In case anyone missed the Year of the Dragon cartoon that ran last month, I repeat it for you now, along with further dragon year/panda kindergarten adventures.
Perhaps Bob’s next book could be The Panda Kindergarten That Played With a Blow Torch.
Be the Bear!
Bob T. (note to self: don’t forget to back up) Panda
Happy Valentines day from Bob, Babette, Mehitabel, and, of course, the Panda Kindergarten.
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Bob T. (what happened to those chocolates?) Panda
Arrangement in Black, White and Grey, by James McBear Whistler
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Bob T. (look what I found in the storage room!) Panda
I’m not sure what is worse: Bob’s continuing delusions that the panda kindergarten has turned over a new leaf, or the behavior of the panda kindergarten. I really think I should just stay out of it, although I have left some literature on Bob’s desk about Outward Bound programs for young pandas. I think maybe a session with Bob’s therapist is well overdue. (Ok, OK, Ellen, your Roll of Honor placement is coming….)
Mehitabel the cat; Be NOT the the Bear!
No, I’m not talking Rembrandt here, although once in a while I channel Carravagio in my compositions. What I’m talking about are the cartooning greats: Gary Larson, Bill Watterson, Scott Adams….recently I’ve been devouring Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau and the late, and extremely great Walt Kelly’s Pogo. “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Were truer words ever spoken in cartoons, let alone real life? For some one who is notorious for only looking at the pictures in art books and not reading the text, I am lovingly absorbing every word in these books, written by and about these cartoonist. One comment made by Walt Kelly that was reported in the book struck a cord with me. On being asked about the 500+ named characters, plus hundreds of un-named characters that appeared in his cartoons, he replied, “Well, I just assume that they have jobs in other cartoons when they are not here.” People sometimes ask where I come up for the ideas for my cartoons. I can now authoritatively say that my characters are really in charge. I am just the person holding the pen.
The panda kindergarten at their best...
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Bob T. Panda
Vote the Panda Party!
It had to happen. Even with the trials and tribulations of controlling (HA!) the panda kindergarten, Bob feels that he has no choice but to declare his candidacy for President. Of course, there are many questions to be answered. Does he have to declare zoo panda rental fees in his financial disclosures? Will Babette be his “first lady”? Will the panda kindergarten obtain positions in his cabinet? And what about his birth certificate from the San Diego Zoo?
You can declare your support for a panda in the White House (the first since the Nixon Pandas took up residence there in 1972) by acquiring a Bob T. Panda for President bumper sticker from www.cafepress.com/pandyland
Now, a portion of our meager profits will be donated to Pandas International (no, really, you can ask them!) to support real, actual pandas! After all, our cartoon ceases to be funny if pandas go extinct! So, you can skin 2 cats with one purchase, aiding real pandas and declaring your fed-up-ed-ness with politics as usual. Buy stuff with pandas at Cafe Press Pandyland. Pandas everywhere will appreciate it.
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Oh Those Pandas!
In light of the upcoming 2012 Olympic games to take place in London this summer, I thought I would occasionally bring you some highlights of Panda Olympics past. As you can see, the panda bobsled team (comprised of the 2010 panda kindergarten) had a few …um…problems.
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Cuppycakes are in the news once again! This time, it’s not cuppycake confiscation, but the demise of an American institution…yes, those little packaged snack cakes that are alleged to have a shelf life of a million years, are on their way out!. I suppose that it is no mystery why the maker of Twinkies and Wonderbread has filed for bankruptcy. I can’t remember the last time I ate one. But still….
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Pandy Warhol, Created by Rob S.
We recently came across this work of art, from the 1970’s, the era of “Pop Art” most exemplified by the late Andy Warhol. What is not widely known, is that Andy had a younger brother named “Pandy” who was also an artist, as well as a panda (you can see that Andy’s coloring came from the panda side of the family, although not the general build)
While Andy Warhol claimed that “In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes,” his brother Pandy Warhol had a different philosphy. His biographer, Rob S. uncovered this statement: “In the future, everyone will be a panda for 15 minutes.”
Seems like a no-brainer to us!
Be the Bear
Bob T. Panda
PS: For Rob’s contribution to the Panda Chronicles, he has earned a place on the Roll of Honor! Congratulations Rob. We knew we’d reel you in eventually.