Dave

I like to think of myself as kind and caring, but I'm also a bit self-absorbed. I think a lot about how my life is going. But I also get interested in the lives of the people I meet, and I like to a part of their lives and have them be a part of mine. I do have very strong moral feelings about how to treat people, which I think I pretty consistently follow as well as expect people to follow when dealing with me. I don't think we need to please everybody, but we need to be honest with people about things that affect them, not use people, and not shun people who don't deserve it. I like to have discussions on interesting issues, and the way I tend to go about it tends to make it veer towards me playing devil's advocate, if I'm not already on that side already. ;) I see this as making the conversation more fun; other people sometimes see it as just mean. Just goes with being an academic I guess, though I was like this long before I chose my current path. I invite you to find out what you think!