GS-The turkey was still warm when he said it. I had not returned home…

shelves. Dad stored broken radios, discarded tools, and parts he considered too useless for the shop.

To me, it was a library.

I took apart alarm clocks to study their gears. I collected circuit boards from discarded appliances. I learned to solder by watching library videos and practicing on wires no one wanted.

The first time I repaired an old transistor continue reading …