Mr. Panda Bear's Web Site ...

Where you can keep-up-with Mr. Panda Bear and all of his 'goings-on'    UPdated: Wednesday, 19 November, 2020
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we had a LOT of TROUBLE with this 'flourescent' floor-lamp next to our reading chairs

after MANY an e-mail and phone-call we couldn't get an electric schematic to debug it, so

we hired two "Ex Spurts" to help us understand and maybe FIX the problem?)!

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THEN - because of his 'failure' at electric troubleshooting, Mr. Panda 'Shared the Wealth' of a
BIG JAR OF HUNNY, with Mr. Pooh-Bear who LOVES HUNNY!!!


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THEREFORE, let's get 'right to it' and I'll publish a number of pictures...

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Mr. Panda helping us figure out whether or not we can make suitable desert specialties?

(something for us to do in our retirement..??

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Mr. Bill is 'testing' Ms. May's new creation: 'ice-cream-sandwich' with freshly made cookies


Talenti frozen goodies

and Talenti  (frozen treats (some call it 'ice cream' (BOGO at Publix) we think it

tastier than 'ice cream' - right now I think we have something like 12 different

containers - about 4-8 flavours in the freezer - we're not 'addicts' or anything?


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Ms. May and Mr. Bill recently (remember this hasn't been 'updated' since November of 2018)...  drove to and from Orlando, for the " http://www.makerfaireorlando.com " - and Mr. Panda-bear was our number-1 "Back Seat Driver" - (Ms. May is MORE communicative with the navigating duties - and much better looking than Mr. Panda, - but he still does a good job!

- Note the 'custom-built' arm-rest for his right arm...

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Mr. Panda's newest 'helper' is now an official 'tricycle-co-pilot' and has her own ( ("Micro-cuddly" (since it's getting to be winter-time, now!)) seat

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Mr. Panda has made some NEW FRIENDS, here, the Paddington Brothers  ( of which there are now 3 in residence, here )... - and because of the long

involvement with the REAL Paddington (Wikipedia-link), they have their 'marmalade fetish' - here's a picture of 2 of the 3 brothers, with their most favourite food... 


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of course, SOMEtimes we do NOT have enough BREAD to make the requisite number of Marmalade Sandwiches, so the three Paddington brothers will 'try'

to 'Hurry Up' the bread maker-machine to get more bread, faster (I'm not sure if they actually make the bread-maker go faster, or if that is just wishful thinking

on the part of the brothers-Paddington?) , to make more sandwiches faster....

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Yard Tender / Watcher

Mr. Panda surveys the 'north-yard' - his domain, entirely - he keeps the turtles,

squirrels and other wildlife 'in-line' from his perch here!

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Yard Tender / Watcher

and SOMETIMES When Mr. Bill &  Ms. May go away for a couple hours we need someone to watch the yard and make sure it stays where it is supposed to, so he gets the 'Watch the Yard" duty.  He must be doing a pretty good job, because the yard is still where it belongs - in our yard...


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Mr. Panda - who of course never gets to go tricycling (his legs and arms are not long enough) - but Mr. Bill goes most mornings - so Mr. Panda wanted to see what getting ready to go involved. - so we took him out to the garage and let him see the 'set-up'...



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Mr. Panda and Mr. Pooh Bear, (and several other bears) went to "Bakersville, NC" recently so Ms. May could attend a pottery-workshop for a week (12-18 August) and Mr. Bill could damage his body  (and mind) on his first 'down-hill-mountain-bike' experience (a LOT different than Florida which is FLAT and has NO DOWNHILL (to speak-of) -

OH: - and if you are BORED with Mr. Panda Bear's web-site - you can go to Mr. Bill's web-site and see about the books he's been reading, lately.!!!


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And Mr. Panda 'delegated' his 'friends' to keep track of Mr. Bill's driving during the week...

AND I felt I was going really (REALLY) fast but my iPhone application ("Cyclemeter from Abvio) said I was only going 13 mph!...

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Rocky Knob Park

a picture of the Entrance to Rocky Knob Park (NE of Boone, NC):


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"Keen: (as in the shoes) der Garden" - say it fast - one of the 'smaller' trails


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When you get here - you KNOW where you are - and it is TRULY in the 'Middle of Nowhere'
GETTING BACK DOWN from here involves some very 'iffy' sections...


