Don't Worry, Be Happy
In the morning walk to the office. Work until the late afternoon. Walk home. Ride my bike to the fish store. Buy three little Chinese Algae Eaters. Take them home. Drop them in the tank. They swim like lightning for the rocks and squeeze under them. Ride my bike to McKinley Marina. Get off the bike and walk north to Capitol Drive. Walk back to my bike. Ride it home.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a hearing. Get into it with a client’s family member out in the hallway. Drive home. In the afternoon drive back to the courthouse. Go in for another hearing. Get into it with another client’s family member. What the fuck? Drive home. At night watch “The Thing” (1982).
In the morning drive to the Village of Lannon. Walk west on the Bugline Trail out to Highway V. Walk north to County Line Road. Walk east into Menomonee Falls. Walk south on Appleton Avenue to the Bugline Trail. Walk back to my car.
In the morning clean the kitchen. Walk to the office. Work on a couple of files. Walk home. Clean the living room. Walk to the office. Work on billing. Walk back home. Clean the bathroom. Walk back to the office. Prepare list for next week. Walk home. Clean the bedroom. Vacuum all over. High back and forth work effort today.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for several hearings. Drive home. Take a nap. Walk to the office. Try to work for a while. Walk home as the United States Navy Blue Angels aircraft do tricks in the skies above downtown Milwaukee.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a quick hearing. Drive home. Get out and walk south down Water Street. Check out the new skyscraper going up. Walk out to Lakeshore State Park. Walk home. In the afternoon drive back to the courthouse. Go in for 6 hearings with 6 different clients in 6 different courts. Drive home.
In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for several hearings. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Later walk up Prospect Avenue and onward through Lake Park. Walk down to the lakefront. Walk home.
In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Walk over to the courthouse. Told to come back in the afternoon for my cases. Drive home. Eat lunch. Drive back to the courthouse. Go in for the hearings. Drive home. Walk down to the lakefront out to Northpoint. Follow the riverwalk back downtown. It is a nice summer evening. Since I have been working more and more cases lately, my energy levels for doing these hikes are lower.
In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for consultations. Walk over to the Safety Building. Go in for hearings. Drive home. Eat lunch. Walk to the office. Do a consultation with a client out at the House of Correction over Zoom. Work some more. Walk home.
In the morning ride my bike out to 70th Street. Walk around West Allis. Get whacked by an overwhelming energy drain. Ride home. Take a nap. Try to walk around downtown. Give up after a few minutes. Walk home. Go to bed early.
