In the morning go to the courthouse. Do a hearing on my cell phone over Zoom then walk into a courtroom and do a hearing live and in person before a judge. In the afternoon take a short walk along the lakefront. Later in the afternoon walk up to the office. The carpet is all torn up. Stuff is scattered everywhere. A real fucking mess. Do my best to organize my files and prepare my cases for next week. Leave smelling like smoke.
Climbing out of the water
174.2 pounds. Don’t sleep well at night. In the morning walk to the office. There are workers everywhere cleaning up the mess. My office still has no electricity. Pick up the files I need for the day. Drive out to the House of Correction. Go in for a couple of consultations. Drive to the downtown jail for another couple of consultations. Walk to the Juneau Avenue post office to pick up my office mail that is being forwarded there. Head out in the late afternoon for a walk along the riverwalk. See extremely dark clouds. Turn around. Get back home just in time before a heavy rain starts falling. It passes quickly. Sun comes back out. Walk down to the lakefront. See the geese sitting in the lake. Put cracked corn out for them on the grass. One by one they start climbing out of the water to get at the food. Send more flirty texts to Latia.
She looks good
174.6 pounds. In the morning do a court hearing using my cell phone on the Zoom app. Drive out to Latia’s house. Give her daughter a pink unicorn. Hang out and talk with her. She looks good. Drive her to work. Drop her off in an alley behind the business. Hug and kiss her tightly. Drive to Sam’s Club. Drive to Office Depot. Run into several lawyers. Drive back home. Set up the printer I just bought. Walk up to the office. Go in to pick up some stuff. The smell of smoke is much less. Alot of workers there cleaning up the mess from the fire. Drive to the jail. Go in for a couple of consultations. They go just fine. Drive to a gas station on the south side. Fill up the tank and put air in the tires. Drive home. Eat dinner. Ride on the Nordic Trak. Do a trainer video. I sweat like crazy. It is difficult. Send flirty texts to Latia.
Get in on the fun
In the morning use my cell phone to do a court hearing over Zoom. In the afternoon walk to the lakefront. Put out cracked corn. Geese and ducks and a couple of birds all get in on the fun. Go home tired. Lay on the couch and watch Marvel superhero movies.
Eat my dinner in Kern Park
In the morning go to the office to grab my calendar. There was a fire in the building over the weekend. Everything smells like smoke. Nothing damaged in the office though. Drive to the Criminal Justice Facility. Do a bunch of court hearings using Zoom on my phone. Do a preliminary hearing live and in person. In the afternoon walk along the river trail out to Capitol Drive. Stop at Cousin’s to pick up a sub. Eat my dinner in Kern Park. Walk south to Locust Street. Walk east to the lakefront. Walk home slowly. My lower back hurts. The heels on my feet hurt. Feel good about my fitness overall though.
High in the sky
In the afternoon walk along the river trails out to UW-Milwaukee. Walk over to the lakefront. Walk back downtown. Walk out into Veterans Park. See many people flying kites very high in the sky. Turn back and take a picture of the city with the bright sun shining overhead.
New to me
In the morning walk to the lakefront. Walk to the Brady Street bridge. Walk up Brady Street. Walk back home. Do a water change on the fish tank. Go get a haircut. In the afternoon walk along the riverwalk and on to the Estabrook trail. This trail is new to me. I like it very much. Walk out to Capitol Drive. Stop at Culver’s for a cheeseburger. Walk east to Lake Drive. Walk along the lakefront back downtown. Find some geese on the edge of Lakeshore State Park and put out piles of cracked corn for them.
Power nap
In the morning drive to the jail for a consultation. Drive out to the House of Correction for another consultation. Drive back home. Call a prison for another consultation. Take a quick power nap. Walk to the office. Work on catching up on things. Talk on the phone with more clients. In the afternoon walk along the river walk out to Gordon Park. Walk east on Locust Street. Walk north on Oakland to Kenwood. Walk past UW-Milwaukee. Walk along the lakefront all the way back home. My lower back and my feet are very sore. Find some geese on Lakeshore State Park. Put out cracked corn for them.
Back and forth and here and there
In the morning walk to the office. Work a little while. Walk home for lunch. Walk back to the office to get files ready for tomorrow. Later in the afternoon walk along the river walk out to Gordon Park. My left knee is sore. I am walking with a slight limp. Walk east on Locust Street. Walk to Cousin’s. Eat my sub and chips on a picnic bench in Riverside Park. There are kids on the swings. They are creaking loudly as the kids swing back and forth. Walk south on Oakland to Brady Street. See scattered marchers here and there but do not come across the main march group. Walk down to the lakefront. Find a few geese and some ducks. Throw out cracked corn for them. Walk to Pick N’ Save. Buy a few Cliff bars. Walk home while eating one of them.
It was beautiful
In the morning walk to the office. Do several court hearings over Zoom. Walk home for lunch. Walk back to the office. Do another court hearing over Zoom. Walk along the river walk out to North Avenue. Keep following the river until I get to Gordon Park. Come across a large group gathering for a Black Lives Matter march. Follow the march down Locust Street then up North Avenue. Then down Holton Street back downtown. We walk down Wisconsin Avenue to the lakefront. With the sun setting I walk off from the march to find the geese I can hear in the distance. Put out cracked corn for them. Walk home while listening to the marchers who are now winding there way back downtown, calling out “No justice, No peace!”. Post some of the pictures I took on Facebook. Here is what I wrote for my status:
I ran across the march today. We walked all over the city. The whole vibe was full of love for each other, compassion for those who have suffered, and the belief in freedom and justice for all. It was beautiful.
