Rocky Paths and Rough Roads
Sometimes in life, you have to let yourself be carried. Right now, it's too hard for PappaCou to write his own blog so his children are carrying this portion of his life for him. We are having a very hard time finding words to describe this process, these feelings, all of it. Humor is what he would have wanted, and humor is what we will try to use.
So how many kids with ADD does it take to change a lightbulb? Wanna go ride bikes?
What did the daddy tomato say to the baby tomato who was lagging behind? KETCHUP!
What type of bees make milk instead of honey? Boobees (sorry, but that's really his favorite joke).
How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little boogie in it!
How do eskimos make babies? They just rub their noses together and the little boogers just fall out.
What do you get when you cross an Elephant and a Rhino? Eleph-Ino!
Just some of his very favorites.....they probably offended somebody so we apologize to you now.
Ok ok, so now for the serious stuff...Dad has been two weeks off the chemo, and it has been a steady downhill path. Hospice has been a positive force in managing his pain and other GREMLINS (hiccups mainly. Maybe he can set a new record and beat that other little girl. 17 days was it?) His thoughts are with us all, but not always crystal clear. Every once in a while a little ray of our favorite "DORK" shines through the tired and slow moving exterior, and we get a good chuckle! Dad is resting, and some times are more comfortable than others. When he's sleeping he dreams of New Hampshire, his time in the Airforce, New York City gyros, Aglimeses Ice Cream, Braves baseball games, dunkin donuts and coffee, WHITE CASTLES, EF grillouts, Tall Stacks, happy feet slippers, Marion's Pizza, Beanie Babies, cheesy sci-fi movies. These are a few of his favorite things, as Ms Andrews would say. The time may be drawing nigh where the family and friends who have carried him this far turn that job over to a higher energy. We couldn't do this without the prayers you send. Right now, Mom is trying to return calls as quickly as possible, but isn't able to get to all of them. As we try to keep this blog updated through the next couple of days, please leave us some encouraging words with humor as well as that icky serious stuff too!
To end this blog I ask you:
What did the Buddhist say to the hot dog vendor? Make me ONE with everything!
God Bless
posted by Marcou Family @ 8:59 PM
7 comments
7 Comments:
Thanks so much for keeping up Mike's blog. I'm in his Tuesday night support group, and it means a lot to us to know what's going on. Plus, I know this blog means a lot to him. Please tell your dad that our prayers are with him. Wish I had something carefree and funny to pass on, but right now I'm in a chemo fog. ;) Thoughts and prayers are with you all,
Arlene
Thank you CouKids for continuing your father's blog! For those of us who want to keep up, but don't want to overwhelm Mom & Dad with the always-present questions, this blog has been our link to their courage through this battle. I hope you find as much reassurance in writing this as I'm sure your father did.
Always in our prayers,
Jo Anna
P.S.
A few words from Larry, the Cable Guy:
Eagles may soar, but weasles don't get sucked into airplane engines.
If everything is coming at you, you must be in the wrong lane.
How much deeper would the ocean be without all those sponges?
Jo Anna
I'm sure as a programmer and cheesy scfi buff Mike will enjoy
10 Things Likely To Be Overheard From A Klingon Programmer
You are in our thoughts, hope to visit soon... Tim
10.Specifications are for the weak and timid!
9.You question the worthiness of my code? I should kill you where you stand!
8.Indentation?! - I will show you how to indent when I indent your skull!
7.What is this talk of 'release'? Klingons do not make software 'releases'. Our software 'escapes' leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in its wake.
6.Klingon function calls do not have 'parameters' - they have 'arguments' - and they always win them.
5.Debugging? Klingons do not debug. Our software does not coddle the weak.
4.A true Klingon Warrior does not comment on his code!
3. Klingon software does not have bugs. It has features, and those features are too sophisticated for a Romulan pig like you to understand.
2. You cannot truly appreciate Dilbert unless you've read it in the original Klingon.
1.Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it and let them flee like the dogs they are!
Hi Marcou Family,
Bert & your dad are brothers in this fight. They were both diagnosed with the same disease at approx. the same time.
We are dedicating the 5k walk/run next Sat in Cincinnati to Mike. We have approx. 50 people coming to walk/run.
Please know that if you should need anything, please call. Your mom has our #s.
Please tell your dad that Bert is going to have a fire tonite!
You are all in our prayers.
Blessings, Bert & Colleen Szekeresh
Here's a corny joke for your dad, as I know he enjoys them as much as my dad.
Why did the tomato turn red?
~It saw the salad dressing.
You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Melissa Hudelson
Mike and Family -
Doesn't seem like it hasn't even been a year since I started my first "real" job working at Tall Stacks with you, Mike. Your enthusiasm for your job and love for your kids (both biological and your exchange families) were warming. I think the fact that so many people look up to you as a fatherly figure speaks volumes about your character and your heart and your life. God bless you.
Love, Laura Sauer
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