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a "Trail Map" ...



Mr. Panda gets one, MAYBE two baths a year... - (he doesn't sweat, and he doesn't get dirty!) - TODAY, though was "His Bath Day" - and it is WARM and SUNNY so he should dry quickly, (about 4 hours)... - so - just for the "record" - here are some pictures:

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AND - AND - AND - AND - Mr. Panda Bear has become 'quite good friends' with Ms. Totoro (Bear?) - in the bathroom.  And Since Mr. Panda bear gifted Mr. Bill with his "Trek Fuel EX 7 (off-road-bicycle) and that cycle has blue and white 'trim' - and Mr. Panda bear realized that Ms. Totoro has 'blue-trim' - he thought it might be a good thing to show you a picture of how they all match-together!...

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Mr. Panda has had a GREAT ADVENTURE in June and July... - He spent the better-part of 2 weeks in and around Asheville, NC, and then in late June and early July another two weeks in / around the Gatlinburg, Tn, area and in/around the 'Great Smoky Mountains National Park'.  

He also accompanied Mr. Bill in his trip to the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) - in which he froze-to-death in the lake, then nearly suffered heat-stroke in the river.     BUT  he learned a LOT about white-water-kayaking, the boats and had a very excellent lesson - even if it was a considerably longer drive than the 2 hours he thought it would be...  - There's NO QUESTON, though that the NOC instructor and their whole 'operation' (in 4 states, 8 rivers, etc. etc. etc.) is definitely worth it's reputation!.

Mr Panda, along with Mr. Bill & Ms. May's help,  has come-up-with a list of things about this area (western NC / Eastern Tennessee) that might be considered 'universal':

0.) Knoxville, Tennessee has a great cycling-trail ( or two or three or whatever (scenic, not long ) ; right along the river, one of the BIG SURPRISES of this trip (to Gatlinburg) was that there are HUGE Sunflower-fields along this cycling-(and walking) track... - IF you want to learn more about Sunflowers:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helianthus

1.) the topography is mostly UP and DOWN - it's no wonder the area BURNED without Limit for a while last November! NO WAY up and down those mountainous areas, except to BUILD your own ROAD - and that would take TIME they didn't have...

2.) the topography also keeps the speed-limit(s) down to 30-40 - they aren't lying - you really do have to drive SLOW around here

3.) the 'Cade's Cove' Scenic Loop is the BEST ride (11 plus miles around once) around... - there are OTHERS, but

4.) two rides that are excellent are 'along the River' in Maryvillle, and also along another River in downtown Knoxville, but they are SHORT (9-10 miles)

5.) the area in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg reminds me of the retail / rides / attractions / hotels outside the Disney area near Orlando, Florida.

6.) the "Great Smoky Mountain National Park" (GSMNP) is AWESOME - and I'm guessing it's a 'National Park' because it's beautiful, but also because it would take a LOT of $$$$ to make it inhabitable - it has water (run-off) but the topography would make it VERY HARD to 'civilize' / to get power in/out, to get sewer in-out, etc. etc. etc. - there's NO QUESTION it could be done, but at what cost?!

7.) the 'internet-access' (from a hotel, from the "Splash Pad", from the school, from Starbucks, from just about anywhere is / are some of the most unreliable and variable I have ever witnessed, anywhere...

8.) the food in / around here (both in grocery-stores as well as in restaurants) seems inexpensive, and there was a sandwich shop where the sandwiches were some of the best the humans had ever had, - and some of us have been eating sandwiches for the better part of 55 years or so! -

9.) and the gasoline - as in for cars - prices as in-expensive as $1.92 a gallon - many places below $2.00 - VERY NICE

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He discovered a LOT of BEAUTIFUL SCENERY and a LOT (frequently an AWFUL LOT (at one point in a traffic-jam that was over an hour long to go one mile)but Mr. Bill was driving, so Mr. Panda could take a nap!) of people visiting and Mr. Bill did a LOT of cycling (but Mr. Panda 'guarded the car' (and no one got in!!!))

Mr. Panda met a NUMBER of 'distant-relatives' and found that both live and 'semi-live' bears get a LOT of attention and respect around here - and SOMETIMES you don't even see the bears themselves, but you see evidence that they have been around...!!!

