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Lindy just comes at life from a different angle than some of the rest of us do. Frankly, I often find it refreshing. Don't get me wrong, I think we're really lucky to have yourself, Tom, Larry, Gary et al who bring great technical/scientific training and experience to the table. I've learned a lot from you guys. But if we all looked at life from the same vantagepoint, there'd be no need for the 'Zone.
...needs anomalism to feel like her life means something.
Naw. From what I understand, she's got some fine kids who do her proud. My guess is that if she never did another thing, her life would still have plenty of meaning.