Yearbook photo

Yearbook name: Victor Scott Kowalczyk (Scott)

See the Message from Scott, below

KOWALCZYK & CO.
Commercial Real Estate • Appraisals & Market Studies • Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia

620 Applewood Lane, NW
Marietta, Georgia 30064 USA
Tel: 770-422-4042
Fax: 770-422-9910
Cell: 770-883-7245
scottk@kandco.us

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Due to an unfortunate combination of bad attitude and poor hygiene, Scott Kowalczyk lives under bridges in the South. This is the only photo we could find without a row of numbers underneath it. He gratefully accepts contributions at www.oldscotchandyoungwomen.com

Message from Scott:

Thurs Oct 20: Hello You Lovely Marshallites. Years ago I was told: “If you want to hear God laugh, make plans.“

Years ago, and every year since, I was also told “Scott, tho’ well-intentioned, your stories are way too long and take for-ever to get to the punch line.” OK. Maybe another time.

You know that box on the Standard Life Resume Form that says: “Have fallen down at least one flight of stairs in your life, while sober.“ I could never check that box, until yesterday afternoon. It’s checked off the bucket list now.

I have 13 steps, hardwood and carpet. China Lee The Rescue Cat (“rescue“ has now been removed from her title) is usually outside, but it was a nice day, I had doors open, she came in unbeknownst to me. I was heading downstairs carrying a large hamper of dirty laundry and had music on downstairs so I neither saw nor heard her coming up the steps as I was going down.

I stepped on what I guess was her foot, something lumpy, which startled me on what is usually a smooth step. 170 lbs stepping on 7 lbs causes “cat holler”, which startled me more. The rest happened awfully fast…..I was in sock feet, not the best traction on hardwood, think I jerked a foot in response to the lump and her cry, foot went out from under me, went down hard on my left side, held on to the laundry hamper with my right hand (Why the Hell?) so me and it bumped the rest of the way down the staircase on my left side, Thank God only 13 steps.

Just lay there a while, the cat looking down at me from the top step, hoping like Charlie Brown that the snow would come and cover me up. With my deductible, it’s $400 out-of-pocket for a 2-mile ride to the hospital, screw that. Family is out of town. But I still have both canes from broken feet at a New Year’s Party years ago, so took meself to the hospital. The ER desk lady said I shuffled in looking like I’d been shot.

X-ray says I cracked the 4th rib down from top on left side. Doctor says its fairly close to heart so: “It’s just as well you didn’t actually break it.” An ER comedian. Lower back pain is such that he said I “wrenched it“ (?), maybe compressed a disc, but not ruptured. A contusion that looks like a Jackson Pollock. It could have been worse.

I’m wearing a corset they put on me, accentuates my girlish figure, but alas, after years in the weight room, I still have no boobs. Taking my first trips around the world on Percocet, it helps. Moving and breathing are painful, otherwise life’s a beach. They want a week of bed rest, I’m so nervous to begin with, that won’t happen, but my attempts to move around the house are comical….I’m bent over a 45 degrees, on 2 canes, and moving at about 1/3 the speed of my 95-year old Dad before he passed.

A bitter pill. I wanted to see you all. I enjoyed seeing Kathy and Larry earlier this year, but haven’t seen Robin since Atlanta Olympics in ’96, haven’t seen The Committee since MHS, and haven’t seen my best buddy Paul (The Pied Piper) in 40+ years. Dammit.

It’s taken me an hour to type this cause Pretty Percocet Pictures keep fogging my head. And sitting up, even on pillows, is difficult. Charles, my $$ “contribution” to the Reunion just doubled from 1 ticket to 2! It’s a drop in the bucket, but it rankles me that you, Randy and Richard are having to come out of pocket to fund this shindig. [CJR – we reached our funding goal last week, so no worries my old friend!]

Going back to bed, maybe I will rest for a few days, horizontal seems to be the least uncomfortable position. Miss you all, esp you Beautiful Kathleen and the Homely Boys — Robin and my old running buddy Mr. Reiber. There will be Many Laughs this weekend in NoVa. Hope to see you all before our 60th. Best, Scott Kowalczyk