Land of the living

So I was driving around town the other day and contemplating why I would be interested in creating a site like SoarPort.com. I don`t really spend much time using Google Maps, drawing class diagrams, making org charts, and, too boot, I am not a real estate agent. So most of the principle drivers for a site like SoarPort are kind of absent. Except, of course, the reason I settled on: appreciation. I reasoned that I have the same basic make up internally that sees technological applications as would an art buff see paintings. And further, I felt this was a differentiator - that I was special in this world of emptiness, because I was able to pick out and appreciate engineering feats, where others took them for granted.

 

Then I parked next to a Mercedes ML350.

 

So I pretty quickly came to the realization that the line which separates engineering and watercolor painting is absolutely razor thin. People all over the place are not only capable of appreciation of engineering art, they crave it. They will line up to pay huge sums of cash to get their hands on a technologically advanced, yet artistic, item.

 

And it quickly dawned on me that driving these innovations are people. People who are proud to see their efforts appreciated by those who see the art in their creations. And it kind of hit me that its about time I joined the land of the living, so to speak. Like, `wake up man...if you have the talent to make something people might appreciate, then on with it!!`

 

And so, in a roundabout way, I think I now have a greater understanding of why I put SoarPort together. Its about seeing something worthwhile, and putting it out there so that if someone can enjoy it, well, mission accomplished. That`s it.

 

That`s the whole goal.

 

And yet, that`s also all it needs to be.