Wake up sore from yesterdays massive effort. Go to the courts all day. Handle eight cases. Go before seven different judges. For lunch walk down to the Fiserv Forum and try out The MECCA Sports Bar and Grill. Go home and lay on the couch. Watch “Time Trap” (2017).
Day of success
182.5 pounds. This is the lowest weight reported to me by a scale since at least my first year in law school. This is a major milestone for me. In the morning walk along the lakefront to Whitefish Bay. Walk south through Riverwest on Humboldt Avenue. The trees hang over the sidewalk like huge canopies and keep me shaded the whole way to North Avenue. In the afternoon walk to Layton Boulevard. Along the way stop at a little festival called Frida Fest. See very many pretty latinas there. Walk home as the sun sets. Get back after dark. Walk over 75,000 steps. I succeed where I had failed only three days before.
Fargo
Go to Sam’s Club in the morning to buy soda and water. Go to Aquatics Unlimited to get some rocks. Do a water change on the fish tank. Place the rocks around the plants. Attempting to keep the fish from digging up the plants. Walk to the office. Work all afternoon. The weather is nice and its a perfectly fine Saturday night. I decide not to go for a walk in favor of giving my body another day of rest. I do not like taking a rest day. It is the first day in six weeks that I did not at least go over 20,000 steps on Fitbit or do Orange Theory. Watch “Fargo” (1996).
The Turin Horse
Walk to the office. Walk to the jail. Go inside for consultations. Go to Orange Theory. Decide to take a night off from walking. Stay in and watch “The Turin Horse” (2011).
Fall short of my goal
In the morning walk along the lakefront out to Capitol Drive. Walk west to Teutonia Avenue. Walk south past the Union Cemetery. I am amazed by the good condition of many of the older gravestones. Very sore and exhausted after this 5 hour walk. In the afternoon walk south to Holt Street. Walk east to South Shore Park. Head back downtown. Very sore and exhausted after this 4 hour walk. Unable to go for a night walk. Fall short of my goal to reach 75,000 steps. Only get 57,000.
People love the fireworks
184.0 pounds. Go to the office. Work all day. Get alot done. For lunch walk to the U.S. Bank Tower and eat a salad. Go to Orange Theory. At night walk along the lakefront to UW-Milwaukee. The lakefront is crowded. People love the fireworks. Walk back downtown along Prospect Avenue. Stop at Juneau Park to watch the fireworks. Get home late at night.
Hot in Chicago
Walk to the office in the morning. Get an email out. Walk to the train station. Go to Chicago. Walk around the city while listening to the end of “The Path to Power”, the first Robert Caro book on Lyndon Johnson. Very hot in Chicago. On the train ride back start listening to the second book, “Means of Ascent”.
Hot in Milwaukee
Walk to court in the morning. So very hot. Walk back home. Walk to the office. Go to Orange Theory. Tough 3G partner workout with pop jacks and all outs on the treadmill. The elevator is down so I have to walk the stairs to get home. At night walk up to Miller Park. Cross over to Three Bridges Park. Go south to National Avenue. Have a cheeseburger and a caramel sundae at McDonalds. Walk home in the darkness while listening to the Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds.
Swirling sky
In the morning walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Clean out the filter on the fish tank. In the afternoon walk out to Miller Park. It starts to rain. Walk over to Three Bridges Park. Look back and see a swirling sky above Miller Park. Walk to National Avenue. Go back downtown. Listen to the Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates again.
Flag Football
Sleep in late. Beautiful warm and sunny day. Walk along the lakefront to UW-Milwaukee. Along the way stop to see kids playing flag football. Walk back while listening to more of Robert Caro’s “The Path to Power”. I am up to the part of the book describing how difficult life and work was for a farmer and his family in the Texas hill country prior to the introduction of electricity to the region. In the evening walk out to Miller Park. Walk back down to the lakefront. Walk out on Lakeshore State Park. Summerfest is raging all around. Listen to the Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.
