Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning walk to the office. Work on a few things. Walk south to National Avenue. Walk west to 43rd Street. Check out the Silver City street festival around 34th and National. There is not much of a crowd and very few food choices. Keep walking. Walk south to Mitchell Street. Walk west to 70th Street. Walk north to State Street. Walk home as the sun sets. Both of my legs are in pain. Lay on the couch.
In the morning walk to the office. Do a court hearing over Zoom. Drive out to the House of Correction. Client is in Covid quarantine. No visit. Drive away pissed off. In the afternoon go to the courthouse for a hearing. Walk down to the lakefront. Walk up Brady Street as the sunset bathes everything in its glow.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a restitution hearing. Drive to the House of Correction. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work briefly. Walk north to UW-Milwaukee. Walk around the student union. It is half torn up and half open. Walk down to the lakefront. Walk home as the sun sets.
In court all day for jury trial. Get a verdict around quarter to five. Walk down to the lakefront. My knee is sore. Walk to Northpoint. Walk home as it gets dark outside.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Stressed out more than I should be. Go in for jury trial. Pick a jury and start testimony in the afternoon. Try to go for a walk but give up after a couple of blocks. I let the stress take over.
In the morning watch the Labor Day Parade marching down Milwaukee Street. Ride my bike north on the Oak Leaf trail out to Captiol Drive. Walk north along Lake Drive up to Good Hope Road. Along the way take a picture of a butterfly enjoying a flower. Walk back south to my bike. Ride my bike back home.
In the morning walk to the lakefront. Walk north to UW-Milwaukee. Walk south on Oakland Avenue down to Brady Street. Walk home. Drive to Heather’s house. Eat hamburgers and brats. Bryce gives me a Frameo video photo frame. He uploads some pictures of the kids. I upload some photos from my phone too. Drive home. It is very active downtown tonight.
In the morning try to walk along the lakefront. It is a struggle. My knee is sore and my legs are jelly. Walk back home. Take a restful nap. In the afternoon walk south to Bay View. Walk to Lincoln Avenue. Walk west to 16th Street. Stop at the Comales for tacos. Walk home.
In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive to Lorena’s house. Play on the porch with Xena. Today Xena is invisible. I try to catch her by using her foot flops as detectors. I wave them around but she keeps escaping. She jumps over and around me. Drive back home. Walk to the office. Work on a few files. Get tired later and decide not to go for a walk.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for several hearings. Drive to Lorena’s house. Play with Xena on the porch. Today she has a little stuffed beanie baby toy. We pretend that the little beanie baby is named “Blue-Blue” and she is out to get Xena. I grab “Blue-Blue” and go for Xena’s head. “Blue-Blue” tries to eat’s Xena’s brain. Xena swats “Blue-Blue” away using her pink foot flops. Then “Blue-Blue” dives toward Xena’s feet to eat all of her toes. Xena uses her pink foot flops as a force shield to protect her toes. Then Xena sentences “Blue-Blue” to sit in a hot jail cell. We laugh and laugh despite all of these rather gory subject matters. Drive home. Walk up to the office. Work on a few files. Walk down to the lakefront. Walk north to Bradford Beach. Walk back downtown. Walk through the MSOE student carnival.
