In the morning walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk west on North Avenue. Follow along the river back downtown. Go to Hartland. Pick up my old law school notes. Go to Heather’s house. Participate in football fantasy draft. Drive home after dark.
Shazam!
Clean the house all day. Scrub the kitchen counters. Mop the floors. Scrub the bathroom. Vacuum. Dust. Do the laundry. Disinfect everything to get rid of all the flu germs. Watch “Shazam!” (2019).
Slammed at sentencing
Go to the Safety Building for a hearing. Drive to Racine. Go to the courthouse for more hearings. Client gets slammed at sentencing. Two Fridays in a row now. At sunset walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk west on North Avenue. Walk along the river back downtown.
The sickness begins to lift
Wake up still sick. Go to court. Feel dizzy. Go to hearings. Go home. Lay on the couch. Go back to court. Still sick. Still dizzy. Go to hearings all afternoon. Despite my suffering I am on the job. Go home. The sickness begins to lift. Finally!! Go for a walk. Walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk down Farwell Avenue to Brady Street. Walk to Cathedral Square for Jazz in the Park.
Still sick
Still sick. Go to the courthouse in the morning for jury trial. Witnesses don’t show up. Case dismissed. Go home. Sleep. Stay sick all day. Watch Youtube videos.
The Golden Child
Wake up still sick and dizzy. Drive to Kenosha for a consultation at the detention center. Drive back to Milwaukee. Swerving on the road. Still sick. Go to the Milwaukee jail for a consultation. Go to court in the afternoon. Go home. Go to bed for a brief nap. Watch “The Golden Child” (1986). The sickness is fading. The depression is too!
Slap Shot
Rainy and dark all day. Go to court for jury trial. Case settles. Start feeling sick and dizzy at the end of the court hearing. The cold that was chasing me over the weekend finally caught me. Go home and sleep. Watch “Slap Shot” (1977). Still depressed.
Serbian Festival
Wake up early. 179.4 pounds. I am under 180 on the scale. I have not seen this low a weight for me since 1993 or 1994. Go to Pick N’ Save for grocery shopping. In the morning walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk over to Farwell Avenue. Walk south to Brady Street. Walk west to Cass Street. Walk back downtown. In the afternoon walk south to Forest Home Avenue. Walk all the way to 51st and Oklahoma. Stop at the St. Sava Serbian Festival. Go into the church and admire the icons. Walk north to the Hank Aaron Trail. Walk east past Miller Park. Hear the crowd cheering as the Brewers come back falls short. At night, walk down to the entrance of Mexican Fiesta. See many, many families enjoying themselves. Walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. A powerful feeling of sadness overcomes me along the way. Listen to Hare Krishna chants until the feeling passes. Walk over 60,000 steps today.
Getting ready
Sleep in late. Go to the office for more trial preparation work. In the afternoon walk up to the Marquette campus. They are getting ready for the new school year. The landscaping is being tended to. The sprinklers are on. There are new students walking around with their parents. Walk over to Highland Avenue. Walk back downtown. Become tired. Lay around on the couch until I fall asleep. Depressing night.
Her graceful yet commanding presence
Wake up still feeling low. Go to court for a couple of hearings. Go to the office for trial preparation. Go home for a quick lunch. Walk to the Safety Building for an afternoon sentencing hearing. There is a woman working security at the courthouse that I see regularly. I have been checking her out for a long time time now. She is gorgeous. I saw her a bunch of times today going in and out of the entrance she was assigned to. She carries herself with a graceful yet commanding presence. I ended up at the courthouse all afternoon. Walk home. At sunset walk to Miller Park. See the Brewers fans going in for tonight’s ballgame. Walk back home at night. My sad mood improves significantly as I walk home.
