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1I come from a family of six children; Lynn is a twin. You%u2019d think these backgrounds would%u2019ve conditioned us to be team players. Instead, we%u2019re a pair loners %u2014 loners who complement each other very well.But society doesn%u2019t value loners. Loners take guns to work and blast everyone in sight, right? Wasn%u2019t the Uni-bomber a loner? And Lee Harvey Oswald? Aren%u2019t all assassins loners? Loners don%u2019t play by civilization%u2019s rules. They make up their own rules. They don%u2019t fit in. They go berserk. On the other hand, because loners live outside the box, they see the world from a different perspective, and can become innovators, creators, visionaries. For Lynn and me, Life has always been a do-it-yourself proposition. It%u2019s not that we dislike people %u2014 we%u2019re not anti-social hermits %u2014 we simply enjoy learning, doing, and being by ourselves far more than most folks. From building a house to publishing a book, from creating a Christmas card to making jewelry, from cooking a meal from scratch to repairing an appliance %u2014 we do as much as we can with as little outside help as possible. We minimize our reliance on others for our health, we%u2019ve formed our own personal philosophy of life, and we%u2019re responsible for our own choices. We%u2019re proud to be loners.Every culture has rules, expectations, and practices that have evolved to allow a few leaders to influence many followers %u2014 and most people fit into that equation very well. But Lynn and I have made decisions that, to others, have appeared rash, harebrained, or scoffed at the basic rules of economics. By relying on intuition and Introduction