If people ask me about me and what I do, I try to keep it brief, I try to inject humor, and I try not to "top" them. I believe my accomplishments are impressive enough without me having to drone on about them. If someone asks me about my writing, for example, I may talk a little bit and ask, "Heave you ever thought about writing yourself?" or "Have you ever written anything that's been published?" If they have, now I have a link. Most people who have been published ...