Happy birthday ! All the best and keep up the good work ... Your words cut through the PC lingo like a blade through butter. Just stay as sharp as you are.
Thanks TTG. "Farewell to the King" is a favorite of mine as is the French novel it is based on. Leroy is a great character. "These were the days of high adventure." The scene in the long house in which the Dyaks sing "The Rising of the Moon" with their king gets to me every time. pl
P.S. the Boston Globe published an OpEd today on the TPP trade agreement by our own Chas. Freeman which might be worth a post of it's own. Link is here:
Happy birthday - live long and Prosper!
best,
CP
Posted by: confusedponderer | 31 May 2015 at 04:23 AM
Happy Birthday, Pat.
Posted by: LeaNder | 31 May 2015 at 06:09 AM
Many happy returns sir
:-D
Posted by: Ali Mirza | 31 May 2015 at 07:41 AM
Pat,
Happy birthday ! All the best and keep up the good work ... Your words cut through the PC lingo like a blade through butter. Just stay as sharp as you are.
Patrick
Posted by: Patrick Bahzad | 31 May 2015 at 07:43 AM
Happy Birthday, Pat!
Posted by: BabelFish | 31 May 2015 at 07:47 AM
Col Lang
Enjoy your day.
Posted by: SteveG | 31 May 2015 at 07:48 AM
ALL
Thanks TTG. "Farewell to the King" is a favorite of mine as is the French novel it is based on. Leroy is a great character. "These were the days of high adventure." The scene in the long house in which the Dyaks sing "The Rising of the Moon" with their king gets to me every time. pl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6tuVjc_C94
Posted by: turcopolier | 31 May 2015 at 08:03 AM
Happy Birthday, you old rogue. Here's to many more.
Posted by: Tyler | 31 May 2015 at 08:05 AM
Happy birthday, youngster
Posted by: r whitman | 31 May 2015 at 08:13 AM
A very happy birthday to you sir!
Posted by: Aka | 31 May 2015 at 09:05 AM
Joyeux Anniversaire, Bonne Continuation, et Merci!
Ed
Posted by: Edward Goldstick | 31 May 2015 at 09:22 AM
feliz cumpleaños!
Posted by: phugh | 31 May 2015 at 09:35 AM
Best wishes on your birthday, Col. With this blog you're doing at least as much good for the country as you did while working on the inside.
Posted by: ex-PFC Chuck | 31 May 2015 at 10:00 AM
Happy Birthday Pat!
Warm regards,
McGee
P.S. the Boston Globe published an OpEd today on the TPP trade agreement by our own Chas. Freeman which might be worth a post of it's own. Link is here:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/05/30/arguments-for-tpp-don-make-sense/W8WNu5IR9xkhzsqYV0pBWK/story.html
Posted by: McGee | 31 May 2015 at 10:07 AM
Happy Birthday, Colonel. Thank you for a great site!
Posted by: Brien J MIller | 31 May 2015 at 10:31 AM
Col. Lang,
Many happy returns of the day. Happy Birthday.
Ishmael Zechariah
Posted by: Ishmael Zechariah | 31 May 2015 at 10:31 AM
Feliz cumpleaños.
Posted by: Jose L Campos | 31 May 2015 at 10:34 AM
Happy Happy Birthday Baby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szMBnTBC4qU
When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.
-- Mark Twain
Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
-- Jack Benny
The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune.
-- English Proverb
Posted by: Valissa | 31 May 2015 at 10:45 AM
Happy Birthday! They're still fun days, maybe even more so than ever.
Posted by: Larry Kart | 31 May 2015 at 11:04 AM
Happy Birthday Colonel.
RP
Posted by: RetiredPatriot | 31 May 2015 at 11:16 AM
Best wishes, Sir!
And thanks for the insightful commentary.
Posted by: Jack | 31 May 2015 at 11:20 AM
Colonel Lang,
Best Wishes.
Nightsticker
USMC 65-72
FBI 72-96
Posted by: Nightsticker | 31 May 2015 at 11:26 AM
Pat,
Happy Birthday! Here's wishing you many, many more!
Posted by: FB Ali | 31 May 2015 at 11:41 AM
Happy Birthday and Best Wishes!
Posted by: Gatun Lake | 31 May 2015 at 11:55 AM
I couldn't agree more. Pat is a giver, a teacher, whose character is an inspiration.
Live long pain free and prosper.
Richard Sale
Posted by: Richard Sale | 31 May 2015 at 11:56 AM