family ties
i love having good conversations with my dad. he just told me about his grandfather and how smart he was. he saw a radio, went home and found parts he thought could work in it, and he built one. just built a radio out of nothing. and he was the only person who was able to fix elevators in chicago, including down town, for 20 years. my dad said when he would work construction, he would tell the guys that his grandfather was cub ryan and everyone would stop what they were doing and just look at him and say that he was so lucky to be related and close with someone who was so brilliant. my dad said that he thinks my brother got his smarts from him, and hell i believe it.