Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning walk to the office. The sidewalks are covered in frozen ice. Proceed carefully. Walk home for lunch. In the afternoon walk back to the office. Work some more. Walk home. Later walk around downtown then down to the lakefront. The sidewalks are not frozen over as much as this morning.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a couple of hearings. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a short time. In the afternoon walk up the Oak Leaf trail out to Locust Street. Walk to UW-Milwaukee. Walk home as it gets dark. My legs were sore at the beginning of the walk but were all good by the end.
In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Do a water change on the fish tank. In the afternoon it warms up. Gets near 50 degrees. Walk down to the lakefront. There are many people out wandering around. Walk up the Oak Leaf trail to North Avenue. Walk home.
In the morning walk to the office. Work on catching up on everything. In the afternoon walk around downtown. Put out peanuts for the squirrels. Walk down to the lakefront. Walk north on the Oak Leaf trail.
In the morning walk to the office. Do a sentencing hearing over Zoom. In the afternoon drive to the eye doctor’s office. Get a contact lens examination. Drive home. Walk down to the lakefront until it gets dark. Walk back home.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for jury trial. Make a closing argument to the jury. In the afternoon the jury reaches a verdict. After court walk down to the lakefront. It is very cold today. Winter is not done. The more I walk, the more I warm up. Walk up the Oak Leaf trail out to North Avenue. Put peanuts all over the place as I walk. I see several squirrels running along the trail.
In the morning drive back to the courthouse. Go in for more jury trial. Over the lunch break drive to Lorena’s house. No one is there except for a stray cat sitting under a tree. I yell out: “Hello gato!” to the cat. The cat runs down the street. Drive back to the courthouse. Go in for more jury trial.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for jury trial. Make opening statements. Start testimony. Over the lunch break drive to Lorena’s house. Xena is there again. Give her the Paw Patrol toys. She holds the box up like a trophy. She is so happy. Xena loves Paw Patrol. We play with the Paw Patrol dogs. We make up conversations they have with each other. Xena is full of imagination. In the afternoon drive back to the courthouse. Cross examine several witnesses.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for two jury trials. One is dismissed. The other one goes forward. Over the lunch break drive to Lorena’s house. Xena is there. She is very happy to see me. We run around the yard and play tag. It is so much fun! I tell her that I really like her winter coat. It is full of stars. In the afternoon drive back to the courthouse for jury selection. After court is over, drive to Target to buy Paw Patrol toys for Xena in case I see her again tomorrow.
In the morning do a filter change on the fish tank. It was very messy in the filter. At night walk down to the lakefront. Walk up the Oak Leaf trail out to North Avenue. Listen to Superbowl LVI. The Los Angeles Rams hang on to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20.
