I have now joined (and been accepted by) SVR and, assuming I have done what is required to properly change my profile, will in the future be appearing here under the name Marcus Tullius Ioannes, the name by which I have registered with SVR.
Nevertheless, as I suppose can be inferred from my new name (if I did that correctly), ciceronianus sum.
For all his many faults, he was a remarkable man, and managed to combine an active and significant role in practical life with thoughtful study and commentary on the great philosophical questions, and I admire him for it. He was also, for good or ill, very much a lawyer, and so am I. I know lawyers are not the most popular professionals, due I think to the conduct of certain persons who are not worthy of the title, but there you have it (I have even heard that people make jokes about lawyers).
I look forward to contributing as best I can to the Forum and the Societas.
Vale