Patrick is Here

In the morning walk to the office. Do a preliminary hearing over Zoom. Work the rest of the day on a variety of files. I am extremely productive at the office. After work go for a short walk around downtown.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for the jury trial. I am there all day. Get a verdict just before 5:00 P.M. Drive to pick up a pizza. Drive home. Go to sleep early, while the sun is still shining.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for jury trial. In court all day. After court go to Orangetheory. It is the “Inferno” workout today. At night watch “Moonraker” (1979).

In the morning drive to Pick N’ Save. Go grocery shopping. Walk along the lakefront to UW-Milwaukee. It is a very nice day. Walk south to Locust Street. Walk south on the Oak Leaf trail. Walk over to Bastille Days. Take in the French culture. Walk home.

In the morning clean up my home. Emmet and Bryce come downtown. Walk with Emmet to Bastille Days. Eat some beignets. Walk down to the lakefront. Watch the Red Bull Flugtag competition. We both decide it is lame. We walk back to my house. We watch “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness” (2021).

In the morning walk to the office. Do court hearings over Zoom. Walk home. Sit on the couch. Drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Sit on the couch some more. It rains on and off. Hazy brain all day.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Run around a bunch of courts. Several hearings. Very hectic. Drive to Lorena’s house. Hang out with Xena. Today Xena asks me to spin her around and around until we get dizzy. She really enjoys that particular activity. Drive back to the courthouse for another hearing. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work on a few files. Walk home. Go to Orangetheory. Later walk up to check out Bastille Days. Back after three years. A day of constant activity.

In the morning drive to the Waukesha County Jail. Turned away. We don’t have enough staff to do it. Unreal. Walk around the neighborhood down the street from the courthouse while listening to a discussion of Edward Gibbon’s “The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire”. Walk back to the Waukesha County Courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive to a Chinese food buffet. Not good but not terrible either. Drive to Lorena’s house. Hang out with Xena on the porch. She is playing on her tablet. She loves it. Drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work on a few files. Walk home. Go to Orangetheory. Walk around the Third Ward after to push my steps to over 20,000.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Walk over to the jail. Go in for consultations. Walk back to the courthouse. Go in for another hearing. In the afternoon walk to the office. Work on several files. Walk home. Try later to do some more. Make it to the stairwell. No energy left. Turn around and go back to the couch. Watch “You Only Live Twice” (1967).

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for jury trial. Client has Covid. The trial is adjourned. Walk to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive to Sam’s Club. Buy Diet Coke and Ice Mountain water. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work on several files. Go to Orangetheory. Great effort today.