Occupancy........

ok, so i just got back from a 4-lap walk around our circle (2 miles, give or take.....) and i feel the need to express some surprise at the things i saw along the way......for starts, let me explain that there are 14 residences along the 1/2 mile stretch.......11 along the creekside and 3 in the middle of the circle........of those, 5 'families' have lived in the same place for 20+ years.......4 are weekend 'places'....as in having a place at the lake and the rest residences that are either new (like my mom's house) or have seen multiple turnover over the years......which brings me to the house nearest the main road.......the fellow who i assume lives there came out in his pajamas with cigarette in hand to get the newspaper as i was finishing up my walk........gentle readers.....note the time of this blog, and share in my disbelief.......i say that i assume that he lives there, because we are not quite sure who lives in this house, save the for the dog and the cat who are always out and about and appear adequately nourished.......it has been suggested that the owners do not actually live in the house fulltime,...that they own it as a cover for their collective children to attend the county schools......that would not be the first time such a thing has happened......one of the weekend places was purchased, according to local rumor, for the very same purpose, but the family in question had a son who played high school soccer, and his switch to the rival team did not go uninvestigated......and he was proved ineligible despite his family name on the mail box out here.......ah well.......ironic in that we are eligible to send our children to the county schools, but send them instead to the city school system........even now i do not think i could identify this illusive neighbor in a line-up.......he looked pretty rough for just having rolled out of bed......and would surely look better after a shower, shave, and a cup of coffee.........