# good old days (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover good old days. Page: Feed: --- ## [FIELDS OF DREAMS](https://journeyswithjay.substack.com/p/fields-of-dreams) _2026-08-16 · Jay Gillespie · Journeys with Jay_ I sometimes drive by the locations of old baseball fields, diamonds that I once played on as a kid. ## [SONG STUDIO #7 - "SHE LOVES ELVIS BUT SHE DON'T KNOW THE BLUES"](https://journeyswithjay.substack.com/p/song-studio-7-she-loves-elvis-but) _2026-08-15 · Jay Gillespie · Journeys with Jay_ Slowing down the pace of America. ## [CHAD TRACY MANAGES TO SUCCEED](https://journeyswithjay.substack.com/p/chad-tracy-manages-to-succeed) _2026-08-09 · Jay Gillespie · Journeys with Jay_ Six, two, and even. ## [JOURNEYS ON THE T](https://journeyswithjay.substack.com/p/journeys-on-the-t) _2026-08-03 · Jay Gillespie · Journeys with Jay_ There was a time when the T was the most convenient way to travel around Boston, a simple and affordable public transportation system that used inexpensive tokens in order to ride the train. ## [SONG STUDIO #6 - "THIS TOWN CENTER"](https://journeyswithjay.substack.com/p/song-studio-6-this-town-center) _2026-08-01 · Jay Gillespie · Journeys with Jay_ Original music written, produced, and performed by Jay Gillespie ## [NOT READY TO GIVE THESE SHOES THE BOOT](https://journeyswithjay.substack.com/p/not-ready-to-give-these-shoes-the) _2026-07-26 · Jay Gillespie · Journeys with Jay_ I recently prepared to mop a mudroom, a small entry-area with a bench seat positioned under a large front window with three lower compartments each containing a basket holding spare shoes. ## [SONG STUDIO #5 - "IT WAS JUST YOU AND ME"](https://journeyswithjay.substack.com/p/song-studio-5-it-was-just-you-and) _2026-07-24 · Jay Gillespie · Journeys with Jay_ Original music written, produced, and performed by Jay Gillespie ## [CABS WILL NOT BE PUSHED TO THE CURB](https://journeyswithjay.substack.com/p/cabs-will-not-be-pushed-to-the-curb) _2026-07-19 · Jay Gillespie · Journeys with Jay_ Taxis are an institution that I never thought would change during my lifetime, a definitive part of the fabric of the city. ## [A SHORT HISTORY OF AMERICA'S TWO-PARTY POLITICAL SYSTEM](https://journeyswithjay.substack.com/p/a-short-history-of-americas-two-party) _2026-07-12 · Jay Gillespie · Journeys with Jay_ “I’m anti-political parties. I don’t understand how in a country of 200 million voters, we only have two political parties. We have eight kinds of Coke but only two political parties.” — Jon Stewart ## [BASEBALL NEEDS TO TOUGHEN UP, NOT THE PLAYERS](https://journeyswithjay.substack.com/p/baseball-needs-to-toughen-up-not) _2026-07-08 · Jay Gillespie · Journeys with Jay_ The 2026 Red Sox season has been plagued by a series of bizarre, phantom-style injuries while baseball trends toward what has become a less hard-nosed game with potentially diminishing interest. ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ro9XtcLvTY2J) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [Impromptu trip to the UK, starting work](https://turtlesparadise.bearblog.dev/impromptu-trip-to-the-uk-starting-work/) _2026-03-26 · turtlesparadise · Turtle's Paradise_ I spent two weeks in the UK, deciding to take advantage of what may be the last free time I get for a while before my new job starts. It was fun! I got to go for a walk in the Cotswolds, watch my brother perform at an open mic night, have a lot of nice meals out with family and friends. I ate a lot of marmite and fish paste :) Coming back was stressful - my social media blew up with tales of ICE… ## [Health Insurance](https://turtlesparadise.bearblog.dev/health-insurance/) _2026-02-08 · turtlesparadise · Turtle's Paradise_ In January, my health insurance became inactive. I only learned this when I got billed full cost for a smear test ($350). I called the insurance company, and then I called the State. Two people tried to add me onto my husband's 'household', both times it got denied (computer says no). Many hours were spent on hold, as the people on the insurance helpline tried to figure out what was going on. The… ## [Snow, gambling](https://turtlesparadise.bearblog.dev/snow-gambling/) _2026-02-03 · turtlesparadise · Turtle's Paradise_ We went to a casino resort at the weekend. I have never been to a casino before, and I went mostly for the ambience (and research, since my current fanfic project has a character that gambles in it). It was fun! I mean, the slot machines are terrifying good at eating money, and it is a little scary seeing all the little psychological tricks they apply to get you to put in more and more (the… ## [Reading update](https://turtlesparadise.bearblog.dev/reading-update/) _2026-01-31 · turtlesparadise · Turtle's Paradise_ I recently finished The Will of the Many which was one of those door-stopper fantasy novels that are a million pages long. It was okay--a page-turner, but nothing particularly original. It also felt very YA, despite the fact the author was trying so damn hard for