Patrick is Here

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. In the afternoon walk to the office. Work on several files. Walk home. At night do the laundry.

In the morning drive to Farm and Fleet. Go in buy bird seed. Drive to Sam’s Club. Go in and buy Diet Coke and Ice Mountain water. Drive to the House of Correction. Go in for a consultation. Drive to the Children’s Courthouse. Go to the detention area for a consultation. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk down to the lakefront. It is warm and sunny. Listen to podcasts talking about the life and carrer of David Bowie. Walk home. Make several trips to the car to bring up the purchases I made today.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. The window shade salesman stops by to show me specs for motorized shades. Very cool. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Try for a walk but don’t go very far. Walk home.

In the morning drive to Fredonia. Walk east to the Ozaukee County trail. Walk south. Walk west. My legs and shoulders hurt. Make it back to my car after taking 30,000 steps. Drive home.

In the morning walk to the office. Work on setting up files for the new cases I took on yesterday. Walk home. Try for a walk in the afternoon but give up quickly. Watch the Packers lose to the Bears in the playoffs. Ruminate all night on this disaster to the point where very little sleep takes place.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in to handle two cases. Walk out of the building with four new cases. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Walk down to the lakefront. See a gathering of geese under a bright blue sky. Make their day brighter by throwing out bread to them. Walk north to the stairwell to Back Bay Park. Walk home. My right calf is burning.

In the morning walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. In the afternoon walk to the lakefront. All of the spots where peanuts and corn were left yesterday are empty except one. I refill accordingly. See a few squirrels and lots of geese too. I need to remember to bring bread next time. Walk home.

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work on several matters. Walk home. Walk down to the lakefront. See squirrels acting squirrely. Walk home. My right calf is very sore all night.

In the morning two guys come by to replace the cracked windows facing the freeway. Now my gorgeous view of the city skyline is all clear. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Walk down to the Summerfest grounds. Walk home. At night watch “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” (1982).

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in and drop a hard drive at the DA’s office for the uploading of a fuck-ton of discovery. Drive to Farm and Fleet. Go in and buy bird seed. Drive to the House of Correction. Go in for consultations. Drive to the Fish Factory. Go in and buy two new fish. One is orange and the other one is yellow and blue. Take them home. They are initially freaked out and hide in the corner of the tank.