184.0 pounds. Go to the office. Work all day. Get alot done. For lunch walk to the U.S. Bank Tower and eat a salad. Go to Orange Theory. At night walk along the lakefront to UW-Milwaukee. The lakefront is crowded. People love the fireworks. Walk back downtown along Prospect Avenue. Stop at Juneau Park to watch the fireworks. Get home late at night.
Hot in Chicago
Walk to the office in the morning. Get an email out. Walk to the train station. Go to Chicago. Walk around the city while listening to the end of “The Path to Power”, the first Robert Caro book on Lyndon Johnson. Very hot in Chicago. On the train ride back start listening to the second book, “Means of Ascent”.
Hot in Milwaukee
Walk to court in the morning. So very hot. Walk back home. Walk to the office. Go to Orange Theory. Tough 3G partner workout with pop jacks and all outs on the treadmill. The elevator is down so I have to walk the stairs to get home. At night walk up to Miller Park. Cross over to Three Bridges Park. Go south to National Avenue. Have a cheeseburger and a caramel sundae at McDonalds. Walk home in the darkness while listening to the Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds.
Swirling sky
In the morning walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Clean out the filter on the fish tank. In the afternoon walk out to Miller Park. It starts to rain. Walk over to Three Bridges Park. Look back and see a swirling sky above Miller Park. Walk to National Avenue. Go back downtown. Listen to the Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates again.
Flag Football
Sleep in late. Beautiful warm and sunny day. Walk along the lakefront to UW-Milwaukee. Along the way stop to see kids playing flag football. Walk back while listening to more of Robert Caro’s “The Path to Power”. I am up to the part of the book describing how difficult life and work was for a farmer and his family in the Texas hill country prior to the introduction of electricity to the region. In the evening walk out to Miller Park. Walk back down to the lakefront. Walk out on Lakeshore State Park. Summerfest is raging all around. Listen to the Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.
A sundae in the afternoon
Wake up to a dark and gloomy sky. Drive to Racine in the rain. Listen to “The Path to Power”, Robert Caro’s first book in a series about President Lyndon Johnson. Hear the section of the story describing Johnson’s first election to Congress in 1937. Exciting. Go to court for a very quick hearing. Drive home. It is still raining. In the afternoon the sun comes out. Walk along the lakefront. Stop at the ice cream stand to get a hot fudge sundae. At night walk to Miller Park. The Brewers lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th inning.
Ride the Hop in the rain
Drive to Racine for a preliminary hearing. Drive back home. Walk to the Safety Building for a status hearing. Walk along the lakefront to North Point. It is warm and sunny. Along the way back home a massive storm hits. Rain comes down very hard. Run to a Hop station and climb on board. Ride the Hop back home.
Fireworks put me in a good mood
Walk to the courthouse in the morning. Go to court to get a case dismissed. Walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk back to the courthouse in the afternoon for a sentencing hearing. Go to Orange Theory. At night walk down to Summerfest. Opening Day. Walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk back down Farwell Avenue. Go back to the lakefront to watch the fireworks. In a very good mood. Get home late.
Stick a camera in a cat’s face
Walk to the office in the morning. Work a little while. Walk to the jail for consultations. Walk to MSDF for another consultation. Walk back home. In the afternoon walk up St. Paul Avenue to 16th Street. Cross the viaduct. On 16th Street hang out under cover while the rain passes. Stop at Jalisco’s for tacos. Not very good. Walk south to Oklahoma Avenue. Very bright warm sun breaks out. Walk east to 6th Street. Stop at Lorena’s house. Go to the neighbor’s kitchen table to help her friend fill out a complaint against his employer. Walk north to the Fiserv Forum. Walk back home as the sun sets in the sky. See a cat laying on the sidewalk on Broadway. Stick a camera in its face and take a picture.
Suddenly stormy
Go to the office in the morning. Work very little. In the afternoon walk to Ian’s for a slice of pizza. On the way home the sky suddenly turns from sunny and blue to dark and stormy. During a break in the rain walk down to Lakeshore State Park. Walk around the Third Ward. Watch “Rudy” (1993).
