#1) This recently happened to me. I quite inadvertently found out that a very close friend, all the way back from and through high school, had lost one of her adult sons last year (in his 30's). We had only communicated a few times over the years. I ...

I retired in 2020 as a Senior Engineer after the company offered a buyout (age 61, 64 in June). Fortunately, we are in position where I do not have to work. Wife is still fulltime so benefits are covered for now. But after two plus years in retiremen...