Holton Street bridge

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. Eat lunch. In the afternoon drive back to the courthouse. Go in for another hearing. Drive home. Walk north to UW-Milwaukee. Walk across the Holton Street bridge which is closed to all traffic. Walk south along the lakefront back home.

Family that was nesting

In the morning walk to the office. Prepare for a jury trial next week that may or may not go. Walk home. Walk north to UW-Milwaukee. Walk south along the lakefront. See the geese family that was nesting on the Pleasant Street bridge last month. Throw out seed to the parents and the five goslings. It is good to see they are thriving.

Force myself

In the morning wake up still sick. Force myself to go to the courthouse. Go in for a quick hearing, thankfully. Drive home. Lay on the couch some more. Walk to the office. Work briefly. Walk home. Force myself to walk down to the lakefront. Start to feel a little better finally. Walk home.

Inside under the sun lamp

In the morning wake up still sick. This is a bad cold. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Decide to keep the flowers and plants inside under the sun lamp. It is still too cold outside in my opinion. Lay on the couch all afternoon. Go to bed early.

For the next 15 hours

In the morning wake up sick. Drive to Stein’s Garden Center. Buy more dirt and plants. Drive to Pick N’ Save. Go grocery shopping. Drive home. Try to go for a walk. Give up at Juneau Park. Walk home. In bed by 3:00 PM. Stay in bed for the next 15 hours.

Dirt and plants and flowers

In the morning drive to Stein’s Garden Center on 27th Street. Buy a bag of dirt and plants and flowers. Drive home. While bringing up the flowers the Fed Ex driver arrives with the new planters that I purchased. Set them up on the deck. Toss dirt into them. Leave the plants inside for now. Walk along the lakefront up to Lake Park. Turn around and walk home. I can feel a cold coming over me. Barely sleep all night as the virus takes over my body.

Marco Polo

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for hearings all morning. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work all afternoon. Walk home. At night watch “The Adventures of Marco Polo” (1938). Go to bed while the sun is still in the sky.

Surveillance videos

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for hearings. Stop at the courthouse cafe for lunch. Get two orders of mozarella sticks. Walk to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Stick around for court in the afternoon. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work some more. Walk to the jail with my laptop. Go in to watch surveillance videos with the client. Walk home.

Daily life in China

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Try to anyway. The jail is on lockdown. Drive out to the House of Correction. Go in for consultations. Drive to Sam’s Club. Go in to buy Diet Coke and Ice Mountain water. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Watch Youtube videos from women talking about daily life in China. Fascinating.