Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. Drive home. Drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Walk over to the Safety Building. Do a Zoom hearing while sitting on a bench on the sixth floor. Walk back to the jail. Go in for another consultation. Walk to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. Walk back down to the lagoon. Put out more seed for the ducks. My feet are so sore.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. Drive home. Drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive out to the House of Correction. Go in for more consultations. Drive home. Become super tired. Take a nap. At night go to Orangetheory. I am informed that this is class number 250 for me. Take a picture with a brag board. Go home and watch “Primary” (1960).
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. Drive home. Drive to the jail. Go in for two consultations. Walk over to the Safety Building. Go in to court for a sentencing hearing. In the afternoon walk to the office. Work all afternoon while listening to classical music on the college radio station from Harvard University. Walk home. At night go to Orangetheory.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. They are waiting for me again. The routine is re-established. Drive home. Drive to the jail. Go in for a couple of consultations. Drive to the Kosciuszko Community Center to get the COVID vaccine shot. It is painless and simple. Sit in a gymnasium for fifteen minutes afterwards per CDC recommendations. Drive back home. Walk to the office. Work for a couple of hours. Walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and geese that are out there. Walk up to Brady Street. Stop at Emperor of China to pick up food. Walk home.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. The ducks are all out here waiting for me. They continued to have faith even though I had not been able to do this at sunrise for a week due to my car problems. Drive back home. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for court hearings. Do a motion hearing for most of the morning. Drive home. In the afternoon walk to the southside. Stop by Lorena’s house. Xena is there. She was waiting for me. When she sees me her face lights up. She runs to give me a hug. She is such a sweet little girl. Hang out for a while. Give her another hug when I leave. Walk back home. Work around the house. At night go to Orangetheory. Run a mile on the treadmill.
In the morning walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Walk to the office. Pack up files for tomorrow. Walk home. Drive out to car dealerships to walk around and look at cars. Drive home. Walk back down to the lagoon. Put out more seed for the ducks and the geese. Walk around the Third Ward. My legs get sore. Walk home.
In the morning walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the geese and the ducks. Walk home. Put the spare tire on my car. Throw the flat tire in the trunk. Struggle to get the lug nuts off. Drive to Firestone on 27th Street. Get a new tire. Drive to Heather’s house. Have dinner. Celebrate Emmet’s birthday. Sit around until it gets late talking about my desire to get a new car.
In the morning walk to the office. Work all day while doing hearings over my computer. Go to get a haircut after work. Later walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for a handful of geese that show up. Walk back home.
In the morning walk to court. Go in for a very quick hearing. Walk to the office. Work the rest of the morning. In the afternoon do a couple of court hearings on my cell phone. After work walk down to the lagoon. Put out some seed for the geese and the ducks. Walk up to Northpoint. Walk back down Farwell Avenue. Walk up Brady Street. Walk home. At night watch “Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President” (2020).
In the morning walk to the courthouse. Go in for a couple of hearings. Walk over to the jail for a consultation. Walk home. Along the way stop at George Webb’s to pick up a cheeseburger and fries for lunch. In the afternoon walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Two geese spot me and fly over to me as they honk loudly. They eat. Walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk up North Avenue. Follow the riverwalk back downtown. Walk home as the sun sets. Enjoy a nice break from the grind.
