Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for several hearings. Drive home. Eat lunch. In the afternoon drive back to the courthouse. Go in for a consultation and another hearing. Kill some time waiting for court watching a defendant representing himself. It’s so cringe. Drive home.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for hearings. Walk to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Eat lunch. Drive back to the courthouse. Go in for another hearing. Drive home. Walk to Los Comales. Go in and get five pastor tacos with onion and cilantro. Watch the exciting telenovela playing on the television. It features and exciting courtroom scene with a custody battle involving a trans father. The mother slaps him/her in the face. Then the two lawyers start hitting on each other in the hallway after fighting it out in the courtroom. It is all in Spanish of course. This was the highlight of my week.
In the morning walk to the office. Prepare for trial next week. Walk home. Walk to acupuncture appointment. Walk home in a daze. Lay on the couch.
In the morning drive to the House of Correction. Go in for consultations. Drive home. Eat lunch. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for a preliminary hearing. Client waives the hearing. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work briefly. Walk to the grocery store. Walk home.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for hearings. Drive home. In the afternoon walk to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Walk home. It hits 70 degres this afternoon. Walk around like it is summer.
In the morning walk west up Wisconsin Avenue all the way out to 60th Street. Turn north to Vliet Street. Walk back east. Run into a protest march. Many people and one dog are marching for a variety of liberal causes. Walk home.
In the morning walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Walk south then west. Walk to Los Comales on 16th Street. Get five pastor tacos with onions and cilantro. Walk back home.
In the morning watch a documentary on the life of Aristotle. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for two hearings. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Walk to get a fish fry. Take it home and eat it.
In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Drive home. Eat lunch. Drive back to the courthouse. Go in for a long sentencing hearing. Drive home. At night watch “1984” (1984).
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Sit around waiting for the preliminary hearing to start. The prosecutor’s witness wasn’t subpoenaed though. The case gets adjourned. drive home. In the afternoon walk to acupuncture appointment. Walk home. Walk down to the lakefront. Throw out bread to a group of geese. Try to put out peanuts for the squirrels but have to do it carefully because the geese keep stalking me. Walk home.
