Go to the courthouse in the morning. Have a bunch of hearings in the courts. Run around from court to court juggling a bunch of different cases. Just like the days before the Coronavirus. The rest of the day it rains on and off. The rain is interrupted by bright sunshine and then it gets dark out of nowhere and the rain starts up again. Stop at Glorioso’s to pick up a pizza. Take it home and heat it up. Eat the pizza.
The squirrell comes down to meet me
In the morning ride my bike down to the lagoon. The squirrell that lives in the Bodhi tree comes down to meet me. The squirrell makes a motion to me with its hands to its mouth. The squirrell is asking me to give it some more food. I put the peanuts in the crevice of the Bodhi tree. The squirrell snatches one and runs off to bury it somewhere. Drive to the Safety Building. Do a couple of hearings. Go to the jail for a consultation. Drive out to the House of Correction for another consultation. Later go to Orangetheory. At night walk back to the lagoon. Listen to the television coverage of Richard Nixon’s funeral from 1994 that is saved on Youtube.
The Sinister Six
Go down to the lagoon and put out cracked corn for the same six geese. They tell me that they call themselves: “The Sinister Six”. I post about it on Facebook:
This crew of geese calls themselves: “The Sinister Six”. This same group will hiss at me until I put down the cracked corn for them. Then they squawk at me to back the fuck up so they can eat in peace.
Later at night I walk around downtown and start listening to the Presidential Debate. Trump is so obnoxious that I turn it off after 30 minutes.
An apple fell from the tree
In the morning ride my bike down to the lagoon. Put out cracked corn and sunflower seeds for the ducks and the same six geese that always wait for me to show up. Ride back home. Sit on the couch and do a court hearing over my cell phone. Rain on and off all afternoon. During a break in the rain walk back down to the lagoon. As I walk by an apple tree I hear a thud on the ground next to me. An apple fell from the tree. Put out more cracked corn and sunflower seeds for the ducks. Go to Orangetheory. My legs and feet are in pain all night long.
Season two
In the morning walk down to the lagoon while listening to Musica Antiqua on WORT-FM. Put out cracked corn and sunflower seeds for the ducks and those six geese that wait out there for me. Binge watch season two of Cobra Kai. The show is basically a story about two men in their fifties going through a mid life crisis with a lot of cartoonish “Karate Kid” shit going on in the background. At night watch the Packers beat the New Orleans Saints on Sunday Night Football.
Cobra Kai – Season 2
Cobra Kai
Tired all day. Do a filter change on the fish tank. Binge watch the first season of “Cobra Kai” (2018). The first episode was really good. Totally changes my energy vibe.
Watch the sun set
In the morning drive to Racine. Go in to the jail. Have a consultation with a client on the second floor cell block. Do a zoom hearing over my cell phone while sitting in my car in a parking lot of a grocery store. In the afternoon ride my bike west on the Hank Aaron Trail. Ride out onto the New Berlin trail. Ride back east on Lincoln Avenue. Ride past Lorena’s house. Dante the dog is outside. He jumps up and down when he sees me. Talk to Lorena for a little while. Walk around the Third Ward and watch the sun set.
Can’t win them all
In the morning go back to the Safety Building to finish up the jury trial. Started out great in the beginning then went downhill after that. Can’t win them all. In the afternoon go to the office to pick up files for tomorrow. At night walk along the lakefront to Moosa’s. Get a big hot fudge sundae.
A fleeting moment
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put cracked corn and seed out for the ducks and the geese. It is so beautiful and peaceful out here. The whole moment is bathed in golden light. I take it in as much as possible. It is a fleeting moment. Drive to the courthouse. Continue the jury trial. Get frustrated today. The prosecutor is irritating me. Keeps making half assed arguments and using sneaky tactics. The judge is getting sick of it too. By the end of the day I am winning arguments with the judge simply by rolling my eyes. After court go to Orangetheory. At night walk to Moosa’s. Get another hot fudge sundae. Walk home while listening to a Youtube recording of the news coverage of the Richard Nixon resignation speech from August 8, 1974.
Great day of lawyering
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out cracked corn and sunflower seeds for the ducks. The same group of geese are out there waiting for me. Drive to the courthouse. Spend all day there for jury trial. After court walk back down to the lagoon. No ducks or geese are there. Walk up the lakefront to Moosa’s. Get a hot fudge sundae as a reward for a great day of lawyering.
