In the morning go to the Criminal Justice Facility for a pre-trial hearing. The cleint’s Speedy Trial demand is waived by the court and the trial date is pushed way out into August. Make a bail argument. Denied. Client held without trial longer than the law allows. Corona strikes again. In the afternoon walk along the lakefront. It is sunny today. Cut the walk short. My quads are sore again.
Health Alert: Playground Closed
In the mornign walk to the office. Write another batch of letters out to clients. In the afternoon walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk down Farwell Avenue and up Brady Street. Walk over to the Swing Park. There are signs on the swings that say “Health Alert: Playground Closed”.
Cheetos under a tree
Didn’t sleep well at all last night. Wake up still tired. Walk to the office. Talk on the phone with a client for over an hour. Walk back home. Make lunch. Walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Along the way drop some Cheetos under a tree and watch the geese eat them all up. Walk back down Farwell Avenue and up Brady Street. Go home and work some more on my book. Walk back to the office at night to write a letter to a client. Walk to the post office to deliver the letter. Go home and relax on the couch. Drift off to sleep in a very good mood.
Eats a cheeto right out of my hand
Wake up early. It is stil dark outside. I am depressed about this. Thankfully I fall back asleep. Don’t wake up until it is light outside. Now I can start the day. In the morning try going for a walk. My quads are still in alot of pain. It is starting to rain. Only walk a little ways and then turn around and go back home. Out walking barely ten minutes. Go home and lay around. Work on my book. The decide to do some streching exercises. That does the trick. My quad pain is reduced. Go for a walk. Walk down to the lakefront. Come across a group of geese. Throw out bread pieces to them. The seagulls swoop in for a taste. Feed them cheetos too. One goose comes right up to me. Eats a cheeto right out of my hand. His beak nips on my fingers a bit. Walk up to the Brady Street bridge. Walk back downtown by way of the Oak Leaf trail. At night watch more Youtube videos about World War I and the Napoleonic wars.
Cut the walk short
Foggy and drizzly day. Try to go for a walk. My quads are too sore. I cut the walk short. Frustrated. Work on my book some more. I have a rough outline of the story. It is going to be quite a project. It will flow out of me. Plan is to get it done by the end of the year. In the afternoon take a short nap while listening to guided meditation. At night watch Youtube videos about Napoleon and Russian history.
Faster than I can throw it down
In the morning walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Stop at the lagoon to throw pieces of bread towards a couple of ducks. They gulp it up. Walk down to Northpoint. Throw out more pieces of bread. Dozens of seagulls immediately converge on me. They squak at me. They gobble up the bread. Almost faster than I can throw it down. When it is over, they all fly off.
A sacrifice for his girlfriend
In the morning walk to the office. Don’t get very much done. In the afternoon walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Along the way feed pieces of bread to some geese. One pair is interesting. He stands back and keeps guard while his lady friend eats all the bread I throw down. He is making a sacrifice for his girlfriend. Walk back down Farwell Avenue and up Brady Street.
Frustrated
In the morning go to the jail for a consultation. Then go to the court for a waiver of a preliminary hearing. It is a mess. They are attempting to do video court. It takes forever to set up. Get very frustrated. Glad to leave when it is over. Go home and take a nap. Later walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. My lower back is sore. Difficulty walking back home.
Sunny and happy
In the morning walk to the office. Work all day writing letters to clients about the shutdowns at court and how it impacts their cases. In the afternoon walk north along the river walk. Think about the book I am going to write. Feel very excired about it. What an enjoyable walk. Sunny and happy.
The right to a speedy jury trial is waived
In the morning go to the Criminal Justice Facility for court. All criminal courts have been moved into a three courtrooms in this building. Court adjourns my speedy jury trial for cause. The client is being held in custody beyond the statutory time limits. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has ordered the right to speedy jury trial is waived due to the coronavirus. Go to the jail for a consultation. In the afternoon go back to the Criminal Justice Facility for a preliminary hearing. In the later afternoon walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk back down Farwell Avenue and up Brady Street.
