Patrick is Here

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for hearings. In the afternoon walk to the office. Work on several files. Later walk around downtown. See snow clearing activities everywhere.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for hearings. Walk over to the jail. Meet with a client while listening to the music playing from the makeshift barbershop set up next door. I haven’t seen the jail barbershop running since before COVID. It was good to see it back. In the afternoon go to another hearing at the courthouse. A huge snowstorm wacks the city. Sit on the couch and watch television shows.

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Have lunch. Walk to the office. Work all afternoon. Drive to Hawley Road. Walk around West Allis. Walk back to my car. Drive home. Don’t see any blind pedestrians.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. Have lunch. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Drive back to the courthouse. Go in for another hearing. Walk outside with the client to look for a document he dropped somewhere outside the jail. We find it. Drive home. Later drive to 84th and Blue Mound Road. Walk south around West Allis. Listen to the breaking news of President Joe Biden’s surprise trip to Kyiv, Ukraine to meet with their President.

In the morning drive to 84th and Bluemound Road. Walk south through West Allis. Walk back to my car. Drive to the Mayfair Mall movie theater. Go in to watch “Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022).

In the morning walk to the office. Work on several files. Drive to 84th and Blue Mound Road. Walk north around Wauwatosa. Walk south to West Allis. Walk back to my car. Drive home.

In the morning walk to the office. Work for a while. In the afternoon walk to the lakefront. Clear out snow around several trees and put down peanuts for the squirrels. Walk home.

A giant snowstorm rages all day. The courthouse is closed. Snow day!! Walk to the office in the morning and work on several files. In the afternoon walk to the post office. Drop off envelopes containing correspondence for clients at the jail. Walk to North Avenue. The snow smacks my face as the high winds swirl around me. Walk down to the lakefront. See a man holding up a flag of Mexico in defiance of the snow storm. Dreaming of Mexico on a cold winter’s day.

In the morning walk to the office. Have a client and his mother stop in for a consultation. Continue working on other files after they leave. Walk home. Have lunch. Walk back to the office. Continue working all afternoon. Walk down to the lakefront. Run across an eager looking squirrel. Put peanuts out. The squirrel starts eating right away.

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Drive home. Try to walk to the office. My knee acts up. Walk back home. Put ice on it. Try it again. Walk to the office. Work in the afternoon. Walk home in the rain.