----- when i was forced to retired in '86 I explored several hobby avenues. I yielded to refurbishing the yard and garden. that was all well and good for the good weather days but in western new york we do get a few bad days. to compensate for that period of time i went into wood working. it is amazing how the shaking stops when i run the circular saw or shaper etc. i built a cradle for my grand daughter, dry sink for the love of my life, an entertainment center for my daughter. i then tackled the kitchen cupboards and i made raised panel doors, with a cathedral design, out of oak . working a few hours each week it broke up the dull days. i had to have help from my son when it came to hanging the doors. i also have spent many quiet hours putting jig saw puzzles together for those days when physical activity was a no .. then there is this monster that demands a certain amount of attention in it self. being the leader of our western new york parkinson's support group it gets additional time you might add that as a part of my hobbies. i have not been saddled with parkinson's (mr.PD.) as long as the other don on the list but my feeling is the same. i intend to live long enough to beat the blasted thing.