Smokey,one of the boys that was always over here.... he was an only child,and loved being around the romper room,sea of crazy boys here at the house.
His dad is some computer geek,but a genuinely nice guy and dad. The son goes off to college with God given talent for physics/computer science. I don't know his whole college pedigree but he works for NASA.
John his dad,used to wear this funny(I thought it so) tee shirt..... "my son,IS a rocket scientist" or sumthin to that effect on the back and maybe,"this ain't rocket science" on the front? whatever....
So,going along with the OP.....yes,there are some brilliant younger folks comin up through the system now..... and it is a shame the "whole" gets condemned with the crowd.