Patrick is Here

In the morning drive to Freiss Lake School. Park there and hike south to County Line Road. Walk east. Walk north back to my car. See deer running through people’s front yards.

In the morning walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Walk down to the lakefront. Listen to Harvard crush the Stetson Hatters, 59-7. Walk home.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. Eat lunch. Drive back to the courthouse for another hearing. Drive home. At night watch “Downhill Racer” (1969).

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Walk around downtown for a little while. See a reflection of city hall in a window. Walk home.

In the morning walk to the office. Work on a variety of matters. Walk home. Ride my bike west to 76th Street. Walk further west on the Hank Aaron trail. Walk to Highway 100. Walk back my bike. Stop to see a monarch butterfly enjoying a lavender flower. Capture the moment by taking a picture. The moment now exists in three times and places: the moment itself, my memory of the moment and the photographic recording of the same moment.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for jury trial. Argue the case to the jury. Get a verdict in the afternoon. Walk to Brady Street. Walk east down to the lakefront. See a group of geese being harrassed by an asshole dog. I come by right after with a bag of bread for them and their trauma is all gone. Walk home.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for another jury trial. Pick them in the morning. Cross examine witnesses all afternoon. Drive home. Go to bed early.

In the morning drive to the Town of Richfield. Walk north. Stop at a bar and see a tray overflowing with cigarette butts. Also see a farm with emus. Walk back to my car. The hike was about 8 hours. Have difficulty getting to sleep at night.

In the morning walk to the office. Prepare for another jury trial on Monday. Walk home. Walk down to the lakefront. Walk home.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for several hearings. Drive home. Have a phone consultation with a jerk client up in prison. Walk down to the lakefront.