The indications of work status seem to have gotten more to respond who are working. I am not working for pay - since 1988 - except for some part time in 1989. 59/11/ret/no I do numerous volunteer activities. Stress levels vary greatly depending upon which family member(s) I am dealing with, where, and what the circustances are. Using tools including computers can become stressful when learning something new, when malfunctions occur, etc. Attempting to influence the nations leaders can be stressful. another subject: my metabolism seems to have become l-dopa dependent in the "mode" that my food intake which generally follows pill ingestion by about 30 minutes initiates fuel-burning as digestion actually absorption into the bloodstream initiates. I seem to perspire for10 to 30 minutes as a result of each eal-snack whch I ingest to transport the l-dopa into the bloodstream. This seems more pronounced during the past year or two -- my 10th and 11th years of taking c-dopa/l-dopa. My question is whether others have noticed this? I find that adding and shedding clothing layers appropriately requires frequent cognitive attention to how my temperature seems to be. Ron,59,dz PD 11 <[log in to unmask]> Ronald Vetter http://www1.ridgecrest.ca.us/~rfvetter/