Patrick is Here

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for jury trial. There all day. Drive home in a rush. Go to Orangetheory. At night watch “Waking Life” (2001).

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for jury trial. A little prayer sign is taped to the doorway going out of the parking garage as I head in towards the courthouse. In the afternoon pick a jury to hear the case.

In the morning drive to Capitol Drive and Pilgrim Road. Walk north to Lisbon Avenue. It rains on and off. Walk west to Brookfield Road. Walk south to Blue Mound Road. Eat a cheeseburger and ice cream at Kopp’s. Walk back to my car. It continues to rain off and on. See a large amount of political signs. My whole body is sore. Listen to the Packers get beat badly by the New York Jets. Drive home.

In the morning walk to the office. Get packed up for next week’s trial. In the afternoon ride my bike south to Cudahy. Lock up my bike at Warnimont Park. Walk south down to Grant Park. Gorgeous day of many colors. Walk back to my bike. Ride my bike to The Comales and eat four tacos. Ride home.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for quick hearings. Walk over to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work on a trial outline for a second case set for Monday. Do a court hearing over Zoom. Drive to Lorena’s house. Play with Xena in the backyard. She puts her coat on backwards. Then I scream out: “Its the girl with no face!”. Then she corrects me: “I have a face!” and pulls down her hood. Drive to Bay View to pick up a fish fry dinner. Drive home.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a sentencing hearing. Drive home. Walk to the office. Write up a trial outline for a case next week. Drive to Lorena’s house. Xena gets out the dolls. We play with the dolls. The girls are driving all over town to go to parties, to get pizza, and to meet boys. These girls are wild. Drive home. Go to Orangetheory. Weight lifting on the floor and run over a mile on the treadmill.

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work all afternoon again. Do a court hearing over Zoom. Walk home.

In the morning walk to the office. Do court hearings over Zoom. Walk to the U.S. Bank Tower for lunch. I haven’t been here since the pandemic shut everything down. It seemed mostly the same as I remembered. Walk back to the office. Do more court hearings over Zoom. Run home in the rain. Go to Orangetheory. I haven’t been here since July. Felt good to have gone back.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a jury trial. Case pleads out. Drive home. Take a nap. In the afternoon drive to Lorena’s house. Xena is so full of energy today. We race up and down the sidewalk. I carry her on my shoulders and she pretends to be an airplane. We have another leaf fight. Drive home. Walk down to the lakefront. It is sunny and nice out.

In the morning drive to a parking lot off Capitol Drive and 108th Street. It is a chilly morning. The Packers kickoff at 8:30 A.M. They are playing in London. Walk west to Calhoun Drive. Walk south to Bluemound Road. Walk west to the Milwaukee County Zoo. Walk around. The animals are well behaved but several kids are throwing tantrums all over the place. Walk north on 108th Street back to my car. Pick up a pizza. See a mouse that is living in my car. It runs and hides. Drive home.