Who is the Greatest Musical Genius in History?

Many might say: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven. Others would say...no, they are over-rated, I prefer more contemporary classical composers such as Rachmaninov, Mahler, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Vaughan...

What makes an actor charismatic?

What is that extra ingredient that makes a Brad Pitt or a Tom Cruise or a George Clooney, that superstar charisma? Or is there no such thing and it's just good luck and good lighting that makes a...

Do Our Family Know us Too Well?

I find that I can get often get instant "by sight" admiration from strangers, which is enormously flattering and yet they don't know me: they see me as someone I probably am not because they haven't...

Why are unplanned visits so often disastrous?

They shouldn't be. What could be lovelier than a friend or relative walking on in your house while you pop out with the trash in your most raggedy clothes and then surprising you? OK; I am being a...

How safe is skin piercing really?

How safe are piercings really? I mean all sorts. I can recall a close friend complaining about mild infections to her ear(s) adding that when all's said and done a piercing's an unhealed wound; or...

Are First-Born Children Different from Their Younger Siblings?

For all those who are, or who have first-born children, are they different? It's said they are pioneers and individualists, perhaps even loners; but also more conservative? Are they less indulged...

Why do we all love approval? Is it a good thing?

Most of us love approval to a fault; we like to be liked and will bend over backwards to be so, and suffer when we displease. My question is...is this a good thing? The reason I ask is...it is clear...

What are some movie stars original names and ancestries?

Judy Garland was born (no, not Esther Blodgett) Frances Gumm. She was largely Irish by ancestry unless I'm mistaken, with English and Scottish and other mixtures. What about other movie stars. It's a...

Is it sometimes Ok to laugh at another person?

A difficult question I know. Most people hate being laughed at; not with; at. And yet sometimes it may be OK. For example, I will allow people extremely close to me (family and very old friends) to...

At what age did you become independent and was it good?

Do our parents/family/guardians know what's best for us? Many times they try and persuade us to get solid careers...we co-operate - perhaps; everyone is different- for a time, going to college even...