Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning drive to Union Grove. Walk south into the rural Town of Brighton. Walk down quiet farm roads. Walk back to my car. Drive to 76th and Layton. Stop at Kopp’s for a strawberry ice cream cone. Walk up and down Layton Avenue. Drive to a Chinese food place in West Allis. Get a takeout order. Drive home. The food sucks. Watch the Packers lose to the Vikings.
In the morning drive to Kulwicki Park. Walk around the area using the Oak Leaf trail. Walk back to the car. Drive to the Boerner Botanical Gardens. Walk around the area using the park roadways. Drive to 76th And Layton. Stop at Kopp’s for a cheeseburger and a strawberry malt. Sit in the closed off section where the waterfall runs in the summer. Two ladies see my example and also trespass into the area for their lunch too. Walk outside around Southdridge Mall. My legs start to weaken. Make it back to the car. Drive home.
In the morning walk to the office. Work on several things. Send out more bills. Finish out all of the pending the accounts receivable. Walk home. Eat lunch. Walk back to the office. Work a little bit more. Walk home. Walk around downtown. See a gull lounging on the iced over Milwaukee River. Walk home.
In the morning walk to the office. Work on several matters. Send out bills. Walk home. Eat lunch. Walk back to the office. Send out another bill. Walk home.
In the morning drive to Lorena’s new apartment. Drop off Christmas presents for her and for Xena. I miss Xena. Drive south across the Illinois border. Walk east to Lake Michigan. Walk around the marina down there. See a goose sitting on the ice. Throw out a few Cheetos Puffs to it. Walk north back into Wisconsin. Walk west. Walk south back to my car. Drive home.
In the morning throw out seed for the birds. Walk back inside. Lay on the couch and watch “Deadpool and Wolverine” (2024). Drive to Heather’s house for Christmas Eve. Enjoy a delicious steak dinner. Drive home.
In the morning walk to the office. Work on several projects. Walk home. Eat lunch. In the later afternoon walk around downtown. See the ice rink in Red Arrow Park. Don’t see any kids falling down on the ice though. Walk home.
In the morning drive to Tremper High School in Kenosha. Walk south across the Illinois border. Walk east a ways. Walk north again. Walk back to my car. The car is already running and the door is unlocked. Did I leave the car running like that the whole time I was hiking? Looks like a quarter tank of gas is gone. Did that really happen?
In the morning walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Drive to 60th Street. Walk south to Lincoln Avenue. Walk west to Greenfield Park. The paths around the golf course are not paved. Trudge through the snow. Walk back to my car. Drive home.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. The last court appearance of 2024. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Walk to Zeidler Square. See a squirrel crawling up a tree. Toss around peanuts. Walk home. Take a nap. Feel a little bit more energy flowing my way.
