Well, lets work backwards here... Einstein, who I have mentioned a time or two, defined "insanity" as "repeating a behavior expecting different results"...

Now if we take you defination of being "curious" then I believe we have indeed found the converse in that curious people tend not to repeat a behavior expecting differnt results...

But, there's another element and that is the clinical element... Sadly enough, while working as a social worker in "adult services" I delt with hundreds of folks who wer clinically insane...

Maybe we are splitting hairs between insanity and menatlly ill, here...

Nevermind that...

Okay, in the sane world of looking at insanity, insanity is one of those admirable traits that make us human... You know, like taking risks... But taling risks takes us back to "curious"... Yeah, I think there is a ""Wonder-what-happens-if-I-push-this-button" in everyone... Some more than others...

Now sometimes when we push the button things end up real bad and sometimes they end up real good... I thing that the sane person will push the button just to see what happens and if it's good then all is well... Back to Einstien... The insane person will push the button, bad stuff happens and rather than push another button, the insane person will pust the same button...

Kinda like music...There are certain things that just don't work... All musicans who are self taught know all about the what-don't-works and avoid them... 'Cept the insane musicans... We know who you are and would you please quit playing that obnoxious riff... It don't work...

Speaking of which, there are the curious and the insane musicans who just love to push the envelope even if they don't have a clue that in doing so they are going to have to grind up a lot of gray matter escapin' their own curiousity (which, remember is the cornerstone of sanity)... I'm not going to mention anyone here but if I did his name rhymes with Ron Leahey... You all know exactly what I mean...

So, sanity/insanity, insanity/sanity??? Fine line that wanders 'round keeping us all entertined, while also on gaurd...

Bobert (Sane, on occasion...)