I didn’t want to leave you hanging in the story of Pinky, the Meihems, and the great Highway Closure scandal…
…of course Boo-mints are pretty good too.
Tune in tomorrow for one more episode…
Be the Bear
Bob what did you buy me? T Panda
So…
You may remember a little incident earlier this year, when Pinky used her computer skills to close all the highways leading to Zoo Atlanta, and re-route them to the National Zoo in Washington DC? And it really messed up the Meihem twins’ (Bert and Ernie) Panda Scout cookie sale? And then Inspector Panda showed up and made things worse?
Well! As they say, revenge is a dish best served cold.
If you think that maybe elephants never forget, they have nothing on pandas.
Pinky never should have messed with the Meihems! Tune in again tomorrow as we bring you more of the Best of Pinky to celebrate Princess Pinky Pandas birthday week!
And a note to my book buying fans, I just started work on organizing cartoons for the next Panda Chronicle book, Book 5: Pandapocalypse Now! which features Pinky and the Meihems! Huzzah! My cunning plan is to be done with all the work of formatting the book by mid September, which means it will be available for your holiday shopping. Huzzah!
I also plan to get back on the newsletter routine, at which I have been woefully inadequate these last few months, so if you are not already signed up, now is the time, because I will have some fun news to announce and I am going to do it there first! So if you want to be able to say “nyah, nyah, I already knew all about that,” get yourself up to the top of the right hand column and sign yourself up where it says, “Get Even More Pandas” ‘Kay?
Be the Bear
Buy Pinky presents!
Bob T. Panda
Here’s another of Pinky’s greatest hits, in celebration of her first birthday!
Beware, the power of the paw!
Bear the bear!
Bob T. Panda
Yes, we are heading into what we like to call “high birthday season” around here, which is the week of your actual birthday. While Pinky Bao Bao’s ACTUAL birthday is not till next Saturday, you can excuse her (and us) for getting a little excited about it, and getting an early start.
So, to get you in the mood, here are some of her feature presentation cartoons from her first year of life in The Panda Chronicles.
Such a little darling! How could her big brother resist spoiling her?
Pinky tests her powers….
oops.
Oh Princess Pinky, mom has a trick or two up her paw, I think…
You say you want a resolution, well, you know, it is hard to change a bear….
Stay tuned for more Pinky next week (sort of a Pinky film festival, you know?)
Meanwhile back at the panda ranch, we were inspired by the upcoming Dot Day celebration on September 15th to create a new ‘Celebridot.” Don’t know what Dot Day is? International Dot Day is a celebration of creativity that was inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ book “The Dot”. This site is filled with other authors, illustrators, and celebrities who share in the dream of a more creative world. (from the Celebridots website) You can learn more about Dot Day here.
There has been much on the news and in social media this week about depression, in the wake of Robin Williams’ death. Creative people are often prone to depression. While engaging in creative pursuits cannot stop or eliminate depression and despair, having a creative outlet can help to channel these feelings, and give a person a little breathing space till the blackness lifts. I am here today, partly because I had a creative outlet, and my creativity was encouraged to grow by some teachers and other adults in my life. Do check out the Dot Day website, and then see if there is something you can contribute. Even encouraging one child you know makes a difference in the world.
My dot for 2014. What a great tradition!
Be the bear!
Bob T. Panda
There has been great rejoicing in Panda-ville this week! Panda triplets have been born in China and three weeks later all are still surviving. Princess Pinky Bao Bao’s 1st birthday approaches, the Atlanta Meihem sisters have turned one year old, as has Bai Yun’s great granddaughter, Princess Dumpling, resident of Taipei. And let us not forget Mr. Wu who has just turned two!
Not only that, I am up to Episode 10 in Inspector Panda’s mystery! Huzzah! In honor of all the Panda happiness going around, I am going to post the ENTIRE SERIES SO FAR, so that you don’t have to go linking about, possibly missing an episode or three along the way.
So, without further ado, here’s Inspector Panda (start nourish music soundtrack here:)
If “trouble” ever had a proper name, that name is Babette de Panda…
When a panda has a problem, you know where to turn…Inspector Panda, I presume.
…and so the story begins…
…of a young panda’s arrival in France, and all that followed…
Why DOES Mr Wu have a piece of tape on his right ear?
Let’s see who stayed awake during art history classes!
Oh, that Mr Wu is a clever little bear! Is Madame du Panda trying to pull a fast one?
Is this plot thickening, or what?
I don’t know about you, but I think this document is VERY suspicious!
Mr Wu observes an interesting detail….
Mr Wu is still skeptical of Babette’s story…
“fuggedabout the bleeping tape!”
Oh that Babette!
Inspector Panda: the bear with the clues…
The search for clues begins…
…but Mr Wu still has a lot to learn when it comes to detecting.
Many thanks to panda fans who are enjoying and sharing panda satire around the inter-webs! Keep up the good work. Also a sincere pandy welcome to Anna and hubby Patrick, new Panda Chronicle fans that I met whilst at a family wedding on Whidbey Island last weekend. Yes! That’s you!
See you all on Friday (of the fabulous furry variety!) when we have a special tribute to Pinky, in celebration of her upcoming birthday! Huzzah!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Really, sometimes real life just makes it too easy to be snotty and make fun of something I hear about on the news. An actual radio station in Calgary, Alberta determined that because their listeners were getting much of their news from abbreviated social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter, that maybe their listeners were thinking that the songs they listened to were way too long.
