In the morning walk to the lakefront. Put seed out for the ducks. Walk back home. Walk to the office. Work on a few things. Walk back down to the lakefront. Put more seed out for the ducks. Ride bike on the Hank Aaron trail out to 116th Street. Gray and darkening skies are all around. Rain is threatening. It never comes. Ride over to Lincoln Avenue. Ride back down to the lakefront. Put more seed out for the ducks. Ride home in a good mood.
Sunset over the lagoon
Wake up late. Not as sore as I expected that I would be. Walk to the lakefront. Put seed out for the ducks. Walk back home. Do a court hearing in the afternoon over my cell phone. Lay on the couch for a couple of hours. Go to Orangetheory. After walk back to the lakefront. The light from the sunset over the lagoon is dazzling. Put seed out by the Bodhi tree. Walk to Pick N’ Save. Buy a gallon of milk. Ride the streetcar back home. Listen to the Bucks lose game one of the NBA playoff series against the Miami Heat.
Return trip
Wake up early again. Leave the hotel at 8:00 A.M. Another nice sunny day for the return trip. Ride to Lake Mills. Stop at McDonalds for breakfast. The dining room is closed. Sit on the sidewalk outside to eat. Ride to Heather’s house. Drop off the battery. It is out of juice. Ride back home. 170 miles in two days. Walk down to the lakefront at sunset. Walk to the Bodhi tree. Put out seed for the ducks.
I am very proud
Wake up early. Pack up everything for the journey. Leave at 8:00 A.M. It is going to be a sunny day. Ride the bike to Heather’s house. Pick up another battery for the bike. The kids are there to tease me. Ride to Lake Mills. Bryce meets me there with a recharged battery. Ride to Madison. Go to the State Capitol. Take my picture at sunset. I am very proud. Post my achievement on Facebook. Ride over to my apartment from law school. Ride out to Camp Randall. Ride around the campus. Ride up State Street. Everything is boarded up still from the riots. Ride back to my hotel. Fall asleep while watching the Lakers crush the Portland Trailblazers in the NBA playoffs.
Rest up for this weekend
In the morning go to the office. Finish up work on a few things to end the week on a good note. In the afternoon walk to the lakefront. Later ride my bike to Cousin’s Subs on Miller Park Way. Get food for tomorrow. Ride home. Thunderstorm rolls into town. Rest up for this weekend’s bike riding.
Braver and smarter
In the morning go to the courthouse for a couple of hearings. In the afternoon do another hearing over my cell phone. Feel super tired. Take a nice long nap. Later ride my bike down to the lakefront. Go to the Bodhi tree. The duck family is there. They come right up to me. The other ducks all flee into the lagoon. The duck family enjoys their dinner while the rest of the ducks watch them from the lagoon. The mother duck in this family is braver and smarter than the rest of the ducks.
Repaving is underway
In the morning do a couple of court hearings on my cell phone. Walk to Ben’s Cycle to pick up my bike. Mitchell Street is closed. Repaving is underway. Pick up my bike. The broke spoke is fixed. The bike rides better. Ride down to the lakefront. Put out seed under the Bodhi tree. Go to the office in the afternoon to work. Ride my bike up the Oak Leaf Trail out to Silver Spring Drive. Stop at Kopp’s for a sundae. Ride back down to the lakefront. The duck family is waiting for me again. Put down a nice pile of seed. Put peanuts in the crooks of the Bodhi tree. A squirrell rests high up on the tree watching me.
Seeing excited ducks recharges me
Rainy and dark morning. Do a court appearance over my cell phone. Ride my bike to Ben’s Cycle shop on the southside. Leave it there to be repaired. Walk home. See various people on the south side relaxing on their porches. Drive to Racine. Go to the courthouse for a jury trial. Case is adjourned. Client released from custody. Drive home. Walk down to the lakefront. Put seed all around the Bodhi tree. I was very tired as I walked over. Seeing the excited ducks hopping around recharges me.
Everything is out of there
In the morning walk to the office. Go to my temporary headquarters. Walk over to my real office. Everything is out of there. It is ready to be torn up and redone. Work until the early afternoon. Get tired. Walk home and take a nap. At night walk down to the lakefront. Find the duck family. The mother sees me and starts calling out to her kids. They come running. Put down a huge pile of seed. The other ducks swim out into the lagoon. They wait for me to leave. Then they fly in and jump on the other piles of seed.
Grabbing the peanuts
In the morning walk down to the lakefront while listening to Musica Antiqua on WORT-FM from Madison. Put seed under the Bodhi tree. There are a bunch of geese there this morning. They jump on the food. In the afternoon ride my bike west on the Hank Aaron trial and the New Berlin trail. Ride on the Glacial Drumlin trail until I get too sore to go any further. At night go back down to the lakefront. The little duck family is there waiting for me. They don’t wait for me to walk to them. They come running for me. Put down a big pile of seed. Put some peanuts with shells in the knots of the Bodhi tree. A squirrell watches me. After I move off he comes down to start grabbing the peanuts. He is happy tonight.
