I live in Maine, although I am from away. But in my heart I feel that I am a Mainer. And stories like this one about Peter Homer only reaffirm that:
Homer’s previous jobs included some gigs in the aerospace industry as well as work sewing boat sails. So, Homer told me not long ago, he ruled out building a flying spacecraft but decided that "the glove contest represented something of the scale I could achieve working out of my home by myself." He’d always been a garage tinkerer, he said, and being unemployed, he also wanted to prove to his 14-year-old son "that you can do anything if you put your mind to it." Oh, he added offhandedly, "the money is a motivator, too." At stake was a prize — presented with one of those giant cardboard checks — for $200,000.
It's about dealing with what life gives you. About knowing yourself. About being a parent (and about being a man - thanks for the lesson Peter - I appreciate it). And about solving a problem.
Cheers.