My Conversational Habits

In the comments to Howard's recent post about Penguicon, I am called "charmingly quiet." This description amuses me. I don't think of myself as a particularly quiet person. I certainly do not feel shy. Inside my head I am actively participating in the conversation, it is just that most of my thoughts don't get spoken aloud. I tend not to speak up unless I feel like my thoughts are unique or a viewpoint which is otherwise unrepresented. The larger the group, the less likely this is to...