Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning it is grey and gloomy. Drive to the grocery store. Stock up. Drive home. In the afternoon walk to the lakefront. The sun forces its way out of the clouds. It becomes bright and shiny all over. Walk north to Lake Park. Walk west on Locust Street. Turn south on Humboldt Avenue. Listen to a podcast about the Vietnam war and agree with all of the analysis. It was unwinnable and we had no business fighting it at all. See a bumblebee making love to a flower. Walk home.
It is raining. It will rain all day. Clean the kitchen, scrub the counters and floors. Scrub the bathroom. Dust the furniture. Vacuum the carpets. Do multiple loads of laundry. Binge watch season one of “Silo” (2023).
In the morning walk to the office. Work all morning. Walk home. It starts raining. It doesn’t stop. Watch “Godzilla” (1954).
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for hearings. Judge makes me take three new homicide cases. I demand court dates out into late September. Granted. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. At night watch “Sunset Boulevard” (1950).
In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work on several files. Walk to the U.S. Bank Tower. Stop at the Downtown Kitchen for a Q-burger and fries from Northpoint Grill. Stop at the bank to get an invoice notarized. Walk over to the Municipal building to vote in the Democrat primary. Walk back to the office. Work slightly longer. Walk home. Walk out to Lakeshore State Park. Walk back home. At night watch “The Red Shoes” (1948).
In the morning walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Walk down to the lakefront. Put out treats for the squirrels to find around various trees. Do not see any squirrels however. Walk up to Prospect Avenue. Walk east on Prospect. Walk back home.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a sentencing hearing on the sixth floor. Go down to the fifth floor for jury trial. Case is adjourned. Drive home. A massive rainstorm hits the city. The sky is dark as night in the middle of the afternoon. Watch Ava Gardner manipulate Burt Lancaster and double cross him in the film “The Killers” (1946).
In the morning ride my bike to Highway 100 and Burleigh Street. Walk west to Pilgrim Road. Walk north past Silver Spring Road. Walk to Butler. It is a wasteland. Walk back to my bike. Ride home.
In the morning walk to the office. Get ready for jury trial on Monday. Walk home. Walk by German Fest. Walk to the lagoon. Find geese and throw out bread to them. Walk to Riverwest. See the final stretch of RW24. See a girl on Booth Street conjouring up magic bubbles. Walk home.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a sentencing hearing. Give a fine speech in defense of the client. Judge slams him anyway. Doesn’t seem fair. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Walk to Riverwest. Walk around and check out the RW24 bicycle festival. Walk home.
