Patrick is Here

Beautiful day. Warm and sunny. Walk over to my old apartment on Gilman Street. Walk down Langdon Street past all the fraternaties. Stop at the Memorial Union. Walk up Bascom Hill. Walk around the law school. Walk down to the lakeshore path. Take the path all the way to Picnic Point. Walk south to Regent Street. Stop at a little place across from Camp Randall for lunch. Eat fried rice. Stop at the Vilas Zoo. See the animals. At night go to the Gordon Dining Hall. Eat dinner with the students. Go to the Free Thought Festival. The speakers are atheists. They discuss legal issues in their many fights with Christian activists over the separation of church and state. Walk back to State Street. There are drunk college kids all over yelling and running around.

In the morning, go to the Criminal Justice Facility for a couple of preliminary hearings. In the afternoon, drive to Racine. Go to the courthouse for a hearing. Drive to Madison. Check into a nice hotel. Walk down State Street. Walk to the Memorial Union. Go out on the Terrace and watch the sunset over Lake Mendota. The sky is orange. Walk back up State Street. Walk over to the Capitol Building. It is all lit up with a full moon shining overhead.

In the morning drive to Racine. Listen to a podcast discussing enlightenment through meditation. The sun is rising as I wind my way down to the courthouse. Continue the jury trial with closing arguments and jury deliberations. Wait around for a verdict. Go to the Racine Historical Museum to pass the time. Called back to the courthouse. The jury is hung. A mistrial is declared. Drive home.

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In the morning drive to Racine. Stay all day for jury trial. Over the lunch break walk down to Monument Square. It is nice out and the sun is shinning bright. On the drive home listen to the Brewers playing a spring league game. At night go to Orange Theory.

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Go to the Safety Building in the morning for a couple of cases. Drive to Racine in the afternoon. Go to the Law Enforcement Center. Pick a jury for my trial case. At night walk up Prospect Avenue to North Avenue. Walk back down Farwell Avenue and up Brady Street. Listen to the results from the “Super Tuesday” primary elections for the Demorcatic nomination for President. Very big night for Joe Biden.

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Wake up to no internet. Go to the office to work on a few things. Walk to the Spectrum store on Prospect Avenue. Take the modem with me. Trade it in for a new one. Walk back home. Install the new modem. Internet is back. In the afternoon walk to the fish store to get worms for the fishes dinner. On the way back home take a picture of the moon as it rises above the newly constructed BMO Bank Tower. At night go to Orange Theory.

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In the morning walk up St. Paul Avenue to 13th Street. Cross through the Marquette campus. Walk east on Wells Street. My legs and feet are super sore. Suprised at this since I had taken so many rest days recently. Regain strength in the afternoon. Walk south to Bay View. Walk down to Oklahoma Avenue. Walk back downtown. Turn towards the setting sun at the Milwaukee River boat launch site. Take a picture.

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In the morning walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk down Farwell Avenue to Brady Street. In the afternoon go to Heather’s house. Celebrate Emmet’s birthday. I take a picture of him standing by the fireplace. He looks stretched out. I tell him he looks “elongated”. He doesn’t like it. Accuses me of putting him on “Stretch Res”.

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Go to the office and work all day. Put in a great effort. Work until sunset. Relax at home afterwards.

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In the morning go to the jail for consultations. Drive out to Sam’s Club to get water. Go to the Safety Building in the afternoon for a sentencing hearing. Go to bed early.

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