I understand that Kit. My mother never went the wacky way but my father did and is still fighting the cold war. I thought Reagan won that. It's not easy spending time with him. I think the condition lingers in old people because as they age they start to forget everything and become broken records. Of course not all old people are like this just the people that have chosen to live without freedom and the possibilities. They are locked into their warped mantras until death. There are plenty on both extremes.