Fat Bear Season is upon us, as the Katmai bears scoop up salmon to get ready for another wild Russian Alaskan winter, and more importantly, compete in the annual Fat Bear Contest! Will this be the year Frank or Mikey takes the prize? Is there a residency requirement or can any bear just barge in? I guess we’ll find out!
In the meantime, Frank and Mikey are almost ready to hit the road!
Uh oh, indeed!
Be the Bear!
Bob T pass the potato chips Panda
Where to?
Brooks Falls, of course!
I’m sure this has nothing to do with the wrath of Josie because of Frank and Mikey eating the entire linzertorte!
I wonder if Otis will make an appearance.
Be the Bear!
Bob T I prefer pizza Panda
It has been suggested that Frank and Mikey *might* have done more to fend off the ICE Maiden.
Fortunately, They are picking up the slack on the back end, as it were!
I really haven’t looked at the NooZ today. Has anything happened out in the world?
Be the Bear
Bob T pass the linzertorte Panda
Alas, OITRW, ICE has not been melted. They are still out there doing terrible, terrible things to people in our communities who in no way deserve the treatment they are getting. We cannot look away, but we do need some relief as well. That is what The Panda Chronicles is here for.
Also cake.
There must be cake.
All we can do is keep on keeping on, and add as much kindness as we can to our daily lives. My most recent Substack thingie is about keeping going in the face of the insanity that smacks us in the face every morning. Making art, drawing pandas, and knowing you all are out there going through this too is what is going to get me through this, at least until it isn’t. I hope you’ll hop like a bunny over to read my piece called Despite Everything. And feel free to subscribe, which you can do for free or for a modest sum, if that is an option for you. Or you could send me a linzertorte. That works too.
Be the Bear
Bob T raspberry Linzertorte is my favorite Panda
*OITRW= Out In The Real World
One of the best things about writing fiction is that you can make things come out how you would like. Alas…not so true in real life, but we can think about this better story and pretend, right?
PPJ for the win!
Be the Bear!
Bob T is not a fan of reality Panda
Did we promise PPJ would swoop in and fix things?
Yes we did
Did we promise there would be a sekret weapon?
Yes, we did
Did we promise the ICE Maiden would be vanquished?
Yes, we did, indeed.
PPJ: I told yoo my hello kitty flamethrower would come in handy!
Pinky: sigh….
PPJ: but I was right, right?
Be the Bear
Bob T I told you it would be okay Panda
Come back for the exciting denouement of our story next week!
PPJ is on the scene, drinking cocoa and explaining her clever plan!
Yeah….WHAT secret weapon???? Enquiring minds want to know!
Be the Bear
Bob T secret weapon Panda
No, Unka Bob is NOT the secret weapon.
You know I don’t mean to cause trauma to the pandas, but we are living this in real time in the real world. I don’t know where this ends, either in our story here, or in the real world. We are all immigrants, or the children or grandchildren of immigrants.
Today, The Ice Maiden had a sitting US Senator ARRESTED for asking a question at a press conference. Where does this end?
Stay ‘tooned!
Be the Bear
Bob T this will not stand Panda
kept me from finishing today’s ‘toon…I promise it’s in progress, but a painting took my attention this morning, a long nap yesterday afternoon, and tending to my mobile tomato garden also kept me from my appointed tasks.
Enjoy today’s offerings from the archives. I will say that nothing scary is happening to Ping this week as our story contuses to develop.
It seems like Six and Sebben need to make an appearance in our current story, don’t you think? Mittens and his evil minions wouldn’t stand a chance against them.
I promise I’ll have the next installment by Thursday!
Till then,
Be the Bear
Bob T I’ll be out protesting Panda
Do you think it will distract them for trying to hunt down Ping to deport him? Hmmmm…probably not.
I’m sure in the long run, nothing good will come of this rift between Mittens and E-Loon, but it has provided some entertainment value, am I right?
Meanwhile, our story continues!
For those who have joined us since my trip to China in 2017 (was it REALLY that long ago???) Ping Ping was a real panda that I met in china. Such a sweet bear! I decided that Bob T would bring him home, and he joined the pandas in The Panda House and became a beloved member of the panda family.
Who knew that you had to get permission to take a panda out of China?
KEEP PANDA-ING ON
Bob T I’m not sure how much more I can take Panda