So - I'm bored the other day, just driving around - and thinking that I need a bit a this or a bit of that - and Mr. Panda, is, of course, sitting in the passenger seat, 'navigating' - and he says, 'Let's go get into some REAL TROUBLE - RIGHT NOW - TURN RIGHT - go UP this BIG (DAMNED) Hill - where you will NOT BE ABLE TO TURN AROUND - and go in this STORE (while you're parked - precariously - on the side of this HILL - go in this STORE and see how much money you can spend?! -

So - I ask the lady - "I really (REALLY) like that kayak you've got hanging-up-there- if I buy the kayak, does it come with the BEAR that is in it - or the paddle, she says NOPE the Bear is their 'mascot'.. - well - harumph - I wanted a friend for Mr. Panda - - So - they showed me this OTHER BEAR - and guess what - he's too big for the mini-van?! - harumph!!!!:

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We saw some 'evidence' of bears, but no bears were seen - on the other hand - this was right outside our hotel room, perhaps it's best we did NOT see this bear 'in the flesh'?!

AND Mr. Panda got jealous of this bear, but on the other hand - might have made a mess in the mini-van, huh?


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click on the above "mini-picture" for a full-size picture...

This is our 'Audience' - for watching the movie "Paddington" (an EXCELLENT movie, by the way - very recent, VERY family, VERY Good!
We made the Paddington movie-thing a couple of night's 'event'... - The 'Audience' needed help to get to the theatre, but we were glad to help.
We will provide 'snacks' (peanut butter & orange-marmalade) - if you don't 'get this' then we'll wait until after you see the movie, too...
Mr. Bill has had an 'affinity' for peanut butter and orange marmalade for years, but he does NOT keep his 'emergency' sandwich in his hat!




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Ms. May wants to head to the Boston area for a pottery-conference, but apparently the only thing in Boston these days is SNOW.   So - Ms. May has had the good sense to bow-out of that trip and she's sending Mr. Panda, in her place...





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Mr. Panda heard-tell that Mr. Bill had a FAB-AWESOME time around Vancouver for 10 days or so - mountain biking.  So Mr. Panda bought a 'trail' (off-road) bicycle for Mr. Bill... - However, Mr. Panda found that - like the tricycle a few years ago, his arms and his legs are a bit short... - SO - Mr. Panda will get a 'vicarious thrill' from listening to Mr. Bill talk about his off-road adventures.  I wouldn't 'insult' Florida by calling anything we have here a 'mountain' - therefore there can be no such thing as a 'mountain-bike' in Florida. - On the other hand - Vancouver and it's environs CERTAINLY HAD SOME "hills" of note!


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Someone recently asked about my 'bear-collection' and I had to respond... - Well  I think this poster (which I cherish) says it 'ALL' better than I can / could - so I'll let the 'poster speak for itself!'...


ONE - just ONE of the things that I've learned over the years, is that if you can NOT DO EVERYTHING you need to do in a given day, is that you can DELEGATE some responsibility to others...
This key management concept "delegation" works well, especially around the house when someone ELSE assigns the responsibility to do THIS and THAT and THE OTHER - and you get overwhelmed with all the things you're supposed to do...


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SO - WELL - I assigned the responsibility for tricycle-testing to this group.... - picture also submitted to the manufacturer about building a tricycle for five people (some of whom are large but have short legs, some of whom are very tiny - who might be assigned navigational duties...?


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and I assigned / delegated my sewing responsibilities to this group

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and I was asked to be a 'kiln-helper' but found these same five friends were willing to let me delegate, to them, the kiln-helper responsibility...


SO - NOW - ALL i have to do is supervise the delegees and relax - ha!


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Mr. Panda has NEW Pictures for the NEW YEAR (on this first day of the new year, Mr. PB has NEW family members, (recently arrived from his home country of China!))


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and a close-up of the new additions:




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This is Mr. Panda Bear driving his new car... - This was a card sent to me that says, "You do mid-life-crisis well"...
I guess I 'resemble that remark'... - though I may be a bit old for a 'mid-life-crisis'??? - in any case I think it's one of the best
pictures of a P-bear that I've EVER SEEN!...


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It's been REALLY REALLY chilly around here, of late.  Mr. PB decided he was chilly and needed some PANTS...

