“What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.” – Lord Melbourne
“We voted for these people. We should be allowed to taser them.” – Mike
“If you’re standing around talking about doing away with fossil fuels while pointing at an electric vehicle that’s about 70% synthetic materials, you’ve already failed an IQ test you didn’t even know you were taking.”
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”
“They’re not ignorant. They’ll tell you all about what they know.”
“You guys just don’t spend enough time giving yourself cool but limited super-powers. This is the internet.” – laura w.
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods” – Albert Einstein
“They can pass a law to say anything, but reality gets to bat last.”
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
“The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted.” – D.H. Lawrence
“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” – Thomas Paine
“God doesn’t call the equipped – he equips those he calls.” – Barbara Curtis
Always remember: Law is about arguing one fact that helps your argument and ignoring the ten facts that disprove it.
“Hand-written notes in cursive writing are still the finest personal way of saying thank you. The people who send those after interviews are the ones who get the jobs.”
Our son, Jason, died 3/3/02 when he was broadsided by a drunk driver. The pain never goes away.
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We joined the ranks of those who have lost a child 6 1/2 months ago – our 2nd daughter, Michelle, committed suicide on September 3, 2017. The paramedics were able to get vital signs back, but she was already “gone”. She was kept alive by machines until September 7, until all of our family and friends had a chance to say goodbye. Becky and Dave drove up to be with us at the hospital – they knew firsthand what losing a child is.
Our youngest daughter, Rebecca, was born 6 weeks after Jonathan’s death – she had bright blue eyes, just like Jonathan (they turned brown a few months later, but it was as if Jonathan was telling us that he was watching over her).
I copied the posts that I put up on Facebook to this blog, if you are interested. They link back to my FB page as well. I also wrote a post title “This is Marriage”, which talks about our journey after her death.
https://kochstour.com/2017/09/04/need-prayers/
https://kochstour.com/2017/09/05/michelle-update-1/
https://kochstour.com/2017/09/06/michelle-update-2/
https://kochstour.com/2017/09/07/michelle-update-3-2/
https://kochstour.com/2017/09/07/michelle-update-3/
https://kochstour.com/2017/09/12/michelle-elise-koch-beloved-daughter/
https://kochstour.com/2018/01/21/this-is-marriage/
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