@boggled mind24,
From the windy hillsides of the Japan Alps, WELCOME ! I too know how it feels to have no one to talk in any philosophical manner with, nearby. I have tried to get my soccer loving, junior in high school son to think about a few things in a philosophical manner, and it just goes in one ear, and out the foot (as he kicks the ball without any response).
I hope you'll be able to learn a lot here too !! KJ