The Salivating Dog Mailbag

Since I rarely get mail, it's been a while since I've done this one:

This is a letter from Dan E., formerly of Carson City, NV ("Where Dreams Go To Die™"), currently of the STL.

your web site says your are a philosopher..... please expand......

I understand the part of Okie, writer of software, etc, but not the part about philosopher.

I call myself a philosopher because, well, because there's no barrier to entry. There's no philosophical equivalent of the AMA. There's no Philosophy Bar you have to pass. Anyone can claim they're one, and there's nobody to stop you.

Whether or not that claim is plausible is a seperate issue. "Philosopher", based on its roots, just means "Lover of Wisdom", or, more colloquially, "Guy Who Likes Thinking About Stuff". And that guy is me.