Archive - Journeys with Jay

A Wiffle Ball Field to Remember

On the Subject of Summer

Aug 6 •

December 2023

Having an old truck is, in some ways, invaluable

It happened, of course, only four days before the world shut down for Christmas. I brought my extremely reliable Toyota Tacoma truck into my mechanic…

Dec 29, 2023 •

Boston's Old West End - Reflections

Sebastian Belfanti is the Executive Director of the West End Museum in Boston. Located just across from the former site of the old Hotel Madison…

Dec 13, 2023 •

November 2023

Thoughts on the Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot

Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame balloting is completely out of control. This began years ago when I returned home one night, made myself dinner…

Nov 23, 2023 •

Kids, Phones, and Celling your Soul

“I believe that before we teach our children how to talk to a million people in a fraction of a second, we should first teach them how to talk to just…

Nov 11, 2023 •

October 2023

Cronin had Father Ray Doherty's Message Down Pat

"To them, life in the summer was baseball, cold Coca-Cola, and the fun that could always be found from taking the time to simply observe the world…

Oct 23, 2023 •

September 2023

Centering in on this Small Town Center

I grew up in the small town of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, a small suburban farm town located roughly twenty five miles south of Boston. Early…

Sep 17, 2023 •

In Pawtucket, this Stadium is still the Real McCoy

Today is the day of the Final Inning at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Sep 4, 2023 •

August 2023

Nothing General about this General Store

No one is a stranger at Cotuit Fresh Market.

Aug 16, 2023 •

Keeping in Time with the Movies

There was a time not long ago when movie theaters seemed to be everywhere.

Aug 7, 2023 •

July 2023

Looking Back at Boston’s Old Expressway

Here are words that I never thought I would say. I am feeling a little nostalgic about the old expressway that used to run through downtown Boston.

Jul 29, 2023 •

Thinking Outside the Box

When I was in middle school, which now seems like sometime around the Paleozoic era, boys were forced to take industrial arts down in the basement and…

Jul 21, 2023 •

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