacher, exercise fanatic, and information addict. A former altar boy, he is a survivor of 12 years of Catholic school education. He notes, howev...view moreJoseph Thomas Gatrell is a writer, teacher, exercise fanatic, and information addict. A former altar boy, he is a survivor of 12 years of Catholic school education. He notes, however, that the only time a member of the clergy laid a hand on him was when a nun sucker punched him when he was in the 5th grade. Joseph is a graduate of Mount Carmel High School of Chicago and Valley City State College, and apparently he enjoyed college so much that it took him six years to graduate. Joseph lives in the Gold Coast of Chicago with his roomate, Speedy the Beagle.view less