I just can’t quit this cat…or Nixon’s Ghost
I also have a new thing I wrote over on Substack! Go read it for a laugh and to feel morally superior to my pathetic housekeeping abilities.
Be the Bear
Bob T I told you I don’t have any classified documents Panda
It is futile to resist the pookiness of the Pookies. Don’t even try!
It is a sad fact, that when bears come into contact with people, the bear is often the loser. When I visited the Calgary Zoo a few years ago (in the “before times”) their resident grizzly bear was a many times offender. They had his rap sheet posted outside his enclosure. He was one of the lucky ones. Instead of being killed for his many incursions on cars and garbage cans, there was a place for him at the Calgary Zoo, where he has lived a long and peaceful life.
Pookie Two’s mom, from Montana, was not so lucky. She had become habituated to grazing in garbage cans, and while we could only hope that she might eat a certain congresswoman from Colorado, she won’t get the chance. But don’t tell Pookie Two. She thinks her mom moved to a farm upstate. Do you want to be the one to tell her?
I didn’t think so.
Be the Bear
Bob T I hardly ever eat out of trashcans Panda
I know I tend to re-use names. For the first couple years of my descent in to Pandaholism, all my panda stuffies were named “Bob”. We will try to differentiate between the Seattle Pookies, and Bikkie’s friend from Alaska, Pookie.
I’m sure we’ll manage!
And while I really hate leaving the island to go into civilization, I am determined to shepherd the Pookies at The Woodland Park Zoo through their cubbyhood! I know I should not bring this up, but we could be looking at a temporarily (we hope it’s just temporary) panda-less existence here in the US. Memphis’s pandas leave near the end of this year, and the Pandalanta Pandas and the DC pandas contracts are running out. There is still no word on whether pandas will return to SanDiego. The pandemic put a definite crimp in the budgets of the zoos and the US is not getting along particularly well with China.
The Pookies just might be able to be the bears…
Panda On!
Bob T a bear by any other name Panda
I don’t know…is it really productive to look at all the ways you failed last year and say you’re going to fix those things, except you’ve been making the same resolutions for…oh, I don’t know…50 years and you haven’t done any of them yet?
Maybe I need to resolve more achievable goals. Like:
Eat more cake
Take more naps
Don’t sweat the small stuff
Embrace your inner Panda
What are you going to do next year? Who’s with me? Join the Cake Party!!!
Be the Bear
Bob T pass the frosting Panda
Don’t forget to check out the finale of Beary Poppins! It’s over on my Substack Noozletter!
Keep your Indictment Advent calendar handy!
Be the Bear
Bob T hurry hurry hurry Panda
Don’t forget to check out the re-run of Beary Poppins over at my Substack NoozLetter!
I swear I may have to make some resolutions about getting my ‘toons done a little more in advance instead of…um…2 hours after I usually try to post.
Crocodiles may not be drawn to scale.
Be the Bear!
Bob T You can find me over at Heffalump Panda
Have you seen the annual replay of It’s a WUnderful Life over at Substack? Well what are ya waiting for?
While the Zoo Director sorts out Pinky’s “modifications” to yard three, we have a very important story to cover at ZooNooZ.
One might have to ask oneself, is replacing feral swine with crocodiles an improvement?
Be the Bear
Bob T is that a log, or…Panda
One minute He who must not be Offended is firing all the people who actually know how to do anything, and the next minute he is trying to hire them back because he doesn’t know how to the run the joint. Hard to decide whether to stay or go. So many people and pandas that it’s my only avenue of contact, weighed against knowing how abusive he is being to the people who work there.
I’m sure Pinky would never behave like that.
Have YOU been bearified?
Be the Bear!
Bob T tweet ya later Panda
Will Twidder survive? Will it burn to the ground? Nobody knows!
Because of course Pinky never misses an opportunity to cubpaign! After all, 2024 is just around the corner!
Be the Bear!
Bob T did you have to remind me Panda
Don’t forget to check out my weekly rant over at Substack!
Will we change Mittens to a jellyfish? Hmmm…I think he needs to be something more dangerous. Maybe he will just be represented by a flaming dumpster. What do you think? After all, Gary Trudeau never actually drew W in his ‘toons…
Be the Bear
Bob T is mulling things over Panda
Did you remember to head over to Substack for the last installments of The Wizard of Wu and the complete A Halloween Carol! What are you waiting for?