Patrick is Here

In the morning walk to the office. Do a couple of court hearings over Zoom. Grow tired. Walk home. Waste the rest of the afternoon. Watch “Infamous” (2006).

In the morning walk to the office. Do a few court hearings over Zoom. In the afternoon drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. I am turned away. My client is Covid positive. I can’t believe this is still happening. Drive home. At night go to Orangetheory. First time back in a month. Listen to the Packers crush the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football.

In the morning walk up the Oak Leaf Trail out to the Brady Street bridge. Cross the bridge and walk down to the Summerfet grounds. In the afternoon walk south to Bay View. Walk up Lincoln Avenue then wind around side streets over to National Avenue. Walk to American Family Field. Watch the game from the center field wall outside the stadium. Walk up to Wisconsin Avenue. Walk home. Get a gigantic blister on my left big toe.

In the morning walk to the office. In the afternoon walk south to Bay View. Walk west to 35th Street. Stop at the Greenfield Bilingual School. This is Xena’s school. Cross the 35th Street viaduct. Walk east on Wisconsin Avenue back home.

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Walk over to the Safety Building. Go in for a dismissal. Client is thrilled. In the afternoon walk to the UW-Milwaukee student union. Walk back home along the lakefront. The music blaring from Summerfest is too loud. It sounds distorted. At night watch “Midnight in Paris” (2011).

In the morning walk to the office. Work on a motion to suppress evidence. In the afternoon walk to UW-Milwaukee. Wind my way back downtown while the sunlight bounces off the big buildings all around me.

In the morning walk to the office. Clear everything off my desk. In the afternoon do a court hearing at my office over Zoom. Walk to UW-Milwaukee. Go to the Union Art Gallery. Look around. Walk to the lakefront. Walk home as the sun sets to the west and the moon rises in the east.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Do live court hearings and sit in the hallway to do Zoom court hearings. In the afternoon walk to the office. Do more court hearings over Zoom. Walk to UW-Milwaukee. Stop at the poster sale going on in the student union. Walk south along the lakefront on my way back home.

In the morning drive to the Safety Building. A sudden storm hits. Sit in the courtroom listening to the loud thunder. Go to several court hearings. In the afternoon drive back to the jail and go in for consultations. At night watch “Chariots of Fire” (1981).

Today is opening day in the NFL. Walk to 27th Street. Walk over to the Mitchell Park Domes. See cars and trucks pull in with Mexican flags. They are gathering to form a parade to ride around the city for Mexican Independence day. Walk south to Becher Street. Walk down to 16th Street. Listen to the Chargers beat the Washington Football Team. Walk up 16th. See the parade of cars and trucks celebrating Mexican Independence. Listen to the Packers get clobbered by the Saints. Walk north to Wisconsin Avenue. An offshoot of the parade comes downtown. It starts to rain.