Dieter has Alzheimers and requirers a full-time traveling nurse. Somedays he knows who i am, otherdays he just looks at me with a blank stare though he seems to function well. I last spoke with him awhile back in a Korean restaurant in Waianae. He still remembers Pete Basabe of Leeward Dive Shop introducing him to me as the best shell diver on island. I escorted many of his dives off the Waianae coast. At times his memory seemed sharper then mine. CT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------