Sad to hear the loss of your father Craig. He sound like a simple man. a few good laughs is very healing and sounds like your dad was a funny guy. Sounds like you did an excellent job in sharing some bright moments about your dad....
James I have had MS for 22 years and the last 5 years I never know how I am going to feel from time to time. Extreme weakness almost all the time. Keep living day to day and keep busy when you can it helps. We get enough grace one day at a time but the master will always take care of us...
I think there are some guys in there 40's coming back to the hobby and I know some men 10 years younger then me still playing and hooked on video games. Video games is a very big pastime for many adults now.