Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. The squirrels are here but no ducks. Drive home. Do some hearings over my cell phone. In the afternoon drive to the courthouse. Go in for a couple of consultations. Sit on the sixth floor of the courthouse all afternoon waiting for my case to be called. The hallways are usually bustling. Not these days.
Very poor night of sleep. In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. The squirrels climb up and down the tree grabbing peanuts. No ducks. Food from yesterday is gone. Drive to the Safety Building. Go in for jury trial. Case is adjourned. Not enough jurors available for our case. Drive home. Take a nap. Work around the house. Go to Orangetheory. Very difficult floor block routine tonight. Lay on the couch afterwards and watch “Point Break” (1991).
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. It is below zero. Put out seed for the ducks. The food from yesterday is gone. They are getting it. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work on a few things for tomorrow. In the afternoon walk back down to the lagoon. They food from this morning is gone. Put a little more down for them. Walk up the lakefront path. Walk up the stairway to the Northpoint water tower. Walk over to Farwell Avenue. Walk down to Brady Street. Walk back home. I did not think that I could handle a three hour walk in below zero windchills, but I did!
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. Nobody is there. Walk out on the frozen lagoon. Look back towards the rising sun. Drive home. Sit around for a while. Walk back down to the lagoon in the afternoon. Put out more seed. The food from this morning is all gone. Walk home. At night walk around downtown to get to 20,000 steps on my Fitbit. Watch the movie “My Favorite Year” (1982).
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. It is very cold. Put down seed for the ducks. They hover above me. They land close to the tree. They wait there for me to clear out. I move back. They move in. Drive home. Do a court hearing on my couch over my cell phone. In the afternoon drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Go to court for a sentencing hearing. At night watch “Malcolm X” (1992).
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. They circle above me as I am putting the food around the tree. As I move away from the tree, they circle closer and closer. They being landing in groups. They run to the food in a frenzy. The squirrels are climbing around the tree trunk to get at the peanuts. They are happy to get a nice meal this morning. Drive home. Do a court hearing on my couch over my cell phone. Walk to the office. Do more hearings that morning and in the afternoon over my desk top computer. Walk home. Work around the house. At night go to Orangetheory.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. Nobody is there. Drive home. Do a court hearing on my couch over my cell phone. Work around the house for the rest of the morning. Drive to the jail after lunch. Go in for a consultation. Walk over to the Safety Building. Go in for a motion hearing. Drive home. At night go to Orangetheory. Have trouble falling asleep. My shoulder is in pain.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. The snow is piled high. Work my way across the deep snow to the Bodhi tree. Put out piles of seed for the ducks. Drive home. Drive down to the jail. Go in for two consultations. Drive out to the House of Correction. Go in for another consultation. Drive to Racine. Fill up the gas tank in Franksville. Go to the courthouse for a hearing. Drive to Oak Creek. Go to the Target store. Drive home. Work around the house. Continuing to organize things and get rid of extraneous stuff.
In the morning drive to the Safety Building. Go in for a bail hearing. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work all day. Walk down Wisconsin Avenue. It is sunny. Walk to the post office. Drop of letters. Walk home. Work around the house. At night go to Orangetheory. Watch “American Beauty” (1999).
Wake up to a blizzard. It snowed all night. It is still snowing. Walk up to the office. Prepare case for tomorrow. In the afternoon walk to south. Go on another tour of the Southside. Walk south to Bay View. Walk to Lincoln Avenue. Walk west to 27th Street. Struggle to walk though the piles of snow. See people all over digging their cars out of the snow. See them spinning their wheels. Walk north on 27th Street. The sidewalk on the viaduct is covered in slushy snow. Walk out on the street while the traffic whizzes by within inches of me. Walk to Wisconsin Avenue. Walk back home. At night watch “Night on Earth” (1991).
