Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. They fly above me. The sunrise is breaking over the horizon. It is beautiful. Drive down to Racine. Go in to the jail for a consultation. Drive to the House of Correction. Go in for another consultation. Drive home. Walk back down to the lagoon. Put out more seed for the ducks. Walk home. Go to Orangetheory at night. Watch “Adventures in Babysitting” (1987).
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Listen to the news on the radio that Donald Trump has left the White House. Finally!! Put out seed for the ducks. There is a dusting of snow all around the Bodhi tree. No ducks out here this morning. Drive home. Watch the Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. While watching clean out the utility closet. Measure it up for shelving. Order the shelving. Do a water change on the fish tank. By the time I am done doing all of that the transfer of power in Washington D.C. is over. Drive to the jail. Go in for a couple of consultations. Later go to the courthouse for a preliminary hearing. Drive home. At night go to Orangetheory. Watch an HBO documentary on the Bee Gees.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. No ducks there. Put out seed. Drive home. Do court hearings while sitting on my couch. Drive to Lorena’s house. Pick up my coat that she cleaned for me. Drive home. Walk back down to the lagoon. Put out more seed. No ducks. I walk away. From a distance I look back and see that the ducks are now there. Sneaky. Walk home. At night walk to the office while snow flurries fall around me. Watch the movie “Ready Player One” (2018).
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. The ducks are waiting for me. Put down piles of seed. Other ducks fly in. They land on the ice. They run up to the Bodhi tree. Nothing is funnier than watching a duck run on ice! Drive home. Walk up to the office. Work all morning. In the afternoon take a nap. Work around the house. Go to Orangetheory at night. Watch “The Electric Horseman” (1979).
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. The ducks start circling above as my car pulls up. They recognize my car. Get out and put out seed for them. The ducks circle and circle then land feet first. Some on the ground and some on the ice. They all run to the piles of seed. Drive back home. Put more seed in a back pack. Walk back down to the lagoon. The ducks are gone now. Put down more piles of seed. In the afternoon walk to Bay View. I am tired again today. Walk to Lincoln Avenue. Walk up to 1st Street. Walk back home. Go to bed early.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. The ducks are waiting for me. Put out seed for them. Walk to the office. Work for a little while. Walk home. In the late afternoon walk up the Oak Leaf Trail out to Capitol Drive. Walk back south down Oakland Avenue to Brady Street. Stop at Nomad to watch the end of the Packers playoff win. Walk home. Sleep poorly at night.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. The ducks are waiting for me again. The routine is back. Put seed down for them. Drive home. Drive to the courthouse. Go sit on a bench in the fourth floor of the Safety Building. Do a couple of hearings on my cell phone over Zoom. Go up to the fifth floor for a live hearing. Drive home. Walk up to the office. Work for a while. Go home and lay on the couch and watch a documentary on the Heaven’s Gate cult on HBO MAX. Go to bed at an early hour.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. The ducks are out there waiting for me. This is like they used to do last summer and fall. Put out seed for them. When a jogger comes by they are startled. They all fly off at once. This in turn startles the jogger. She suddenly stops and ducks her head as they fly past her. Hillarious. The jogger and the ducks fear each other – yet they have no need to fear one another. Drive home. Do a hearing on my couch over Zoom. Drive to the courthouse for a live hearing. Go to the jail for a consultation. Drive to the House of Correction. Do a consultation over my telephone while sitting in my car with a client away in a prison up north. Go inside the HOC for another consultation. Drive home. Waves of exhaustion come over me as I drive home. The road is bleary. Get home and take a short nap to re-energize. Go to Orangetheory at night.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. They fly around and around all above me. They circle closer and closer. Some land on the ground, others on the ice. It is funny to watch the ones on the ice run to catch up to the others that landed on the ground. Drive home. Walk up to the office. Do a couple of hearings over my computer at work. Walk back home for lunch. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for a sentencing hearing. As I drive in to court, listen to the speeches from the debate in the House of Representatives on the second impeachment of the President of the United States. As I drive home from court, listen to the final vote in favor of impeachment. At night go to Orangetheory.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon at sunset. Listen to Jazz music from the college radio station at Harvard University. Put out seed for the ducks. Nobody is out there this early. Drive home. Put out seed and suet in the parking lot next to my car for the Juncos. Drive out to the House of Correction. Go in for two consultations. Drive to Farm and Fleet. Buy more bird seed. Drive to the downtown jail. Go in for a consultation. Walk around the courthouse over lunch. Go to the Safety Building for a live hearing. Drive home. Walk back down to the lagoon. Put out more food for the ducks. A small group gathers to eat. Walk home. The sun setting over the lagoon is gorgeous. Do some work around the house. Get tired. Go to bed early.
