A BRAVE NEW WORLD

Since the lockdown Rumpole has...
Argued two appeals (by phone)
Filed three briefs;
Obtained or assisted in obtaining bond for a dozen individuals across the country;
Assisted in a half a dozen compassionate release motions; AND 

Done over 50 loads of laundry; learned the intricacies of a contraption called "the Swifter"; researched the efficacy of Remdesivir (as an antiviral) and Downy ( as a fabric softener).
We have drank a Caymus Petit Syrah (2017- very juicy and hints of vanilla), grilled a wagu ribeye or three, perfected a martini and an Old Fashioned;  experimented with a variety of recipes for the best breakfast smoothie, and cleared our email inboxes (plural) of the incessant "Virus Update"..."Florida Supreme Court Order"..."Another great federal order on release, this one from South Dakota"..."Virus Update"(yeah, we repeated it because we get so many of them)…. ad nauseum. 

There is so much to do and explore and think about without the incessant pressures of work. Why must everyone spend their days sitting by their computer sending out emails with copies of orders we have received from a dozen other people? Meditate. Bake. Do Yoga. Read a book. Watch a film noir. Read another book. Eat the cookie you baked. STOP EMAILING. Stop trying to be in the middle of something we cannot control. The Beatles said it well- Let It Be. Let It Be. It will work out.  Speaking words of wisdom-Let it Be. 

Have to go...the dryer buzzed!