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but - then it warmed UP and Mr. PB wanted some SHORTS (these are about 25 yeas old or so!).

Mr. PB decided to accompany us on a recent trip to here, there, everywhere, and then some.... - Along that trip Mr. PB investigated and accomplished several things which will be documented, herewith, with some pictures, to PROVE, beyond a shadow of a doubt that Mr. PB has been ACTIVE lately!...


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Firstly we stopped-by and helped-out with a kiln-opening.... - this is a picture of Mr. PB checking out the kiln (it's cooler, now than when it 'runs' (so his fur doesn't melt).   An the "Kiln Master" who owns the kiln has kindly made a cup of coffee for Mr. PB, and put it here.  (Mr. PB said the coffee was GOOD, and the mug was even better!...


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Here's Mr. PB in one of his newest ventures as a Boat Captain!...

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And we stopped-by to get some 'real Chinese Food' from a relative who runs a restaurant, and here's Mr. PB with Ms. Barbara...


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And Mr. PB couldn't go swimming in the Keys - so he did some severe 'ray-soaking-up' - and he's well prepared for that with a good fur-coating!


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And here's Mr. PB with his "children"! - he takes really good care of us!...
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Mr. PandaBear, upon our return (with him along) from our 10,000 mile trip, decided he would like to help Mr. Bill do the EVS-beach-camera-system maintenance & repair thing.  Since Mr. Bill is getting too old for this work ANYWAY, Mr. Panda has been helping.   Mr. Bill though, has had letters from both the Animal Rights people (about animal abuse) as well as the OSHA people... about this employee / apprentice is not properly sized for OSHA approved safety harness, hard-hat, or steel-toed-boots...??

- However, the people that pay me don't care about most of that stuff so he can still be MY APPRENTICE, and I can pay him in non- cash-things (like hugs & honey!)...

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OH Dear ME! - such a TERRIBLE TERRIBLE THING - Mr. Bill has been lax, (yet-again) at posting pictures and kindly-loved-stories about Mr. PandaBear on Mr. PandaBear's web-site.  MAYBE Mr. Panda-Bear should look for another web-guru... Mr. Panda-bear would do it himself, except he doesn't have paws / fingers to do the keyboard things. - UGH UGH UGH

Mr. P-bear decided he was getting a bit 'tubby' around the middle, so he's taken-up Yoga, recently to try and 'slim-down'...

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Another opportunity for Mr. Panda Bear employment (though we keep him 'in-the-house', mostly).

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picture found on the internet...




Sunday; January 20, 2013: - YES YES YES YES - Mr. Bill has been terribly terribly lax at Panda-Bear picture(s) as of late, herein-he HOPES to improve!

Panda-Pictures:


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Mr. Panda sitting inside the newly ready for work kiln.

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Mr. Panda Bear sitting on our (recently cleaned-up) no-longer-screened-in-porch, where he frequently helps Mr. Bill read his book (note that reading is a synonym for SLEEPING! - which Mr. Bill did 12 hours of last night?!



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Ms. May has re-planted some tomato plants in the "Raised Garden Bed" that we built last summer.   So - now Mr. Panda has taken-over the role of "Garden Supervisor". He supervises a LOT of projects in/around here, and we've found him an excellent supervisor, in that he says little and approves most things, just by looking at them!



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Mr. Panda Bear is 'petitioning' the TriceQ people for a recumbent tricycle for people with SHORT LEGS... - he can not even BEGIN to reach the pedals!



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Mr. Panda Bear and his friend in front of an 'almost' finished garage-studio...


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Mr. Panda Bear at Halloween (2012) time with his favourite snack!, and also notice the highly technically advanced welding-quality head-dress (Originally belonging to Ms. May's Mom, Ms. Amy...?


In / Around Christmas time (2012), Mr. Panda has found MANY things to stick himself in the middle-of.  However, we have few pictures, perhaps in the new year (2013) we'll have more pictures...

In November, (2012) we resumed kiln-building after some delay(s)... - In the absence of our 'guidance supervisor' (sometimes called the "Kiln Master" (which he truly is!)) (with extraordinary skill and wisdom) we had to rely on a 'backup' supervisor, and he found a terrific vantage point from which to supervise and request changes and modifications...

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Sometimes he oversaw the building / development very well...


