What is philosophy to you?

My answer to this without any editing; my thoughts as if it were rolling off the tongue and (dol) drafting out loud are as follows:

Philosophy to me is a choice that one or several people chose to follow or believe as a matter of selective and often well defined rules of ethics and ideals, that are directed towards a given purpose.

Coming next: A listing of various definitions on philosophy.

Okay, it sure has been a while since I have been active here online. I am now only getting my cell phone set up with blogger. This web world is something else. Have you set your phone up for online blogging?