John Michael Ryan grew up and continues to live in the Skaneateles, NY area. This is the Finger Lakes region of upstate NY. Our hometown basketball team is the Syracuse Orangemen. As a child and teen, my passion was outdoor activity such as fishing and hunting. Now my first choice is to shoot with a camera and capture with a pen. I am married to Christine and we have two adult children. I am an Engineer with a career in medical products. I have written a lot of technical documents during my life. In 2010, I learned that I was supposed to be an author. So now I support this desire and write pro...