In the morning walk to the office. Work on several things. Walk home. Take a short nap. Work around the house the rest of the afternoon. Then lay around until bed time.
Lay around
Fiery colors
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. The sun is rising. The fiery colors are bursting across the horizon. Absolutely beautiful sight. The seed from yesterday is still there. Put down more. No ducks. The squirrels are out though. Drive home. Drive down to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Walk over to the Safety Building. Go in for a court hearing. Drive out to the House of Correction. Go in for a consultation. Drive to Culver’s. Grab lunch. Drive to Farm and Fleet. Pick up more bird seed. Drive back to the Safety Building. Go in for a court hearing. Drive home. Been sore and tired all day. It hits me. Sleep the rest of the afternoon. Wake up. Watch a documentary about David Bowie. Go back to bed again. Sleep….
Fresh blanket of snow
Wake up to a snowstorm. The courthouse is closed. Snow day. Work around the house all morning. Clean the filter on the fish tank. Put new bags of carbon and Purigen. In the afternoon walk to the lagoon. Everything is covered in a fresh blanket of snow. Clear out a spot under the Bodhi tree. Put out seed for the geese. Walk up to Brady Street. Walk back home. Very sore after the walk. Probably shouldn’t have done it.
No one shows up
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. It is very cold this morning. Put out seed for the ducks. No one shows up. Drive home. Walk up to the office. Do several court hearings using my desktop computer. Work on several projects. Finish everything. Walk home. Work around the house. At night go to Orangetheory. Have difficulty sleeping again because my legs hurt so much.
Sad about that
In the morning walk down to the lagoon while listening to Musica Antiqua on WORT-FM from Madison, Wisconsin. It snowed overnight. The seed from yesterday is gone. The ducks picked through the snow and ate everything. Put down more seed. Walk to the office. Get files ready for tomorrow. Walk home. In the afternoon walk up the Oak Leaf trail out to Capitol Drive. Walk east to Lake Drive. Walk south back home. Listen to the Green Bay Packers lose the NFC championship game. Sad about that. My feet and legs and shoulders hurt too.
Wayne Manor
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. They are not there. Drive home. Later walk down to the lagoon. The seed is still there. Where are the ducks? Walk home. In the late afternoon walk up Prospect Avenue to Northpoint. See a mansion that makes me think of Wayne Manor from the Batman comics. Walk home. Watch “Logan’s Run” (1976).
Build the shelving
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work on several things. Walk home. Take a nap. Build the shelving I ordered for the utility closet. Very pleased. Watch “Batman vs. Superman” (2016).
Breaking over the horizon
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).
Inauguration
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.
Clean coat
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).