I am not making this up.
But I am going to make fun of it.
Aren’t you done yet?
There is some understandable and justifiable backlash coming from the recording artists whose songs are being butchered, and rightly so. What’s next? Is someone going to walk into my gallery and ask just to buy the “best” part of the painting? Maybe so.
Be the Bear
Bob T. P…(shortened due to waning attention span of readers)
Today, Fabulous Furry Friday brings you more Great Moments in History! Today is the 40th anniversary of Richard M. Nixon’s resignation from the presidency, as a result of, well, some really bad stuff he did. But as much as we might like to think otherwise, we do have a few things for which to thank old Tricky Dick , the most important being….
Hello? Pandas?????
The first “official” pandas that came to live permanently in the USofA
And while we are talking pandas and politics, a faithful reader and supporter sent me a link to this story of a NY Congressional representative who is going trolling for pandas (and perhaps votes?) on the extremely long recess that Congress is now on. Feast your eyes on this editorial on the NYC-Panda question.
And then, of course, the first men walked on the moon during Nixon’s first (and only completed) term:
One step for a small bear….
But the Watergate burglars had nothing on the panda kindergarten!
“What did dey knows, and when did dey knows it?” Fuggedabout da %7^$## tape!
And who says panda satire isn’t educational?
Meanwhile, yet another alert reader told me that today is national Cat Day. frankly, it feels like every day is cat day around my house, but what do I know? Mehitabel is celebrating the day by relaxing with a good book:
What cats are reading at the beach this summer!
Meanwhile, if you haven’t already done so, don’t waste another second without checking out my latest books, Pandamorphosis and The Panda Chronicles Book 4: the Book of Wu! (Mebbe you might want a copy for your very own!)
Well, we’ll see you all next week. Um..is this conversation being taped?
Be the Bear,
Bob T. panda
Oh yes, a week without Inspector Panda is a sad thing indeed. But he is back!
For those of you who are just joining this tale of mystery, intrigue, and cuppycakes, here are links to earlier episodes: Episode 1: here, Episode 2: here, and Episode 3: here. Episode 4 & 5; Episode 6; and Episode 7 & Episode 8.
Now! On to episode 9!
Oh that Babette!
Inspector Panda: the bear with the clues…
I can hardly wait! Tune in next week, same time, same place, for the next exciting episode! But don’t forget Fabulous Furry Friday, not to mention Some Panda-or-other Sunday! A person needs more than one dose of panda satire to get through the week, don’t you think?
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Once again, we return to the story of a bear that loved cuppycakes not wisely, but too well. So, what happens after a bear becomes famous for behaving badly?
He goes on a talk show, of course!
Thanks again to Henry Nicholls for alerting me to this story
As luck would have it, one of my faithful readers actually knows the people this happened to! No, really!!!! So here’s an email that they sent to all of their friends, to tell them of the incident:
“Hi All~
“Don’t know if you caught this in your local news, but we had an exciting first birthday party for our son Jackson! Minutes before guests were arriving at our house, a black bear climbed on our roof and fell through our skylight!
“Thankfully no one was hurt. Glenn and the bear had a bit of a stand off The bear ate some cupcakes and then I was able to shoo him out the back door. This crazy stuff only happens in Alaska!
You can read the real news story here. And special thanks to another faithful reader who suggested that maybe the party Mr Bear crashed was one of the panda kindergarten’s birthday season parties. (I lost track of who that was…please comment here so I can give you credit -or blame. :o) )
Keep being the bear!
Bob T. Panda
…to Mr Wu!
Oh Mr Wu,
So now you are two,
You live at the zoo
And we’re glad that you do.
Mr Wu got to celebrate his 2nd birthday, and all his Pan Diego panda friends were there to watch him blow out the candles on his cake. One of Mr Wu’s particular friends, Helene Hoffman, took a most fabulous picture of Mr Wu and she kindly allowed me to share it with you here:
Mr Wu, turning two, (c) 2014 Helene Hoffman, used by permission.
I mean, what did I tell you about pandas and cake? Do you believe me NOW???? As you can see, Mr Wu is quite excited about his cake, and also that he doesn’t have to share it with anyone.
And now, as a special treat, and in honor of the Wu self, we bring you the entire start to finish Mr Wu Joins the circus!!!! Huzzah! Happy Fabulous Furry Friday! (and we would be extremely negligent if we didn’t point out that ALL the Mr Wu adventures, starting with his earliest days in the nursery right up until and including when he battles the forces of panda popularity domination [aka Princess Pinky] can be found in The Panda Chronicles Book 4: The Book of Wu.) Get one today for your very own!
And now, I hope you have your popcorn and bootinis ready because here we go!
Fanmail from some Flounder?
Voices in the night, a ladder, a letter…adios…
“Are we there, yet?”
This is a case for…Inspector Panda!
episode 5
episode 6
episode 7
episode 8
episode 9
episode 10
episode 11
episode 12
episode 13
episode 14
episode 15
…and it all ends with Mr Wu’s Birthday party! Huzzah!
I hope you have enjoyed this presentation of Mr Wu Joins the Circus, (so like, now will you go buy my book?)
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Happy Birfday, Mr Wu!