September 10, 2012

Entry to TomTom's Paradise Mapping

This is what I submitted as my entry to TomTom's Paradise Mapping contest.  Every once in a while I get a creative vibe, and it just happened to be this day.  Check it out!
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In response to the question: Why should we pick you and your group to go explore paradise?  Why are you the perfect individuals for this task?  Describe the qualities and qualifications you and you group possess that make you the ideal candidates.
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My response:

Are you kidding me? We're not just perfect we are the best! We're excellence in a bottle. We got mapping skills coming out of our wazoo, wherever that is. If TomTom is looking for people to explore a tropical paradise, why not pick people who've never been to one? We'll explore everywhere! My group and I are explorers of the unknown, daring soldiers of the cartographic and physical world. North would still be my middle name if it I hadn't changed it to South. I've even thought about wearing a compass around my neck, but reconsidered it after all the chafing. 

In all seriousness, who better to lead an expedition to cartography success than a detail oriented engineer and his closest family and friends. These people are in some serious need of some R and R, and as for me, well I get 'oriented north' when I think about spending days letting my inner geek add to the collective knowledge of the map that is our world. Whew, I can feel those latitudes and longitudes calling my name. So when you're thinking of who to send, think of my group and I; we will blow your compass mind!

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