Waterworld

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work all day on a motion brief. Do Zoom hearings here and there. Do a consultation over the phone with an incarcerated person as well. At night go to Orangetheory. Struggle to get motivated. At night watch “Waterworld” (1995).

Sudden snowstorm

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. A cute girl stops to talk to me. Tells me that I am doing a wonderful thing for them. Drive to the office. Work all morning. Do a couple of Zoom hearings. Drive home. A sudden snowstorm hits. Walk back to the office. Work until around 3:30 P.M. Walk back down to the lagoon. The ducks are all still mostly hanging out at the same spot. Put down a bag of seed. Later ride my bike to the planter over the Canal Street bridge where the goose couple is making babies. Put down some whole corn. The male confronts me even though I am helping his family.

Happy Meal

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for a sentencing hearing. Drive to McDonald’s. Get a Happy Meal for Xena. Drive to Lorena’s house. Sit at a table with Xena and eat our lunch. The Happy Meal has a Princess Arial figurine inside. Run around on the sidewalk with Xena for a little while. Drive back to the courthouse. Go in for another sentencing hearing. Stop at the State Office Building again to pick up a client’s file. Nothing is ready for me again. Wait around. Go to Domino’s on Wisconsin Avenue to pick up a pizza for dinner. At night watch “The Eagle Has Landed” (1976).

State Office Building

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive to the office. Work on several things. Do a Zoom hearing. Drive to the House of Correction. Go in for consultations. Drive to Pick N’ Save. Buy two doughnuts for lunch. Drive back downtown. Go to the jail for a consultation. Walk to the Safety Building. Sit on a bench on the fourth floor. Do a Zoom hearing from there. Walk down to the third floor. Go in for a sentencing hearing. Client gets a really awesome deal from the judge. Walk to the State Office Building to pick up a file from the Public Defender’s Office. The file is not ready. Leaving with nothing. Drive home. At night go to Orangetheory.

Half masked and Half free

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Ride my bike west on the Hank Aaron trail. Ride west on the New Berlin trail. Ride west on the Glacial Drumlin trail. Ride to Wales Station. Ride over to the grocery store. Go in to buy a few things. I am amazed that half the customers are wearing masks and half of them are not. I call it Half masked and Half free. Ride back home. At night watch “Black Narcissus” (1947). 

Very long train

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive to the office. Work all morning. Drive home. Do a water change on the fish tank. Put down a new layer of white sand in the tank. The fish think they are in a different place in the river now. In the afternoon ride my bike west. Get caught by a very long train. This delays my departure. Ride west on the Hank Aaron trail. Ride further west on the New Berlin trail. Ride again out to Waukesha highway DT. At night watch “The Candidate” (1972).

Magic bouncy ball

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive to the office. Go in to do a Zoom hearing from my destop computer. Drive to the House of Correction. Go in for a consultation. Stop at Farm and Fleet. Buy more seed for the ducks and the geese. Buy a magic bouncy ball that lights up. Drive to Lorena’s house. Play on the sidewalk with Xena. We skip. We run backwards. We pick dandelions. We play catch with the magic bouncy ball. Drive home. In the afternoon ride my bike on the southern half of the Oak Leaf trail.

It functions as my desk

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive to the courthouse. Walk to a table in the corner of the courthouse. Set up to handle some Zoom hearings. It functions as my desk for this purpose. Walk to the 6th Floor of the courthouse. Do a live hearing. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work all afternoon. Ride my bike to the post office to drop off the outgoing mail. Ride down to Canal Street. There is a duck couple sitting on a planter on the bridge. She is sitting on eggs. He is standing guard over them. Put down corn for them. The male is defensive at first but quickly realizes the good fortune that has come to him and starts eating.

Carnival of Souls

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Complain all day about the cold weather. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for a couple of Zoom hearings. Go to a real court for a live hearing. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work all afternoon. Walk home. At night go to Orangetheory. I am placed in a rowing challenge with a very sexy looking young woman. She compliments me afterwards telling me that she has never been pushed so hard on the rower and that it was her best effort, all because of me. This sends me into a state of delirious joy. Watch “Carnival of Souls” (1962).

Witness doesn’t show up

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive out to the House of Correction. Go in for a consultation. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for a preliminary hearing. Sit around all afternoon. Witness doesn’t show up. Case set over to another day. Go to bed early.