Patrick is Here

In the morning walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. They were waiting for me to show up. The ducks are far more willing to come up close to me lately. They see me as a friend. It’s nice. Drive out to the House of Correction. Go in for a couple of consultations. Drive home. In the afternoon relax a bit. At night walk around the parks with Christmas decorations again while listening to the Green Bay Packers hold on to beat the Carolina Panthers. The Packers are having a very good season so far.

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. There are several squirrels now that are joining in this morning ritual. They crawl up and down the Bodhi tree grabbing as many peanuts as they can stuff in their mouths. Drive back home. Do a couple of court hearings sitting on my couch using my cell phone over the Zoom app. Drive to the House of Correction. Go in for a couple of consultations. Stop at Culver’s for a cheeseburger and a hot fudge sundae. Drive to Sam’s Club. Get supplies. Stop at Pick N’ Save. Buy bags of candy and a couple cookie tins. Get a string of garland. Take it home. Build presents of candy and cash out of it for my nephew and niece. Very proud of my creative gift making adventure.

In the morning drive down to the lagoon. No ducks. No geese. Feel sad. Turn to leave. Wait. I hear something. I turn around. I see geese and ducks out on the frozen lagoon. They begin to walk toward me. They see its me. They start to run faster. Some of them slip and fall over as they try to run across the ice. They come ashore. I put down the seed. They are back. I am very happy. I stay with them for a little while as they eat. This is very nice. I walk away with a big smile on my face. Drive to MSDF. Go in for a parole-probation revocation hearing. Do a good job. Go to the office. Work all afternoon. Go to Orangetheory. The sexy woman on the rower next to me asks me for my name. Very nice.

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In the morning drive down to the lagoon. No ducks. No geese. Squirrels are there. Put peanuts down for them. Leave disappointed again. Drive home. Do several court hearings on my couch over Zoom. Walk back down to the lagoon. No ducks. No geese. Walk back home. On my way find a whole bunch of geese. They are in an open field near the lake. Put down seed for the geese. At first they are unsure. Then they all converge on the seed. The squawking grows louder and louder. The dive in to eat. I walk away feeling much happier. Drive to the jail. Stay there all afternoon for consultations. At night go to Orangetheory.

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In the morning drive down to the lagoon. It is really cold. The water on the lagoon is frozen over. Walk down to the Bodhi tree. No ducks. No geese. No squirrels. Nothing. Where are they? I am crushed. Start putting down the seed in little piles anyway. Then suddenly one lonely goose appears. Walking over the frozen lagoon. Heading towards me. I yell out a cheer of happiness! The goose is walking slowly. Up close it looks tired and worn down. Not as plump and shiny as many of the other geese usually appear to be. Winter is hard on this poor goose. At least this morning he found a place to rest and eat well. He sits down to eat. This is unusual. After a few minutes one duck appears too. She sits down to eat. Go to the office. Work until the early afternoon. Walk back down to the lagoon. No ducks. No geese. The piles from this morning are still there. Uneaten. Walk away sad. Walk back to the office. Work a bit more. At night lay on the couch and watch “Tenet” (2020).

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In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks. The ground is frozen. The ducks act together. They fly in together. They eat together. They fly off together. When they fly off the create air currents which send the empty bags that were holding their seed away in several directions. Drive to the courthouse. Walk over to MSDF. Go in for a consultation. Walk to the courthouse. Go to the second floor. Do a court hearing in Lacrosse over my cell phone. Walk to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Walk back to the second floor. Eat the bag lunch I packed. Have a phone consultation with a client in prison. Walk over to the Safety Building. Go in for an in person hearing. Drive home. Become super tired. Lay down on the couch and close my eyes. Watch squirrel videos on Youtube. Go to Orangetheory.

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In the morning walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Walk to the office. Get files ready for tomorrow. Clean the filter on the fish tank. Put a bag of De-Nitrate in the filter. Hoping to lower the nitrate level in the fish tank. Walk back down to the lagoon. My feet hurt. Listen to the Green Bay Packers beat up the Detroit Lions. Stop to see the sun set between two skyscrapers. At night watch the recut of “Godfather III” (1990).

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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!