His nicely done piece on lying the other day not only had 200,000 hits (that's a good two or three weeks for me!), but his clever poll had some 10,000 respondents, so many they had to shut it down!  Once Peter Capatano–the Times editor that all the philosophers I know praise for his editorial help–turns things over to Jerry, who knows what the future may hold, for the Times philosophy blog and for Jerry?  (Dear Peter, I know you read this blog, so please understand that everyone thinks you need to cut your pal Simon loose.  He's a congenial clown, but not a serious, or even quasi-serious, philosopher.  Seriously, ask around.)