You haven't read very far Retort. And just for the record, I have talked a lot about how great my father was, in spite of the fact that he killed himself with alcohol.
This is not a forum designed to discuss alcoholism. It's designed to discuss codependency. If you want to talk about alcoholism, you should try the alcoholism or AA forums.
And by the way. Your home is part of the world. Still say you function in the world?