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yet other times seemed like he was more interested in his liquid refreshment.   However, generally he doesn't 'say much' but he looks at us funny when we do something wrong...


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and - even yet other-times he seemed like he was practicing 'Santa Activities' for an early Christmas time?


O.K., O.K., O.K., so Mr. Bill has been VERY LAX at keeping Mr. Panda-Bear's web-page(s) up-to-date... - here's a few 'recent' picture(s)...

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Mr. and mr. Panda Bear hugging and taking a 'morning nap'.  - SOME-TIMES (not always mind you!) sleeping is such a strenuous activity that one needs a nap almost immediately upon arising in the morning.  SOMETIMES we'll do breakfast before the nap, but sometimes a nap just after waking up is the "Real Deal".


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Mr. Panda Bear and mr. panda bear try to 'drink healthy drinks.  and they particularly like "Silk Milk'...

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Mr. Panda can't read, of course, but he notices the MANY books that we read, here, books of all sorts... - EVERY once in a while Mr. Panda, though he can't read, KNOWS that 'holding-a-book' can be quite helpful, so he'll spend a whole evening holding a book, especially if you read to him from said book.   THIS BOOK is about 'How to Train Your Dragon' (by: Cressida Cowell), and Mr. Panda decided he really needed this information, badly (just in case he encounters a dragon in the near future and needs to Train him (her? it?)))???  IF you want to see a larger version of this picture, please click here...



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Mr. P-bear (and his friend / son / whatever) Mr. Mini-P-Bear wanted to know why Mr. Bill 'abandonded them' (sometimes) to go 'sailing'.  And they were 'jealous'.   So we worked and looked and etc. to find them a boat they could "FIT" into... - We found this one (Mr. Bill's radio-controlled-boat (that someone asked to borrow)) in our living room...???




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This is yet-another 'semblance' of Mr. Panda-Bear that Ms. May has created.  He's sitting on our front-porch, right now, greeting anyone who comes to the front-door...???



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Mr. Panda contemplates the 'human' breakfast as we ask him to 'appear' as though he were Greek (with a crown-upon-his-head!)...


Mr. Panda-Bear's recent pictures / activities...

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Mr. Panda-Bear "Borrowed" Ms. May's new dish-washing (and other things) gloves, but he was
too embarassed by using them, that he had to cover-up his face to prevent others from seeing
him in 'Washing' mode - which we all know he's VERY ALLERGIC to!



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Panda the Sumo-Wrestler....

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Mr. PB, having taken-over Mr. Bill's 'evening reading chair'?


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Mr Panda bear watched a movie, tonite.  The movie is entitled, "A Bear Named Winnie"  (an "IMDB" link) - it is the 'real story' about a Canadian Solider who 'buys and adopts' a small orphaned bear-cub, and then ends up leaving it at the London Zoo while he goes off to  help fightwar (World War 1) as a veterinary technician. The bear, while growing-up in the London Zoo, named 'Winnie', - of course was the source for A.A. Milne's popular "Winnie the Pooh" stories...   Needless to say during and after the movie, Mr. Panda Bear and Mr. Pooh Bear felt a 'kinship' for each other ... - we captured this with the iPhone...


Another "NEW" picture from the morning of Friday, 28th October...

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Mr. Panda bear inspects Ms. May's orchids most mornings, to help her understand how to make better orchids - we have learned that, mostly, - water, sun, and Don't Bother THEM helps them thrive...




Mr. Panda Bear, along with his new Web Site - now has a new e-mail address, also.  Ms. Huggly sent this to Mr. Panda Bear via his new e-mail address... (pandabear@vikingasia.org).

Mr. Panda Bear has been with Mr. Bill for YEARs and YEARs and YEARs, - Mr. Bill thinks he bought Mr. Panda-Bear in Hong Kong in / on / about August of 1988 - when Mr. Bill was living in the hotel in Kowloon, while looking for a place to live... Mr. Bill needed a 'companion' and Mr. Panda Bear was in a 'kids-store' in the downstairs Mall - so Mr. Bill took him home...     That would make Mr. Panda Bear 'about' 23 years old, now...    Mr. Panda Bear has had several surgeries over the years, but he's in pretty good shape, right now...


