Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning drive from Sparta to the Milwaukee County Courthouse. It is still dark outside when I leave. The sun rises in the sky as I go east. Do a bunch of hearings. In the afternoon walk to the office. Work all afternoon. Drive back to the jail. Go in for a consultation. At night watch “The Sixth Sense” (1999).
In the morning drive to the Monroe County Courthouse. Go in for jury trial. Give a closing argument. In the afternoon get a verdict. Finally, it is done. Drive back to the hotel. Go to bed early. I will be leaving before dawn for Milwaukee.
In the morning drive to the Monroe County Courthouse. Go in for more of the jury trial that never ends. Well, maybe the end is in sight. Finish up testimony in the case. Drive back to the hotel. Watch a documentary on Benjamin Franklin.
In the morning drive to the Milwaukee Secure Detention Building. Go in for a consultation. Drive back to Sparta. Get behind a Cheetos truck. Become hypnotized by the Cheetos truck. Pull over. Take a quick power nap to recover. Drive to the hotel. Check in. Call it an early night.
In the morning walk to the office. Work on a few files. In the afternoon walk down to the lakefront. Walk way out to the edge of the water. Turn back to see the city skyline in the distance. Walk home.
In the morning drive to the Safety Building. Go in for a couple of hearings. Walk south to Oklahoma Avenue. Stop at the World War One memorial. My legs are sore. Not sure I can keep going. Draw in a deep breath. Keep going. Walk back home.
In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. In the afternoon drive to the Safety Building. Go in for a hearing. Walk down to the lakefront. It is cold, gray and wet again.
In the morning drive back to Milwaukee. Walk to the office. Work on several files. In the afternoon walk south to Bay View. Walk west on Lincoln Avenue out to 16th Street. Walk north to Wisconsin Avenue. Walk back home.
In the morning drive to the Monroe County Courthouse. The Judge has caught Covid. The jury trial is suspended until next week. The trial with no end in sight keeps going on and on and on. Drive to Tomah. Walk around the city. Drive back to the hotel. Walk around Sparta until it starts to rain. Drive back to the hotel.
In the morning drive to the Monroe County Courthouse. Go in for the continuation of the jury trial. At night walk aroound Sparta. The trial is becoming a long tunnel with no end in sight.
