Patrick is Here

In the morning drive ton the courthouse. Go in for several hearings. Drive to Oak Creek. Buy a new filter for the fish tank. Drive to the House of Correction. Go in for a consultation. Drive to McDonald’s. Stop in the parking lot of the That’s Amore! restaurant and eat lunch. Drive to the courthouse. Go and pick up discovery from the DA’s office. Walk over to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Walk back to the courthouse for more hearings. Walk to the jail for another consultation. Drive home. This was the busiest work day for me all year.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Walk over to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work all afternoon. Walk home. Walk along the riverwalk up to Brady Street. Walk up Farwell Avenue to Topper’s and get a pizza. Walk back home. Run across a Gaza/Lebanon protest. They carry signs and yell. Walk home.

Don’t sleep well at all. My right calf hurts all night long. Wake up and struggle to get going. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for a preliminary hearing. Walk over to the courthouse cafe. Eat a sandwich. Walk over to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. It is raining. Sit on the couch. End up watching the X-men sequel movie “X2” (2003). It continues to rain the rest of the day. Keep laying on the couch. Watch superhero cartoons and nothing else. Go to bed early.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for two jury trials. One is adjourned and the other one pleads out for a very sweet offer. Drive home. Take a nap. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Walk down to the lakefront. Throw out bread to the geese out grazing on the grass. They crowd around me and make a lot of noise. Walk to Northpoint. Stop at Topper’s for a small pizza. Walk back home.

In the morning clean up the home while it is raining. Drive to MSDF. Go in for a consultation. It is still raining. Drive home. Watch the Packers beat the Tennessee Titans, 30-14. Walk down the lakefront. It starts raining even harder. Walk home. Lay on the couch while it continues to rain and rain and rain.

In the morning walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. In the afternoon ride my bike out to Greenfield. Walk south on Layton Avenue. Walk though Konkel Park. See a crane standing in a stream. See it slowly fly away too. Walk back to my bike. Ride home.

In the morning drive to the House of Correction. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Walk to the office. Do a court hearing over Zoom. Walk home. Ride my bike to 76th Street. Walk around West Allis. Walk back to my bike. Ride home. Hot and sunny. Summer is hanging on this year.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Ride my bike to 70th street. Get out and walk around West Allis. It is very hot and sunny out here. Still just like summer.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for four hearings. Get stuck waiting for the last hearing while the court is finishing up a jury trial. Sit in the hallway and watch electricians puling wires out of the ceiling. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Ride my bike to 60th Street. Get out and walk around West Allis. See a squirrel in a cemetery eating an acorn while sitting on a gravestone. Walk back to my bike. Ride home.

In the morning walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Walk to Third Street. Stop at a bar and get a BLT and french fries. Walk to the office. Work some more. Walk home. Ride my bike to 60th Street. Walk south to Lincoln Avenue. Walk west to 102nd Street. Walk back to my bike. Ride home.