Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning drive to the Boerner Botanical Gardens. Walk around. Drive to 76th and Layton. Get out and walk around that area. Drive to West Allis. Walk around in the rain. Stop at George Webb for lunch. Walk some more in the rain. Drive home.
In the morning drive south to the Town of Dover. Walk south into Kansasville. It is all farms down here. It is sunny and nice and the skies are blue. Walk back to my car. Drive home.
In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Drive home. Eat lunch. Drive back to the courthouse. Walk over to the State Office Building for a lecture on competency issues in criminal procedure. Walk back to the courthouse. On my way see a goose eating discarded chips. Do two court hearings. Drive west to a Japanese steakhouse for dinner. Drive to Heather’s house to eat a birthday cake in honor of Elise. Drive home.
In the morning walk to the office. Work on many different projects. Walk home. Eat lunch. Walk south to Bay View. Walk east to the Lake Michigan car ferry port. Walk back home. Listen to BBC radio drama about the life of Alexander the Great.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. It is raining again today. Go in for a hearing. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work the rest of the day. It keeps on raining. At night watch “The Godfather” (1972).
In the morning drive to the jail. It is raining heavily. Go in for a consultation. Drive out to the House of Correction. Still raining. Go in for a consultation. Drive to Culver’s. Eat at the same booth that Olivia Rodrigo sat in when she came here last month. Drive home. Lay on the couch for thirty minutes. Drive to the courthouse. Still fucking raining hard. Go in for a couple of hearings. Drive home. Still raining. Give up for the day. Go to bed early.
In the morning drive to the courthouse for the jury trial. Pick a jury. In the afternoon all set to start the trial when client decides to plead out. Trial is over. Drive home. It was April Fool’s day.
In the morning drive to Brookfield Square. Walk north past Capitol Drive. Walk east past 124th Street. Walk south to Watertown Plank Road. Walk back to my car. My right calf hurts for most of the walk. Drive home.
In the morning walk to the office. Work on preparing for jury trial on Monday. Walk home. Drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Walk north to Downer Avenue. Stop at Sendik’s. Walk home.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a pre-trial hearing and a preliminary hearing. Drive to Target. Put together an Easter basket for Xena. Drive to Lorena’s house. Xena is happy to get the Easter basket. We run around the back yard and imagine all kinds of crazy stuff. We even recreate an epic apocalyptic battle between good and evil. Which side wins depends on which side Xena picks to play of course. Drive back to the courthouse. Go in for two more hearings. Drive home. Walk north on Prospect Avenue. Stop at Ian’s for a burned piece of pizza that is all right actually. Walk south on Farwell Avenue. Walk up Brady Street. Stop to buy Girl Scout Cookies from a mom while her daughter, the actual Girl Scout, is playing with her friends and not paying attention to the cookie sale. Eat a half a box of cookies while walking home in a good mood. What an epic week I had!
