PinnedDavid WeldyinILLUMINATIONTravels With Bear — Part IThis is going to be a tale of my nearly 2 years adventure across the USA from April 1975 to February 1977. I had not thought much about…·6 min read·Jun 6, 2022--51--51
PinnedDavid WeldyinILLUMINATIONGrandpa And The Fireflies — Part IGrandpa and the fireflies always fill me with a certain nostalgic feeling. Fireflies always amazed me and my (paternal) grandpa would find…·5 min read·Jul 13, 2022--6--6
David WeldyinLong. Sweet. Valuable.Retirement Chronicles: Confessions of a New RetireeI have a friend who recently retired as a schoolteacher in our city last month. Nora was a schoolteacher for 37 years. At age 62, she…·6 min read·2 days ago--8--8
David WeldyinLong. Sweet. Valuable.Joe the Turtle: A DilemmaIntroducing Joe the Turtle. Last Friday morning, about 2 a.m., we had a terrible storm. Thunder, lightning, and torrential rain woke many…·3 min read·4 days ago--6--6
David WeldyinLong. Sweet. Valuable.Retirement Life: Another Special Friend Passes AwayI’ve often patted myself on the back for starting to save for retirement at age 27. That was one of the biggest and best decisions I ever…·3 min read·6 days ago--16--16
David WeldyRetirement Life: What Is the #1 Concern of Retirees Today?I’ve done interviews with many in the senior center over the past couple of years. Some have been nothing out of the ordinary. Others have…·4 min read·May 10, 2024--13--13
David WeldyRetirement Memories: When My Grandparents Were RetireesI was driving in an area of my city called “Forest Hills” on some personal business when it struck me; this is where my grandparents…·3 min read·May 6, 2024--4--4
David WeldyLast Call — Part VThe little boy was crumpled on the roof of the building. John Hanover could just barely hear the screaming of Teddy’s mother in the chopper…·7 min read·May 6, 2024--3--3
David WeldyinLong. Sweet. Valuable.Retirement Chronicles: The Grumpy RetireeOne of the things I remember most when I was a pre-teen (a precocious 12-year-old) was Mr. Skalaski. Mr. Skalaski was a retired…·3 min read·May 3, 2024--12--12
David WeldyRetirement Scams: There Are Wolves Among Us“The wolves will never lose sleep worrying about the feelings of the sheep. But nobody ever told the sheep that they outnumber the wolves…·6 min read·Apr 29, 2024--12--12