I just had to write a small little bio for George. I mostly just copied his and filled in the blanks. Trying to distill your life into a few sentences is a very ego-centric activity. Promoting your selling points, perhaps even polishing them off with some catchy phrasing. I realize this is what people have to do non-verbally whenever they meet someone for the first time. Trying to use the right haircut, shirt, or little quip in order to maximize your attractive potential. I think from now on I’m just going to keep my bio hanging from a small placard around my neck, that way I won’t have to worry about all the rest.
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Me and Mr. Jones 
ha i noticed that you just copied mine. 🙂 i don’t like writing them either, but i feel like since they’re going to post my bio, i’d really like to include yours.and you’re right. it’s really strange to write bios. i’ve reworked mine (so many times) that now it just basically lists people i have worked with. the short version of the bio at least. other people have gone so far as to list their teachers’ awards (pulitzer-prize-winning-blah-mcblah), which i think is going a little too far.but hey, live and let live…