Happy Birthday Dr. John Bear!

I hope you have a wonderful day in the company of family, friends and loved ones.

 

Happy Birth Day and may you have many more.
Respectfully,

 

Count me in, and thanks for yur contributions Dr. Bear!

 

Happy Birthday. You have been a ray of light in the strangeness of education.

 

Indeed! All best wishes! Mnohaja l'ita!

 

Dr. Bear,

Happy Birthday to you!

p.s. One is not supposed to ask a "lady" her age, but being the manly man that you are, I presume that it will not be impolite for us to raise our chalices brimming with Ye Olde Irish Ale, to sing to our heart's content and ask you:

(All together, now..... in unison, moderato contralto):

How old are you
How old are you?
How old are you?
How OLD are you?

Now ... its your turn to ..... lipsync!

 

Best wishes Dr. Bear. I hope you celebrate many more.

 

May you have a very Happy Birthday Dr. Bear.

Distance education has brought new opportunities and made it possible for people from nearly every part of the world and segment of society to follow their dreams, many of whom might not have thought it possible. You have been the person who has first presented this gift to a great many of us through you works. From your labors and dedication sprouted a growing movement to enforce education standards, and expose questionable institutions, individuals and organization. Today there exists in this very forum, an active and growing community of learners who are able to exchange advice, guidance and information that can have a pivotal role in aiding them in their pursuit of a better education, career, and life. Again, you have been the driving force that has made much of this too a reality. For all these reasons I hope that your birthday is a pleasant one. May you enjoy this day in the warm feeling of embrace that a close-knit gathering of loved-ones, family, and close friends can bring. May you enjoy and celebrate today on the anniversary of your birth.

Intro-

 

Many courses of joy and degrees of happiness as by distance we learn of your day!

 

Happy Birthday and thanks for everything. Whether you know it or not you've been very helpful to me in my educational quest.
Jack

 

Jake A: How OLD are you?

John B:
The age at which Richard LeGallienne wrote From a Paris Garret, Hokusai issued the 15th and last volume of his 10,000 Sketches, Sam Houston was thrown out of office for refusing allegience to the Confederacy, Mae West wrote Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It, and Alice Blanch Leigh became the British archery champion.

PS: My birthdate appears on the copyright page of each of the 30+ books I've written (I think).

And happy birthday as well to Dennis the Menace (Hank Ketcham), Michael Caine, Quincy Jones, Billy Crystal, and Albert Einstein.

 

Happy birthday, Dr. Bear!

 

Happy Birthday Dr.Bear

 

Felicidades!

Muy estimado Doctor Bear,

Felícidades!

Que cumplás muchos más. Le deseo larga vida al REY.



I hope you continue to celebrate many more. I wish long life to the King.

 

Odd. I thought "Dr. John Bear" was an international consortium...

 

Happy Birthday, John.

 

There is a praise song on the "online something-or-other meltdown" thread, in which our Gurudev Bear has pride of place for his birthday.

 

Happy Birthday for one of the Fathers of Modern Distance Learning.

Wellbeing to you and to you family unit Doctor John.

 

Happy Birthday, Dr. Bear.

I read the first edition of your book shortly after it had come out, lo these many years ago.

Your influence has been inestimable ever since.

marilynd

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

Wishing you all the best, and Thank You for all the great work you've done and continue to do!

I doubt you will ever know how many people have been touched by your good works, or how many lives have been blessed and inspired and enhanced by your wisdom.

God bless you and yours!