In the morning walk to the office. Work all morning. Walk home for lunch. Walk to the Safety Building in the afternoon for a motion hearing. Walk back to the office. Go home and lay on the couch. Too tired to go for a walk. Decide to try for a walk anyway. Walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. See a fleet of sailboats floating along the horizon. Get an ice cream cone at the custard stand. Walk west on North Avenue. Walk along the river back downtown. Walk south on Broadway.
Try to catch up on missing sleep
Terrible night of sleep. Wake up stressed out. Stomach hurts. It is dark and raining outside. Drive to the Children’s Courthouse for a hearing. Drive back downtown for a long sentencing hearing and another status hearing. Go back home. Tired. Take a long nap to catch up on the sleep I missed out on last night. Still tired. At sunset walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Get a caramel sundae for dinner. Walk west on North Avenue. Walk along the river back downtown. Walk past MSOE. Walk south on Broadway past city hall.
Long walk to see Latia and Skyy
Wake up late. Go to the office in the morning to pick up files for tomorrow. Stand on the sidewalk to watch the Labor Day parade go by. Walk to the Summerfest grounds for Laborfest. Go on a long walk to see Latia and Skyy. Out walking over eight hours. Hold little baby Skyy in my arms. She is so peaceful. Then she gets cranky after a little while. Put a bottle in her mouth. She enjoys drinking the mixture inside the bottle. Give Latia a hug before I go. Walk back home in the dark.
Lazy Sunday
In the morning walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk west on North Avenue. Follow along the river back downtown. Go to Hartland. Pick up my old law school notes. Go to Heather’s house. Participate in football fantasy draft. Drive home after dark.
Shazam!
Clean the house all day. Scrub the kitchen counters. Mop the floors. Scrub the bathroom. Vacuum. Dust. Do the laundry. Disinfect everything to get rid of all the flu germs. Watch “Shazam!” (2019).
Slammed at sentencing
Go to the Safety Building for a hearing. Drive to Racine. Go to the courthouse for more hearings. Client gets slammed at sentencing. Two Fridays in a row now. At sunset walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk west on North Avenue. Walk along the river back downtown.
The sickness begins to lift
Wake up still sick. Go to court. Feel dizzy. Go to hearings. Go home. Lay on the couch. Go back to court. Still sick. Still dizzy. Go to hearings all afternoon. Despite my suffering I am on the job. Go home. The sickness begins to lift. Finally!! Go for a walk. Walk along the lakefront to Northpoint. Walk down Farwell Avenue to Brady Street. Walk to Cathedral Square for Jazz in the Park.
Still sick
Still sick. Go to the courthouse in the morning for jury trial. Witnesses don’t show up. Case dismissed. Go home. Sleep. Stay sick all day. Watch Youtube videos.
The Golden Child
Wake up still sick and dizzy. Drive to Kenosha for a consultation at the detention center. Drive back to Milwaukee. Swerving on the road. Still sick. Go to the Milwaukee jail for a consultation. Go to court in the afternoon. Go home. Go to bed for a brief nap. Watch “The Golden Child” (1986). The sickness is fading. The depression is too!
Slap Shot
Rainy and dark all day. Go to court for jury trial. Case settles. Start feeling sick and dizzy at the end of the court hearing. The cold that was chasing me over the weekend finally caught me. Go home and sleep. Watch “Slap Shot” (1977). Still depressed.
