Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning walk to the office. Work on several files. Walk home. Have lunch. Walk back to the office. Do a court hearing over Zoom. The sun decides to come out! Walk down to the lakefront. Take a bag of bread with me. Throw it out to some geese. A group of gulls swoop in to take pieces of bread right out of the mouths of some of the geese. The geese get pissed off about it. Walk to Bradford Beach. Walk home.
It rains all day today. Epic rain. Record setting rainfall. But its the kickoff Sunday for the NFL season. Go out anyway. Walk in the rain while listening to football. Walk west on Hampton Avenue to 60th Street. Walk north to Silver Spring Drive. Walk east to the Oak Leaf trail. Walk south back to my car which is parked off Hampton Avenue where this all started. I am soaked with rain. My phone got soaked a bit too and got a little bit buggy. Reboot the phone and it is fixed. As I drive back home it starts to rain even harder.
In the morning walk to the office. Work on a few things. Walk south to National Avenue. Walk west to 43rd Street. Check out the Silver City street festival around 34th and National. There is not much of a crowd and very few food choices. Keep walking. Walk south to Mitchell Street. Walk west to 70th Street. Walk north to State Street. Walk home as the sun sets. Both of my legs are in pain. Lay on the couch.
In the morning walk to the office. Do a court hearing over Zoom. Drive out to the House of Correction. Client is in Covid quarantine. No visit. Drive away pissed off. In the afternoon go to the courthouse for a hearing. Walk down to the lakefront. Walk up Brady Street as the sunset bathes everything in its glow.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a restitution hearing. Drive to the House of Correction. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work briefly. Walk north to UW-Milwaukee. Walk around the student union. It is half torn up and half open. Walk down to the lakefront. Walk home as the sun sets.
In court all day for jury trial. Get a verdict around quarter to five. Walk down to the lakefront. My knee is sore. Walk to Northpoint. Walk home as it gets dark outside.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Stressed out more than I should be. Go in for jury trial. Pick a jury and start testimony in the afternoon. Try to go for a walk but give up after a couple of blocks. I let the stress take over.
In the morning watch the Labor Day Parade marching down Milwaukee Street. Ride my bike north on the Oak Leaf trail out to Captiol Drive. Walk north along Lake Drive up to Good Hope Road. Along the way take a picture of a butterfly enjoying a flower. Walk back south to my bike. Ride my bike back home.
In the morning walk to the lakefront. Walk north to UW-Milwaukee. Walk south on Oakland Avenue down to Brady Street. Walk home. Drive to Heather’s house. Eat hamburgers and brats. Bryce gives me a Frameo video photo frame. He uploads some pictures of the kids. I upload some photos from my phone too. Drive home. It is very active downtown tonight.
In the morning try to walk along the lakefront. It is a struggle. My knee is sore and my legs are jelly. Walk back home. Take a restful nap. In the afternoon walk south to Bay View. Walk to Lincoln Avenue. Walk west to 16th Street. Stop at the Comales for tacos. Walk home.
