Patrick is Here

In the morning walk to the office. Everything hurts. This might be Covid. Work all day at the office while my status improves. At night watch “The Last Emperor” (1987).

In the morning walk to the office. Start to feel sick. Sore throat and muscle aches. This sucks. It also starts to snow. Walk to Pick N’Save to buy cold medicine. Walk home. At night watch “Chicago” (2002).

In the morning walk to the office. Do a preliminary hearing over Zoom. In the afternoon take a long winter’s nap. At night drag myself to Orangetheory. There are only six of us working out tonight.

Walk north on the Oak Leaf trail out to Capitol Drive. Walk back as it gets dark out. My legs are sore most of the way back home.

In the morning walk around downtown and put out peanuts for the squirrels. In the afternoon walk north on the Oak Leaf trail out to Locust Street. Listen to the Milwaukee Bucks come back to beat the Boston Celtics. Walk to UW-Milwaukee. Walk south on Downer Avenue to North Avenue. Walk down Farwell Avenue to Brady Street. Listen to the Green Bay Packers beat the Cleveland Browns in a close game. More winning!!

In the morning drive to Target to pick up a couple more Christmas presents. Drive home. Wrap up the presents while watching the first half of Doctor Zhivago (1965). Drive to Lorena’s house. Drop off my presents for her and Xena. Drive to Waukesha. Open presents and eat steaks at Heather’s house. Have a great time. Drive home in the fog. Watch the rest of Doctor Zhivago.

In the morning drive out to Brookfield. Drive up and down Blue Mound Road to do my Christmas shopping. Drive home. Walk around downtown. Stop at a tree and throw out cracked corn for some pigeons. They devour every piece. Stop at Ian’s for a slice of pizza. At night go to Orangetheory. Do more damage to my lower back.

In the morning walk to the office. Do a couple of court hearings over Zoom. Walk around downtown and put out peanuts for the squirrels. At night go to Orangetheory. Wreck my lower back.

In the morning get an oil change on my car. Drive to the Marathon County Courthouse. Go in for a meeting with my client in the jail. Walk over to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. It starts snowing outside. Drive to Milwaukee. Almost fall asleep on the freeway a couple of times. Go to the courthouse for a hearing. Drive home. Go to bed early.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for live hearings and Zoom hearings. In the afternoon drive to Rothschild, Wisconsin. Check in to a hotel that is mostly empty. Walk to the Cedar Creek Cinemas. Watch “Spiderman: No Way Home” (2021).