Jay Gaulard

Walking Bonney Woods in Farmington, Maine

I’ve been having an extraordinary time with my short story book. So many of the stories are excellent. Actually, all of them are. I’ve made it half way through the Character section and have so far read The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Anne Porter and The Five-Forty Eight by John Cheever. What I […]

My Live-In Servant and His Little Peculiarities

I recently finished reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and found the book just as good, if not better, than the previous four in the series. I’m enjoying the pace at which the story is darkening. If you’ve ever found yourself in an argument with me about Star Wars, you’ll know that […]

The Preppers Have Their Day

I keep thinking about all the preppers out there in this wide world of ours. I haven’t read too much about or heard much from them recently because they’re probably hunkered down in the shadows right about now. They’ve grabbed their bug-out bags, jumped in their 4x4s, and they’ve headed for the hills. This has […]

I’ve Beaten the Phone Company

My poor younger sister is laughing at me right now. I can’t seem to shut up about the fact that I’ve beaten the phone company at its own game. She knows the deal because she’s the one who led me towards the light. It’s just that she doesn’t have a blog to tell the world […]

Entering Full Hermit Mode

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen things change so quickly in my life. At the beginning of this past week, I was walking around, fairly aware and concerned with what’s going on in the world around us and then by Wednesday or Thursday, I became acutely aware and concerned with them. I’m sure you know […]

We’re Fostering a Stray Cat

We don’t want another cat. We really don’t. It’s just that when I opened the front door a few mornings ago and saw a lonely, dirty, and shaking white cat sitting on our front step, my heart sank. I hate seeing stray cats suffer, so after this one looked up at me and scurried under […]

I’ve Been Promoted to Black Belt

I thought I’d take a moment to mark the occasion. I seem to have an issue with doing this, so I figured I’d hop on it to get it done. Okay, here it is – on March 10, 2020, I was promoted to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I know. For those of you who […]

Visiting Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Acadia National Park

Have you ever seen a photo of a lighthouse in Maine? I’m sure you have. They’re used for calendars and postcards and can be found pretty much everywhere you look. The next time you see one of these photos, take a gander at which particular lighthouse is in the image. It’s most likely the Bass […]