The Ides of March. On this date in 2019, I shook hands with Reagan Ball, handed him a check, and drove into town with his wife Lisa to the DMV to transfer the title over to me.
Within a couple of weeks, I officially moved in here, and I've been here ever since. Some days, it seems, and is actually true, I never actually leave here either. Such is my hermit life here in the shack on the not-so-vast estate I call Shamrock Inches.
By my reckoning, this home wins the award for the longest duration I've stayed in one place since living with my parents as a teenager. Here's a little rundown of all the places I've called home as an adult over the years and the length of time of my stay.
Bradford St., Woonsocket, RI
4 mos.
Park Ave., Woonsocket, RI
2 yrs.
Apollo Rd., East Providence, RI
4 yrs.
Logee St., Woonsocket, RI
2 yrs.
Rosebank Ave., Providence, RI
4 yrs. 9 mos.
Duke St., Providence, RI
4 mos.
Lake Fountain Dr., Orlando, FL
4 mos.
Northlake Blvd., Altamonte Springs, FL
5 mos.
Spinnaker Dr., Orlando, FL
1 yr. 7 mos.
Lee Rd., Orlando, FL
2 yrs. 3 mos.
Park Central Dr., Orlando, FL
2 yrs. 2 mos.
Reflections Cir. (1), Casselberry, FL
2 mos.
N. Rendon St., New Orleans, LA
1.5 mos.
N. Dorgenois St. (1), New Orleans, LA
1.5 mos.
St. Peter St., New Orleans, LA
1 mo.
Reflections Cir. (2), Casselberry, FL
2 mos.
S. Elsasser St., DeLand, FL
1 mo.
N. Dorgenois St. (2), New Orleans, LA
2 mos.
Spain St. (1), New Orleans, LA
1 mo.
Reflections Cir. (3) , Casselberry, FL
1 mo.
Hidden Meadows Loop, Fern Park, FL
7 mos.
Spain St. (2), New Orleans, LA
5 mos.
Sun Lake Cir., Lake Mary, FL
4 mos.
Helmsley Ct., Lake Mary, FL
2 yrs. 2 mos.
S. High St., Lake Mary, FL
3 yrs. 5 mos.
S. Semoran Blvd., Orlando, FL
3 yrs. 7 mos.
Sunshadow Dr., Casselberry, FL
4 yrs. 5 mos.
Skyview St., Sebring, FL
5 yrs.
So is this it? Is this my forever home as they say? Well that's my plan. Will it come to fruition? Time will tell. At least I do plan to stay here. I don't think I could say that for any other place I've ever lived. I've always left room for change and change was always inevitable, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse.
But I truly acknowledge my retirement status now. And my level of humility. My poverty. And my isolation.
So happy anniversary home sweet home. Indeed, be it ever so humble...
