Wow, thanks, everybody. Everything is manageable, and I am happy to say that the good outweighs the bad overall. Alzheimers is all-too prevalent on my dad's side of the family. His mom had it for 12 years before she died at 93; two of his sisters presently suffer from it in more advanced stages than he has; and an older brother and sister died at advanced ages while saddled with dementia. I tease my wife that she's in for a lot of fun with me in about 25-30 years.

I think the best way to approach the condition is with love, patience and humor.

On the bright side my oldest son scored a nice internship in the business office of the Pittsburgh Penguins affiliate. He's a college junior, and plans to go for his MBA.

Young people have the world by the tail, but it's hard to realize that when they're 20.