In the morning walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Spend the rest of the day dealing with Verizon and Apple and my cell phone. Finish work using Shutterfly on my geese desk calendar. Order several to give away this year as Christmas presents. At night drive to Farm and Fleet. They finally have bags of whole corn in stock! Buy a couple. Stop at the Burger King drive through for a cheeseburger. Take it home and eat it. Not very good.
Their new television
In the morning walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. In the afternoon drive out to Heather’s house for Thanksgiving. Lay back and watch a little football on their new television. Drive home at night. Walk back down to the lagoon. The geese are so much more peaceful at night. They quietly walk up on shore and eat the side while I watch them.
Drive to Racine in the rain
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the geese and the ducks. It is the six geese back again. The ducks are there every time waiting for me. They walk out towards me as they see me coming. Drive to Racine in the rain. Go in for a hearing. I am there with the client in court. All the other cases are on Zoom. Drive back home in the rain. See many little birds in the parking lot eating the seed I put out last night. They bring me a little joy on this dreary day. Do a court hearing on my couch. Take a nap. Raining again all day. No energy. Lay around.
Drizzle
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive back home. Walk to the office. Work many hours. It is raining on and off the entire day. Stay late at the office. Walk home in the drizzle.
COVID screening questionaire
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. Drive back home. Do a court hearing over my cell phone. Drive to the courthouse. Stopped at the entrance by security. I am ordered to fill out a COVID screening questionaire. I fill it out over my cell phone. Then they make me stick my face in a screen so it can take my temperature. The device says that I pass the test. I receive a confirmation text on my phone. I have to show this to get into the courthouse today. Go in for a court hearing. The client is in quarantine in the jail. He has to appear in court over video. I am all alone at the defense table. Drive back home. Have lunch. Drive back to the courthouse in the afternoon. Go to court with a client this time. We sit at the defense table with a clear platic shield between us. The prosecutor is on video. Do a good job in court today. At night go to Orangetheory. Start on the treadmill and it throws me off. My legs and upper back are sore all night long.
Lose in overtime
In the morning walk down to the lagoon while listening to Musica Antiqua on WORT-FM from Madison, Wisconsin. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. In the afternoon ride my bike north on the Oak Leaf Trail into Ozaukee County. Listen to the Detroit Lions get shut out by the Carolina Panthers. In the late afternoon walk down to the lagoon again. Put out more seed for the ducks and geese. Listen to the Green Bay Packers lose to the Indianapolis Colts in overtime.
Grazing
In the morning walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. See many geese grazing all across the lakefront park. Walk home. In the afternoon walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. At sunset walk down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. At night drive to Farm and Fleet and Menard’s to buy more seed.
Internet hookup
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and geese. Drive to the office. Unload a large pile of discovery from my car. Work all day at the office. Get an internet hookup. The hotspot was not reliable. No choice. Stay at work until it is dark out. Walk home. Talk on the phone with my dad.
Try to fool the geese
In the morning drive down to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and geese. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for a couple of court hearings. In the afternoon work at the office. Walk back down to the lagoon. Try to fool the geese by walking there in a different direction and approaching from a different angle. They are not fooled. The run after me to get their food.
Quarantine
In the morning drive to the lagoon. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. A squirrel comes right up to me. I place a peanut out for it. The squirrel grabs it and runs off. Drive to the courthouse. Go in for a preliminary hearing. My client is in quarantine. Case adjourned. Drive out to the House of Correction. Go in to see another client. He is in quarantine too! Drive to Culver’s. Order a cheeseburger and fries at the drive through. Drive home. On my way speed around a slow semi-truck at the on ramp coming off Ryan Road onto I-94. Suddenly get very tired after eating lunch. Take a short nap. Walk down to the lagoon again. Put out seed for the ducks and the geese. A blister on my left big toe hurts real bad. Go to Orange Theory.
