In the morning go to the Safety Building. Go to the 6th floor for jury trial. The courtroom is full of plastic shields over everything. The prosectution witness is a no show. Case dismissed. Go to the office. Work all afternoon boxing up things. I am going to move to another office suite in the building while my present office is being rehabilitated from the fire. Walk home. Clean the kitchen. Do a water change on the fish tank. Go to Orangetheory. Toughest workout since the reopening. Walk home very sore.
Southern route
In the morning walk to the lakefront while listening to Musica Antiqua on WORT-FM. Walk to the office to prepare for tomorrow’s jury trial. In the afternoon ride bike west on Hank Aaron Trail. Decide to take the southern route on the Oak Leaf trail. RIde south to Boerner Botanical Gardens. Ride east on Layton Avenue. RIde back home.
Big supper
In the morning go to Orangetheory. Struggle the whole time. My legs are sore. Later walk to the lakefront. Find the duck family under the Bodhi tree. They are not afraid of me anymore. They walk right up to me. Put down seed for them. Walk back down a couple more times. Put out more seed. Find the goose with a bad wing. He is off by himself again. Put out a huge pile of seed. He enjoys a very big supper!!
Danny Lynch’s
In the morning attend a court hearing over my cell phone. Later in the afternoon do another hearing with my cell phone. Later ride my bike on the Hank Aaron trail out to 116th Street. Ride south to Lincoln Avenue. Ride east. Stop by Danny Lynch’s Bar. Stop to see the outdoor band performing. No masks or social distancing for this crowd. RIde down to 6th Street. Ride back home.
Ride home in the dark
In the morning attend court hearings using my cell phone. In the afternoon go to the Criminal Justice Facility for a preliminary hearing. Later ride my bike out to Heather’s house. Listen to the Milwaukee Bucks comeback win over the Miami Heat. Bucks clinch top seed in the NBA playoffs. Eat steaks. Have a creampie for desert. Ride home in the dark.
Thick film of algae
In the morning attend a court hearing over my cell phone. Walk to the office. Work all day. Walk down to the lakefront. See the duck family swimming through a thick film of algae that is covering the lagoon. In the afternoon drive out to the House of Correction for some consultations. Go to Orange Theory. Walk back to the lakefront afterwards.
The little family
In the morning walk to the office. Meet a client’s mom for an office consultation. Work the rest of the day on various things. After work ride my bike up the Oak Leaf trail to Capitol Drive. Ride to the lakefront. Go to the Bodhi tree. See a momma duck and her babies along the banks of the lagoon. Put out seed for them. She squawks at me until she sees the pile of delicious food I brought. The little family waddles over and they all dive in. Other ducks start to gather around. I put out a couple of other piles of seed for them. Ride home. It was too cold again today for early August.
They Live
Cold day. Gray skies. Sucky weather for August. In the morning sit on the couch and participate in court hearings with my cell phone. In the afternoon go to court for a preliminary hearing. My client says he tested positive for the Covid but didn’t feel sick from it. Go to Orange Theory. Watch “They Live” (1988).
Lonely Day
In the morning walk to the lakefront while listening to Musica Antiqua on WORT-FM from Madison. Walk home and do another water change on the fish tank. Ride the bike out to 116th Street. Ride east on Lincoln Avenue. Get home just as the rain starts. Drive to Pick N’ Save to go grocery shopping. Go home and watch “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” (2010). Listen to the Bucks lose to the Houston Rockets while drifting on and off to sleep.
Springdale Road
In the morning go to Orange Theory. Do a water change on the fish tank. In the afternoon ride my bike west on the Hank Aaron trail. Ride to Greenfield Golf Course. Ride west on the New Berlin trail. Ride out to Springdale Road. Ride back home. Suddenly get super tired. Go to bed way too early.
