I was chatting with a new neighbor who recently moved into a house down the street from us. It turns out he was born in Warsaw, Poland, but moved to the United States with his family way back in the 1960s. He was surprised to learn that I had a small connection to his home country. It involved a trip I took to Poland for the Social Security Administration in 1994. He found it fascinating. I’ve shared this story with readers in the past. However, it’s been a long time, and since it is interesting, I thought I'd share it again.
First, I'll explain how the trip came about in the first place. In early 1994, I was working at the SSA’s headquarters in Baltimore. I was the chief editor of all of the publications the agency produced for the public. In that role, I was asked to deliver a presentation to a group of visiting Social Security officials from Poland.
