The other day I met some new people.  After exchanging the usual conversational stuff we got to the big question: “What do you do?’ I described in vivid pictures how I have been taking care of my own business, my early ‘retirement’ from corporate duty and my goal to finance all my expenses from dividends and capital appreciation of my investment and trading portfolios. I got that look from them that said “you are weird”.  Their message was clearly heard even though there were no words uttered accompanying their looks (they were so polite).  They – however – quickly moved on to talk about their own challenging and stressful 9 to 5 jobs. Am I really that weird?  (looking very much forward to your comments to this not really rhetorical question) I prefer to call myself different.  I dare to be different.  I am convinced that uniqueness ......