Patrick is Here

In the morning drive to the courthouse. I have to be there early so there is no time to stop for the ducks and geese. Feel bad about that. Spend all morning at the courthouse on the jury trial. Over the lunch break drive to Lorena’s house. Xena is not there today. That sucks. Hang out and talk to Lorena for a little while. Drive back to the courthouse. Spend all afternoon continuing with the jury trial. Do a good job cross examing the witnesses. The client finally gives me a compliment. Says he didn’t know before that I was a shark. At night watch “Rocky II” (1979).

In the morning drive to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive to the courthouse. Run around the building going to different courtrooms for several hearings. I have not had a day in court like that since the Covid pandemic began. Over my lunch break drive to Lorena’s house. Play with Xena on the sidewalk. Today she is pretending to be a robot. She says: “I am a robot, what do you want me to do?”. She walks and moves her arms and legs like a robot. She comes up with all kinds of stuff. I love it. Drive back to the courthouse in the afternoon. Start jury selection in my case. At night go to Orangetheory. Do a poor job working out. Watch “Rocky” (1976).

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Hook my bike up to the bike rack. Drive out to Swallow School. Unhook my bike. Ride to Holy Hill. Ride up to the Cathedral. Go inside. Ride to Monches. Stop to see the Land O’ Lakes baseball game. Eat lunch at a picnic table. Ride west to Oconomowoc. The streets are alive with people and traffic. Ride east to Hartland. Ride back to Swallow School. Hook up my bike. Drive off. It partially falls of the rack on Highway 16. Get out and fix it. No damage. Drive home.

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for a couple of consultations. In the afternoon it starts to rain. Go to the grocery store. Drive to Heather’s house. Bryce assembles my bike rack and installs it on my car. Eat ribs from Chili’s. Drive to Menards. Buy a lock pin for the bike rack. Drive home. Fireworks light up the sky.

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive to the office. Do a couple of hearings over Zoom. Drive to Lorena’s house. Hang out with Xena. Play on the sidewalk and in the yard. Xena shows me around her pretend house. “This is my bedroom, This is my living room, This is my kitchen…”. Drive home. Plant the grasses and flowers in the fish tank that I have turned into a garden on my deck. Go to get a haircut.

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive to the office. Do court hearings over Zoom. Drive to Lorena’s house. Play with Xena in the yard. She is full of imagination. She sees dragons and magic wands and plays dead. We have so much fun. She gets very sad when I have to leave. Her being sad makes me sad! Drive back to the office. Do more court hearings over Zoom. At night go to Orangetheory. Very sore after the workout.

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Forget to bring peanuts for the squirrels. They crawl around the tree looking for the peanuts. I feel bad about my mistake. Drive to the office. Do a court hearing over Zoom. Work the rest of the morning. Drive to Berger’s on 75th and Florist to install the hitch on my car. The place looks like a time capsule from the 1970’s or 1980’s. They do quick work however. Drive to a nearby nursery. Buy plants and soil to put in the old fish tank sitting on my deck. Take a nap. Decide to keep the plants inside overnight to save them from the cold weather. At night go to Orangetheory. Do the 2000 meter benchmark row. Everything hurts as I plow through. Set a personal best record. Beat the old time by more than 30 seconds.

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive south to Racine. Listen to a podcast episode about the life of George Washington. Go to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive north to the House of Correction. Continue listening to the podcast about George Washington. Go in for a consultation. Drive to Milwaukee. Finish listening to the podcast about George Washington. Go in to the jail for another consultation. Drive home. I am mentally drained. Lay on the couch and watch Pluto TV. Put on the Classic Doctor Who channel. Watch the episodes flash by.

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive to Pick N’ Save. Do some grocery shopping while listening to an audiobook about President Andrew Jackson. The book is close to the end and Andrew Jackson is sick and dying. My stomach also hurts while I shop. These two things go together. Drive home. Clean out the filter on the fish tank. Walk to the office. Organize my files for the next couple of days. Walk home. Drive to the Safety Building. Go in for a court hearing. At night go to Orangetheory. One of the judges is also in my class. Watch “Good Morning Vietnam” (1987).

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In the morning walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Walk home. In the afternoon walk up to Marquette. There are no students outside. They are all inside studying for their final exams. The flowers at the Joan of Arc chapel are beautiful today. Walk north to the Pabst development. Walk down to the Fiserv Forum. Walk back home. Walk over 20,000 steps today.

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