Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning wake up early to have extra time to walk down to the lagoon. It is a crisp sunny morning. Walk down to the Bodhi tree. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Walk home. Get ready. Walk to the courthouse. Finish up the Jury Trial. Walk home. At night watch “The King’s Speech” (2010).
In the morning walk down to my car. Discover that it has a flat tire. Have to walk to court. Go to the courthouse for a Jury Trial. On the way as I walk to the courthouse, see the prior attorney who was on the case before I took it over. Spend all day at the courthouse for the jury trial. Fight through an overwhelming feeling of exhaustion. Walk home from the courthouse. Stop at George Webb’s on the way to pick up a cheeseburger and fries. Watch “Going in Style” (2017). Go to bed early.
In the morning walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Walk to the office. Pack up my files for next week. Walk back down to the lagoon a second time. Put out more seed for the ducks and the geese. In the afternoon walk to the west. Walk all the way to the stadium formerly known as Miller Park. Walk out to see the new sign for the renamed “American Family Field”. Walk home.
In the morning walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. Walk to the office. Work the rest of the morning. In the afternoon walk to the south side. Stop at Lorena’s house. Hang out for a while. Xena is there. Play with her on the sidewalk. She is always smiling. Walk home. My feet are in great pain. Do some stretches based on Youtube videos discussing plantar fasciitis. My feet feel way better! Walk back down to the lakefront. Put out more seed for the ducks. Walk up to Brady Street. Walk back home. It was unseasonably warm and sunny today.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. They circle overhead until I back away. Then they begin landing and run to the food. Drive home. Sit around the house all day doing court hearings over my cell phone. In the afternoon walk back down to the lagoon. Put out more seed for the ducks. Walk up to Northpoint Tower. Get a slice of pizza at Ian’s. Eat the slice while sitting on a bench just south of the tower. Walk down Farwell Avenue then up Brady Street. Walk home. Watch “Stranger than Paradise” (1984).
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. Drive home. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for a Zoom hearing then go to a courtroom for a real hearing. Drive home. In the afternoon work at the office. Decide that I am too sore to keep going. Cancel Orangetheory. Watch “Green Lantern” (2011).
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. The ducks and geese are waiting for me. Put down seed. Drive home. Drive out to the House of Correction. Go in for a couple of consultations. Drive to Sam’s Club. Get a cart full of groceries and other supplies. Drive back downtown. Go to the jail for a consultation. Later walk back down to the lagoon. Some of the ducks and geese are still standing around near the Bodhi tree, Put down a couple bags of seed for them. Walk home. At night go to Orangetheory. Watch “12 Monkeys” (1995).
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. The ducks and geese are waiting for me. Put out seed for them. It is a very bright and shiny sunrise this morning. Because of the warmer temperatures the snow is beginning to get slushy and sloppy. Drive home. Walk up to the office. Work all day on a wide variety of tasks. Walk home. Work around the house. At night relax on the couch.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. There is a huge flock of ducks and geese waiting for me. This is back to what it was like last summer and fall. Put out bags of seed. There is some sharing and some fighting amongst the geese. The ducks just keep eating through that drama. Drive home. Drive to the courthouse. Go into the jail for a consultation. Go to court for a preliminary hearing. All other lawyers are on Zoom. I am the only lawyer showing up to the courtroom. In the afternoon work at the office. At night go to Orangetheory. Watch “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (2011).
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. No one is there. Drive home. Walk back down to the lagoon later in the morning. Now there are a whole bunch of geese there. They are standing around waiting for me. Walk over and drop the seed down. They gather around and eat. There is a great deal of squaking all around. Walk home. Walk up to the office. Do some work to get ready for tomorrow. Walk back home. Do a water change on the fish tank. In the afternoon walk to Bay View. Walk to Lincoln Avenue. Walk west to 27th Street. Walk north across the viaduct. Walk east on Wisconsin Avenue. At night watch “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976).
