Patrick is Here

In the morning drive to the courthouse for a bunch of hearings. End up in a jury trial. Select the jury before lunch. Argue the case and cross examine witnesses all afternoon. After court go to Orangetheory. At night fall in and out of sleep while watching “Opening Night” (1977).

In the morning walk around downtown and put out peanuts for the squirrels. In the afternoon walk west on National Avenue to 70th Street. Stop to see a band performing for a sparse crowd. Walk north to State Street. Walk back downtown.

In the morning walk to the office. Work on several files. Drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Drive home. In the afternoon walk around downtown. Walk north on Prospect Avenue. Walk to Brady Street. Walk back home. Feel like I am back on track.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for hearings. Drive to Racine. Go in for a hearing. Drive back to Milwaukee. Go to the jail for a consultation. Go back to court for a late afternoon hearing. Long day of running around. Burned the fuck out.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for hearings. Stop in the jail for a consultation. In the afternoon get a haircut. Drive back to court for another hearing. Walk around downtown. Everything is in spring bloom.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Waste the rest of the day laying on the couch and watching movies and shows. My energy is drained.

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Drive home. My legs are sore and I have a headache. Lay on the couch and watch “Doctor Sleep” (2019). In the afternoon drive to the Safety Building. Go in for a sentencing hearing but the client acts out. The judge is not happy. Drive home. Lay on the couch and watch more tv.

In the morning drive out to the Waukesha County Courthouse. Many changes out there. New fancy courtrooms. Drive to Stein’s Garden. Buy some plants and flowers for the patio garden. Walk west around Marquette. Plant the garden. Go to Orangetheory.

Walk north on the Oak Leaf trail out to Silver Spring Drive. Walk back downtown on Martin Luther King Drive. Listen to a celebration of Judy Garland songs on the Harvard radio station. At night watch “The Wizard of Oz” (1939).

The sun is shining again today. Walk out to Lakeshore State Park. Walk along the lakefront up to UW-Milwaukee. Walk on the Oak Leaf trail back downtown.