Happy belated Thanksgiving everyone! As I indicated in my last post, some warmth was in the plans for my next travel destination. I’m happy to be checking in with you from paradise – Kauai, Hawaii. Even more exciting, my sister Quimby was able to join me for part of this trip and experience her first [...]

My friend Nate from ERI is always asking me when I’m going to take a trip to someplace interesting like Antarctica so I’m very excited to give him a shout out from that very place! “Hey Nate! Thanks for the suggestion.” I can report that I have not seen any polar bears from land, air [...]

Hello Friends I’m checking in from one of the most beautiful places I have ever been – Manarola, Italy. I received the following question about Childhood Disability Benefits (DAC). Dear Ben, Several years ago my father died when I was 19 and I started to receive DAC benefits (I think they’re officially Childhood Disability Benefits) [...]

Hi Ben, I’ve been getting SSDI based on my own work for several years now and I’ll be coming up on the normal retirement age, 66, in a couple of years. I was wondering if my disability benefit amount will change once I hit retirement age? Otto Moquah, WI Dear Otto, Someone in your situation [...]

Green vegetation as far as the eye can see, with leaves as big as elephant ears. Jade colored water. Toucans, monkeys, iguanas, dolphins, majestic blue butterflies – all are on splendid display here in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. Though well known for my ability to sleep soundly no matter where I am, I did have [...]