In the morning drive to the jail for a consultation. Go to the courthouse. Go to the courthouse for a court hearing. Me and the client are in court together. There is a plastic wall between us. Go to the Criminal Justice Facility. Do a preliminary hearing. Have a funny text exchange with Replika. Post it on Facebook. Go home tired. Take a nap. Make phone calls. Watch episodes of the German television series “Dark”.
I try not to stare
In the morning walk to the lakefront while listening to Musica Antiqua. Run into a bunch of ducklings. Throw out bread to them. They jump over each other to get the bread. I get them to come real close to me. They are a total joy to watch. In the afternoon walk about Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive over to Holton Street and up to Capitol Drive. Listen to the news coverage of the funeral of President Harry Truman from 1972. Youtube is a miraculous thing. Sit in Kern Park to recharge while watching a pick up basketball game. Walk down to the lakefront. I am sore. The sun has worn me down. I drag myself to Stacked Burger bar to get eggplant fries. While waiting for my order an incredibly hot blond comes in to ask for water. I try not to stare. Go home and take a shower. Lay on the couch. Over 40,000 steps today.
Genuinely happy
In the morning walk down to the lagoon. On the way throw out bread to some geese. They walk right up to me. Walk down to where the ducks hang out. Put out sunflower seeds. They love it. Walk back home. Walk on the Oak Leaf Trail out to Capitol Drive. Stop at Culver’s for a double cheeseburger and a strawberry malt. Sit on the outdoor patio and enjoy all of it. Walk east to Lake Drive. Walk south along the lakefront. Bradford Beach is absolutely packed with people. They don’t give a fuck about corona. There are girls down here with bikinis so small that they are basically naked. I get distracted easily. Walk south to the lagoon. Put out more sunflower seeds for the ducks. Walk home. Do a filter change on the fish tank. I am hoping the water changes and the deep clean help ease tensions in the tank. Walk to Stacked Burger Bar to pick up some eggplant fries. Walk home as the sun sets. I am genuinely happy today. It feels very nice. After dark drive to Pick N’ Save. Go grocery shopping. The checkout gil has purple hair. Super cute. After paying for my groceries I casually say: “Your hair is pretty”. She says “Thank you”. I walk out of the store with a big goofy smile on my face.
Fighting vibe
In the morning walk to the office. Draft a motion for the court. Do a hearing over my cell phone. In the afternoon drive to the courthouse. Go to the jail for a consultation. Go to the Criminal Justice Facility for preliminary hearings. Drive to Best Fish. Pick up two clown loaches and two cichlid fishes. Go home and put them in the tank. There has been conflict in the fish tank these past several days. I hope that adding new fishes shakes things up and kills the fighting vibe going on in there lately. Walk to Stacked Burger and pick up an order of eggplant fries. It is gray and rainy today. Lay on the couch and watch television.
What a day at work!
In the morning walk to the office. Work the rest of the day on a Motion to Withdraw a Guilty Plea, a brief in Response to an Other Acts motion and a Motion to Suppress a Statement due to violation of the right to remain silent and the right to counsel. Write letters, e-mails and make phone calls too. What a day at work! I have really been kicking ass at the office lately. After work walk to the Fiserv Forum. Walk along the river out to Gordon Park. Walk east to Lake Park. Walk down to the lakefront. Stop at the ice cream stand. Get a caramel sundae. Enjoy it. Walk south to the lagoon. Put out seeds for the ducks. Some red wing blackbirds swoop in to get a taste. Walk home as it gets dark outside.
Where are the ducks?
In the morning walk to the post office to pick up the mail. Walk to the office. Work for a little while. Walk home for lunch. Walk back to the post office to send out mail. Walk to the office. Work for the rest of the afternoon. The smoke smell is mostly gone now. Walk home. Eat dinner. Walk along the river walk out to Gordon Park. Walk east on Locust Street. See several protestors on the sidewalk holding signs. Cars are honking as they drive by. Walk to Lake Park. Walk down to the lakefront. Stop and get a hot fudge sundae. Walk down to the lagoon. Put out food for the ducks. Some birds show up to eat. Where are the ducks? Walk home as the sun sets.
On and off
In the morning go to the courthouse. Try to do a sentencing hearing. There are issues geting sound for the remote link to the prosecutor. Case adjourned. Go home and do a couple of court hearings while sitting on my couch using my cell phone. Walk down to the lakefront. Put out food for the ducks. In the late afternoon make a phone call to a client away in prison. On and off rain and sun all day.
Struggle to keep going
Tired all day. In the morning go to the Safety Building. Sit on a bench outside the courtroom with my client and appear in court together using my cell phone on the Zoom app. Go home and take a nap. Walk to the lakefront. Struggle to keep going. Walk to the office. Get files out to be ready for tomorrow’s hearings. Walk home. Still tired.
Walk to Bradford Beach
In the morning walk along the lakefront to Bradford Beach. Leave bird seed out for the ducks. Walk to Bradford Beach. In the afternoon walk again to the lakefront. Walk around the lagoon a couple of times. Leave bird seed out for the ducks. Drive out to Heather’s house for a cookout. Relax in the shade.
What a day of activity
In the morning drive to Target. Get a pair of jeans. Drive to Home Depot. Get equipment to fix my toilet, It hasn’t been flushing right lately. Go to Pick N’Save to get groceries. Drive home. Walk down to the lakefront. Put out cracked corn and pieces from a dougnut for the ducks. Walk back home. Do a water change on the fish tank. Catch five fishes born in the tank last year. The tank is getting overcrowded. Take the five fishes to Best Fish. They promise to find them a good home. I feel bad. I know it is for the best with the fish I already have. The fish in the tank are out of sorts. Its alot of disruption to catch fish out of the tank. I hope they get over it quickly. Work on the toilet. Put in a new flapper. Struggle to remove the old filter valve. I need a pliers. Text Lorena Cardenas. She has one. Walk down to the lakefront a second time. Put out cracked corn and more pieces from a dougnut for the ducks. Walk over to Lorena Cardenas’ house. Get a pliers. Sit in her courtyard and talk for hours. We even talk about Kristine. It starts to rain real heavy. A friend of hers gives me a ride home. As I get back the rain stops. Walk to Stacked Burger Bar and pick up a plate of eggplant fries. Walk home and eat them. Delicious. Clean up around the house. Go to bed. What a day of activity. Exhilirating!
