Half the road

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go to all my hearings and everything runs smoothly. Then I get to the Safety Building. Sit around for two hours waiting for the Sheriff’s Office to bring my client over from the jail. Case ends up getting adjourned. In the later afternoon walk up Martin Luther King Drive to Locust Street. Walk east to Humboldt Avenue. Half the road is under construction. Walk north to Capitol Drive. Stop at Culver’s for a hot fudge sundae. Walk south to Lake Park. Walk to Farwell Avenue. Walk to Brady Street. Walk home.

Out here

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Move through all my hearings smoothly until I get to preliminary hearing court. Sit for two hours waiting for my case to get called. It ends up getting adjourned. In the afternoon walk out to the Port of Milwaukee. It is windy and empty out here.

Student union under renovation

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. In the afternoon do a court hearing on my couch over Zoom. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. After court walk to the lakefront. Walk up to UW-Milwaukee. The student union is under renovation. It is closed. The longer I go the darker the sky gets. Walk back home. Rain begins after I get back.

Barely dressed women everywhere

In the morning walk to the office. Work on a few files. In the afternoon walk down to the lakefront. Walk to Bradford Beach. Lots of barely dressed women everywhere. It is very warm and totally sunny out. Walk out to Capitol Drive. Walk back downtown.

Shattered

Go on a hike for over seven hours. Walk south on 6th Street to Layton Avenue. Walk west to 27th Street. Walk north to Wisconsin Avenue. The glass on the bus shelter is shattered. Walk back home.

First time in three years

In the morning do a filter clean on the fish tank. The new more powerful filter isn’t as mucked up as the last one would get. In the afternoon walk down to Polish Fest. First time in three years this is going on. Walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk along the river back downtown. See geese in a parking lot and give them food. Walk home.

Gato Perdido

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go to several hearings: some live and some Zoom. Walk south to Lincoln Avenue. Walk to Cesar Chavez Drive. Stop at the Comales for tacos. See a poster for a “Lost Cat!”. Gato Perdido.

Trading stories

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. In the afternoon drive to the courthouse. Sit around all afternoon for a case that doesn’t get heard by the court. They are too busy. Enjoy hanging out with the prosecutors in the hallway trading stories. It is a beautiful afternoon. Walk to the lakefront.