it not to be. I liked it enough to request the sequel from the library, at least. I have just started reading Audition , by Katie… ## [Stop stealing my time](https://turtlesparadise.bearblog.dev/stop-stealing-my-time/) _2026-01-27 · turtlesparadise · Turtle's Paradise_ I am currently job hunting. I have done a lot of job hunting in my life. For one reason or another I have cycled through multiples jobs and several periods of unemployment. It has always sucked, but it has never sucked this much. First, you see, you must apply. The days of uploading a CV/resume are over. You do need to upload your CV--but first you need to tailor it specifically to the job, make… ## [The good old days](https://turtlesparadise.bearblog.dev/the-good-old-days/) _2025-12-04 · turtlesparadise · Turtle's Paradise_ I realise that, one of the reasons older people are so prone to saying 'the good old days' is that they see, first hand, how much changes and how much is lost. Technical/scientific progress is generally a good thing. Look at this graph on child mortality and tell me things were better back then. Microscopes and germ theory, vaccinations, modern medicine, antibiotics... amazing and wonderful… ## [Life admin continues](https://turtlesparadise.bearblog.dev/life-admin-continues/) _2025-10-23 · turtlesparadise · Turtle's Paradise_ Two more pieces of progress on the move: firstly, I got a job (a seasonal retail job, so not life changing, but income + routine + meeting new people is all good) and secondly, I had my 'new patient appointment' with my 'Primary Care Provider'. This was an experience. They spent an hour with me. In the UK, you're lucky to get 10 minutes if you're sick. They were also very proactive. I got all my… ## [Dog Sitting](https://turtlesparadise.bearblog.dev/dog-sitting/) _2025-10-14 · turtlesparadise · Turtle's Paradise_ I spent the weekend dog sitting. It was actually extremely nice to be in an apartment by myself (well, with a dog, two fish, and a lizard). Outsie of dog walks, I also watched Hazbin Hotel and promptly became obsessed. I applied to five jobs today. I'm feeling a little burned out on job hunting. So much of it is junk job ads or jumping through tons of hoops. ## [Reflexive Wizards](https://turtlesparadise.bearblog.dev/wizards-and-reflex-dick-francis/) _2025-10-07 · turtlesparadise · Turtle's Paradise_ The house I'm living in is full of books. All kinds of books, from all over the place. It means I am reading a lot. I finished Everything's Eventual by Stephen King. Some good stories, the best two were The Road Virus Heads North and 1408. (Mild spoilers ahead) Fear is a strange thing. The Road Virus is not a complicated story, but it taps into a primal fear I have, of the approaching… ## [Saying less](https://www.readgoodtimes.com/p/saying-less) _2025-10-05 · Jaryd Hermann · Good Times_ The power of keeping things to yourself, and the volume of silence ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GbgOTlPCYJY0) _2025-10-05 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Porch time](https://turtlesparadise.bearblog.dev/porch-time/) _2025-10-05 · turtlesparadise · Turtle's Paradise_ One of the great (and under-rated) things about America are porches. I am sat out on the porch as I write this blog post. The sun is out--it's meant to get up to 29° today, but at this moment it's a perfect 16°. I came out after I woke up, with my cup of tea, and my current book (Everything's Eventual, by Stephen King). While I was sat out here, half reading and half looking at the trees, a little… ## [It was the best of times, it was the worst of times](https://www.readgoodtimes.com/p/it-was-the-best-of-times-it-was-the) _2025-08-30 · Jaryd Hermann · Good Times_ 16 very brief lessons from a great & terrible past year ## [What's worth wanting?](https://www.readgoodtimes.com/p/whats-worth-wanting) _2025-08-06 · Jaryd Hermann · Good Times_ On copied desires, taste, and how to know what’s truly yours ## [Are you doing enough nothing?](https://www.readgoodtimes.com/p/how-to-do-nothing) _2025-06-08 · Jaryd Hermann · Good Times_ On the neuroscience of nothing and the art of loafing well ## [The good old days (are now)](https://www.readgoodtimes.com/p/the-good-old-days) _2025-05-31 · Jaryd Hermann · Good Times_ Nostalgia is one helluva drug. ## [When belief is a bitch](https://www.readgoodtimes.com/p/hubris-is-a-bitch) _2025-05-27 · Jaryd Hermann · Good Times_ This is the trouble with the truth ## [Purpose is overrated](https://www.readgoodtimes.com/p/purpose-is-overrated) _2025-05-17 · Jaryd Hermann · Good Times_ What the Greeks got wrong ## [Why small problems are worse than big ones](https://www.readgoodtimes.com/p/why-small-problems-are-worse-than) _2025-04-01 · Jaryd Hermann · Good Times_ The patterns that hold us back, and a few simple ways to break them ## [How's your anxiety?](https://www.readgoodtimes.com/p/hows-your-anxiety) _2025-03-07 · Jaryd Hermann · Good Times_ 10 low-effort ways to improve your mental health, plus the advantage of overreacting.