Don't Worry, Be Happy
Dark and rainy all day. Drive down to the lagoon. Run out to put down the seed for the ducks and geese. It is soaking wet everywhere. In the afternoon lay on the couch and watch “The Godfather Part II” (1974). At night walk to see the Christmas lights again.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Later do a court hearing while sitting on my couch over Zoom. Drive to the jail for a consultation. Take the time to check out the little birds that live in the parking lot. Get up close to see them. Determine that they are Dark Eyed Juncos. Rainy night. Drive to Farm and Fleet. Get more seed for the ducks and the geese. Get soaked in the parking lot. Drive to Topper’s. Pick up a pizza. Go home. Enjoy the pizza.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Go to the office. Work all day on a variety of items on my to do list. At night go to Orangetheory. Win another pair of socks in the raffle drawing. Two nights in a row!
In the morning drive to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive to the courthouse. Sit around all morning for a preliminary hearing. Drive to McDonald’s. Get a McRib from the drive thru. Take it home and eat it. It is sunny and warm today. Walk down to the lagoon again. Put out more seed for the ducks and the geese. Walk back home. Drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Walk over the Safety Building. Sit around the rest of the afternoon waiting for my case to get called. My quads are on fire again today. I am in pain all day. Lay on the couch with ice packs on them. Go to Orangetheory. At the end of the class win the raffle drawing. Get a pair of Orangetheory socks!! Proudly take them home. My quads become even more painful. Struggle to fall asleep. They hurt all night long.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive out to the House of Correction. All my clients are in quarantine with Covid. I leave without seeing any of them. Drive to Sam’s Club. Buy Diet Coke but they have no Ice Mountain water! Drive to Pick N’ Save. Buy Ice Mountain water and a bag of cool ranch Doritos. Drive back home. Do a court hearing while sitting on my couch over the Zoom app. Drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. This client is not in quarantine. Have a consultation. Drive home. Lay on the couch while listening to the Marty Party on WMSE-FM. He is playing all John Lennon. It as 40 years ago that he was murdered outside his apartment building in New York City.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. The squirrel in the Bodhi tree crawls down to me. I place a peanut out for the squirrel. He grabs it and climbs back up the tree. The animals all run to me the moment they see me. They recognize me no matter how I get there, from what direction I arrive, or whatever clothing I am wearing. Drive to the courthouse. Jury trial is adjourned. In the afternoon walk to the office. Work until it gets dark outside. Go to Orangetheory. My heart jumps into the red zone for most of the workout. Pick up a bunch of splat points.
In the morning walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. The walk home is very exhilirating. Stopping to serve these little animals gives me a high. Walk up to the office. Prepare my cases for tomorrow. Walk down to the lagoon again. The walk home gets brutal. My quads are in fierce pain. I struggle to make it back. Lay down on the couch. Put ice on my legs. Watch the Packers beat down the Philadelphia Eagles. Go to bed early.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive home. Do a couple of court hearings while sitting on my couch using Zoom. In the afternoon go to the office. Work all afternoon. Have a telephone consultation with a client in prison up north somewhere. At sunset walk to the lagoon again. Put out more seed for the ducks and the geese. There are a ton of geese out there. They chase me all over the place. At night go to Orangetheory.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. The water near the shore is partially frozen over. The ducks and geese are on the water right up to the ice. They don’t know what to do at first as I put down the seed along the shore. Slowly they walk up on the ice. It cracks beneath them. They eventually all charge ahead and break up all the ice and come ashore to eat. The sun is rising and everything is bathed in light. It was a beautiful moment to see. Walk up to the office. Do several court hearings while sitting at my desk. Work on a few things. In the afternoon take an invoice for my legal fees down to the courthouse. File it with the Chief Judge for payment. Later do a water change on the fish tank. Go to Orangetheory. Race against a gorgeous woman on the rowing machine while AC/DC blares on the loudspeaker.
In the morning drive down to the lagoon to put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. One for Two. One client has COVID and one does not. Walk around the courthouse. It is mostly abandoned. Leave the building. Do a court hearing while sitting in the stairwell of the MacArthur Square parking garage. Drive home. Put out seed in the parking lot for the tiny birds that gather around my car every day. They eat it all up. In the afternoon walk to the office. Work all afternoon. At night drive to Home Depot to pick up the parts I ordered for my faulty kitchen faucet. Drive to Riverwest. Go in to Tai Chi class. Very boring again.
