tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3273324345126936320..comments2024-03-29T02:32:07.583-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Things Which Go Bump in the NightOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80873635534472092282021-06-10T06:55:02.329-07:002021-06-10T06:55:02.329-07:00Thanks!
Yes, I agree on the current events thing....Thanks!<br /><br />Yes, I agree on the current events thing.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46432066984789238952021-06-10T06:47:06.496-07:002021-06-10T06:47:06.496-07:00Ok, a day later I have my answer! Sarge, please co...Ok, a day later I have my answer! Sarge, please continue this series. My first read of the day. Much better than any of the current events (they mostly don't qualify as news) on the boobtube.Retired copnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33340705729895579842021-06-09T09:21:00.678-07:002021-06-09T09:21:00.678-07:00That last paragraph brought a wee tear to the Old ...That last paragraph brought a wee tear to the Old Sarge's eye...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35414427673809135922021-06-09T09:19:57.037-07:002021-06-09T09:19:57.037-07:00Caution is a good way to stay alive.Caution is a good way to stay alive.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22753764917853399962021-06-09T09:19:36.437-07:002021-06-09T09:19:36.437-07:00We should start calling Patrick D "Corrected ...We should start calling Patrick D "Corrected By A Bear."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2316580112041562632021-06-09T09:15:23.722-07:002021-06-09T09:15:23.722-07:00Ah, good to open The Chant and see everyone here. ...Ah, good to open The Chant and see everyone here. Yesterday was spooky, wasn't it?<br /><br />Spooky like the woods when it's disturbed, as a quiet woods with all things hunkered down is worse than a noisy woods of bumps, calls, chirps, slithers (or whatever noises worms and snakes make) and other noises.<br /><br />The stupid man fears the noisy woods. The experienced and smart man fears the quiet.<br /><br />Good story, as usual, as your talents for telling a tale have always been good but over the last few years have reached superb heights. Lex would be happy. I'm sure he's reading over your shoulder and smiling.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61116407172079919162021-06-09T09:11:27.315-07:002021-06-09T09:11:27.315-07:00And cautious. Which, on the Frontier, was a good ...And cautious. Which, on the Frontier, was a good thing to be.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22004014534526226502021-06-09T09:10:55.325-07:002021-06-09T09:10:55.325-07:00Or he's the local version of the boy who cried...Or he's the local version of the boy who cried wolf.<br /><br />Remember the rule of callsigns. The more you hate it, and the more it's totally true, the harder it sticks!Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64222919016537967332021-06-09T08:35:26.678-07:002021-06-09T08:35:26.678-07:00😁😁OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-144535076947298282021-06-09T08:34:59.251-07:002021-06-09T08:34:59.251-07:00I remember that as well!I remember that as well!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13163693251975145172021-06-09T08:34:34.477-07:002021-06-09T08:34:34.477-07:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51840835435732700072021-06-09T08:15:52.558-07:002021-06-09T08:15:52.558-07:00I stand corrected, by a bear. How humbling!I stand corrected, by a bear. How humbling!Tank Killerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955019760069183088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86411773392212727132021-06-09T07:58:48.443-07:002021-06-09T07:58:48.443-07:00Damn, I missed that one! She must not have accomp...Damn, I missed that one! She must not have accompanied Jefferson to the fort....but I seem to have just assumed that she had. Must be the long hot summer days dulling my whits.<br /><br />Not surprising I guess, that it was a Retired cop who picked up on that missing piece of the puzzle.Tank Killerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955019760069183088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51867722741158909012021-06-09T07:50:21.494-07:002021-06-09T07:50:21.494-07:00Memories from my youth...Hot, steamy, still summer...Memories from my youth...Hot, steamy, still summer days, when there were always cicadas vibrating somewhere off in the distance.Tank Killerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955019760069183088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59988720727311104452021-06-09T07:17:19.104-07:002021-06-09T07:17:19.104-07:00👍👍OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53533672439694712142021-06-09T07:02:01.559-07:002021-06-09T07:02:01.559-07:00I suspect this is so.I suspect this is so.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50413573407842555872021-06-09T06:54:50.811-07:002021-06-09T06:54:50.811-07:00That's assuming that spellchecker was created ...That's assuming that spellchecker was created by literate people. It was not.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55307286391492308212021-06-09T06:53:44.758-07:002021-06-09T06:53:44.758-07:00The background whirring and droning gets a bit ner...The background whirring and droning gets a bit nerve racking until you get "used to it."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62398185088856658092021-06-09T06:46:35.470-07:002021-06-09T06:46:35.470-07:00Now honestly, when one types, " The Mohicans ...Now honestly, when one types, " The Mohicans were definitely visited by ghoulies!", one would think spellchecker would not change Mohican to Minivan.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52343174210671151772021-06-09T06:34:50.864-07:002021-06-09T06:34:50.864-07:00Cicadas. The noisy brothers of mosquitos in that ...Cicadas. The noisy brothers of mosquitos in that they omnipresent in a lot of the world - except they do not bite.<br /><br />To those like myself that did not grow up with them, they are definitely a presence to adjust to.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69090286581196626752021-06-09T05:58:43.178-07:002021-06-09T05:58:43.178-07:00And there you have it...And there you have it...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70992454938033645752021-06-09T05:57:14.950-07:002021-06-09T05:57:14.950-07:00Oh, Bears scream, trust me. Usually when someone c...Oh, Bears scream, trust me. Usually when someone cuts us off in traffic.a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63729671414102626732021-06-09T05:52:43.401-07:002021-06-09T05:52:43.401-07:00Somebody is paying attention. That's the subje...Somebody is paying attention. That's the subject of the next episode. She's not in the fort, so where is she?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74543954679363050722021-06-09T05:46:33.149-07:002021-06-09T05:46:33.149-07:00So, what happened to Molly?So, what happened to Molly?Retired copnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13055155404694864422021-06-09T05:27:35.763-07:002021-06-09T05:27:35.763-07:00He did rather step in it. Overestimated his own fo...He did rather step in it. Overestimated his own force's abilities and underestimated the capabilities of his enemies. Not an uncommon error in the military.<br /><br />The "silence" of the wilderness is inspiring. Bird noises, wee beasties burrowing in the ground, the cicadas...<br /><br />Well, the cicadas aren't quiet at all are they?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com