Riley had a childhood friend growing up in Kent, WA named Andrew. He was my friend also, as were his parents, Sheila and Brad. He spent a lot of time at my place and apparently saw me as some sort of technology guru.

He's reached out and we've talked recently. Turns out he got into tech and says I gave him the inspiration to do so. I just got a voice mail from him that said:

Would you be against the idea of me visiting you? I know I'm not family, but still, 30 years later I still see you as my non biological dad.

Wow, I'm honered and of course I said yes, it would be great to see him. Here's a shot I grabbed of him from a video link he sent: