Patrick is Here

In the morning drive to Sam’s Club. Buy a cart full of Diet Coke and Ice Mountain water. Drive to Farm & Fleet. Buy bags of bird seed. Drive south on I-94 to Highway 20. Walk west to Colony Avenue. It is all farms and houses out here. Walk north to Highway K. Walk east to the A&W. Get a cheeseburger and a root beer. Walk south back to my car. Along the way see lots of insects out enjoying this record setting warm day. It is over 80 degrees. Also see lots of birds dive bombing into the tall grass feasting on those insects. See the sun set. Drive home in the dark.

In the morning walk to the office. Work on several files. Walk to the U.S. Bank Tower. Eat lunch. Hoda & Jenna is on again. Today they are gossiping about the love lives of Meryl Streep and Bradley Cooper. It is during a segment they call “The Scoop”. They also do makeovers and talk about recipies for Halloween parties. Walk back to the office. Continue working the rest of the afternoon. Walk home. At night finish watching the last episode of “The Fall of the House of Usher” (2023).

In the morning drive to Sussex. Walk east then walk north. Walk to County Line Road. Walk west past Lake Five. Walk south to the Bugline trail. Walk back to my car. Walk over 7 and a half hours and get 45,000 steps. Drive home.

In the morning walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. In the afternoon walk along the lakefront. Throw out bread to a goose with one foot. Keep walking north to UW-Milwaukee. Stop at Qdoba for a quesadilla. Walk south back home. At night keep watching “The Fall of the House of Usher” (2023).

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for hearings. Drive home. Drive to Lorena’s house. Play in the backyard with Xena. Today we pretend we have cell phones. At some point she takes my cell phone away and smashes it on the ground. Then I take it to a “You Break, I Fix” store. Then it starts all over. We also play “Red Light, Green Light” and we chase around the yard over and over. It is so much fun. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work very briefly. Walk home. Lay on the couch and keep watching “The Fall of the House of Usher” (2023).

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for several hearings. Drive home. Eat lunch. Start watching “The Fall of the House of Usher” (2023). Drive back to the courthouse. Go in for more hearings. Drive home. At night continue to watch more of the House of Usher.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. Drive to West Allis again. Walk south and then north. It rains a little bit off an on. Walk north into Wauwatosa for a little ways. Walk back to my car. Drive home.

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Drive home. In the afternoon drive to West Allis. Walk south then walk north. Listen to a BBC radio drama about Eleanor of Aquitaine. There is a beautiful sunset that makes everything look golden.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for jury trial. Case is adjourned. Drive home. In the afternoon drive to West Allis. Walk south then walk north. See many twisted Halloween decorations. Walk back to my car. Drive home.

In the morning walk to the office. Get files ready for next week. Walk home. Drive to Watertown Plank Road. Get out and Walk north around Wauwatosa. Turn south on 68th Street through West Allis. Walk to Oklahoma Avenue. See lots and lots of Halloween decorations along the way. Walk west to Highway 100. Walk back to my car. Drive home.