Patrick is Here

Super cold today. In the morning walk to the office. The birds that live under the freeway are waiting for me. They sit all along the watchtower. They dive in for the seed right after I put it out. At the office do a court over Zoom. Walk home. In the afternoon clean the fish tank filter. It got super gunky again. The cichlid fish keep procreating. See another couple of babies hiding under the rocks.

In the morning make two phone calls to clients up north in prison. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. In the afternoon make another phone call to a client up north in prison. Take a nap. Lay around on the couch.

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Drive to Sam’s Club. Go in and buy Ice Mountain water and Diet Coke. Drive to the House of Correction. Go in for a consultation. In the later afternoon walk up Prospect Avenue to North Avenue. Walk back downtown. My right calf muscle is still sore.

In the morning walk to the office. Call up to a prison to have a consultation with a client. Work on other files too. Walk home. In the later afternoon walk up Prospect Avenue to North Avenue. Follow the river back downtown. Most of the snow has frozen up due to the extremely cold temperatures.

In the morning walk to the office. It is single digits cold today. Work all day at the office. Try a stretching app out to help loosen my aches and pains. Walk home. At night watch “The Banshees of Inisherin” (2022).

In the morning walk to the office. Work on a few things. Walk home. In the afternoon walk to the lakefront. Struggle the whole way. Sit down on a bench and stretch out my leg. It hurts. Walk home.

In the morning walk to the office. Work all morning. Walk home. In the afternoon walk down Wisconsin Avenue. Walk up Prospect Avenue. It is snowing. Walk to North Avenue. Turn south and walk back home. By the time I go to sleep it is still snowing. It never stopped snowing.

In the morning walk to the office. Work on several files. In the afternoon drive to the Waukesha County Courthouse. It is snowing outside. Go in for a sentencing hearing. Drive home.

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. In the afternoon drive back to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. Do the laundry. At night watch “All Quiet on the Western Front” (2022).

Wake up and my leg still hurts. Outside there is a snowstorm raging. Limp to get an acupuncture treatment. Leg feels a little better. At night watch “Top Gun: Maverick” (2022).