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IF you like Mr. Panda Bear's web-page - then you can scan this 'QR code' (Quick Response Bar Code) for  the URL / http-link to Mr. Panda Bear's web-site.



AND - Since PICTUREs are most of what a Web-Site is about - here's just a FEW Panda Bear Pictures...

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Addidas Bear - ready to run or to cycle or whatever. - very fashionable bear,  huh?



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SOMEtimes - after he gets dressed in his cycling togs, Mr. Bill takes him for a Trike Ride... Mr. Panda would LIKE (VERY MUCH) to have his own tricycle, but his legs are too short, he says?



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Mr. Panda Bear hugs Ms. Sally Bear before Ms. Sally bear is taken to Jacksonville to Live with Bill's Mom...


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Mr. Panda Bear patiently awaits his share of breakfast one morning...

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YES - THIS Is a CLEAN PANDA BEAR - after his 'bath' - he has to have a bath about 2-3 times a year, otherwise, Ms. May says he 'smells funny' - probably a lot like his owner - who typically has 2-3 showers a DAY!...

Please note supervisory  (mini-)bear in upper-left corner of picture. It is frequently necessary for Mr. Bill to have someone supervise when he washes Mr. Panda Bear...



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Mr. Panda the "Communications Bear" - helping out at a hang-gliding event, which he usually helps Mr. Bill do...


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AND _ Sometimes Mr. Panda-Bear helps out Ms. May with her piano practice...



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BUT sometimes Mr. Panda Bear reads a book (on our sometimes Screened-In-Porch) for afternoon entertainment.  This book just happens to be about Mr. Pooh Bear, - one of Mr. Panda Bear's greatest Heros... Mr. Pooh Bear is fond of saying two things:  - the first is, "I am a bear of very little brain."  and Mr. Pooh Bear sings this song, frequently, in the winter:  "Noboy knows, tiddly pom, how cold my toes, tiddly pom, how cold my toes, tiddly pom, are growing."



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BUT SOMEtimes Mr. Panda Bear takes an afternoon nap?



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Mr. Panda Bear SOMETIMES rides-around with Ms. May's Nikon camera backpack, also.  He knows a good thing when he sees one (a good ride, a good hiker, and a good camera...)


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Mr. Panda Bear sometimes gets hugged by some people in the house, on the porch, in the car, and elsewhere - Mr. Panda Bear is a VERY HUGGLABLE BEAR!



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At one point we thought Maybe Mr. Panda Bear might be getting bored with life here in Stuart.  So - we searched and wandered,
and talked to experts in the field and we FINALLY decided that he might like to have a 'business venture' of his own.   So - RIGHT
near our home in Stuart, we found something that we thought might be just right up his alley... (a Bamboo business, no less!)



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BUT - eventually he decided that it would be "TOO MUCH WORK" (to run a bamboo business)  and that his real calling in life was to care for the family, but even MORE than caring for the family his 'calling-in-life' was to help us learn how to get MORE MANGOES than the fruit-bats and the raccoons... - and he REALLY HELPED...



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Mr. Panda Bear chats with Mom in Jacksonville.   Since Mr. Panda Bear helps a LOT of people enjoy his beauty and charm we really like having him around...



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When we 'get-out-of-bed' around here - SOMETIMES Mr. Panda Bear has to have some 'comfortable-carrying' and so we accomodate him to help him wake-up gently...



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Relaxation is a HUGE part of Mr. Panda Bear's life... Please note his right leg holding down the books, note-pad, etc. - JUST IN CASE he decides that work has to be done, but I wouldn't count on that...



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The OTHER THING That Mr. Panda Bear does that is REALLY REALLY Helpful - since we do not like doctors, nurses, or hospitals, is that when we get SICK (please note dead "Kleenex" on the floor) is that he nurses us back to fine health...  (note in this picture the attempt(s) to do 'tummy-massage' - one of his many medical procedures that probably don't actually help a lot, but make one laugh a lot - and the laughing probably helps!)


Well - last (at least for now) but not least, Mr. Panda Bear's owners got 'side-tracked' at Breakfast this morning with this whole thing of "New Technology" - which we are alternately Very (VERY) good at but SOMETIMES (like most of the time) VERY VERY BAD at this.

This morning's cussing and dis-cussing centered around the concepts (theories) and implementation(s) of "QR codes" (sometimes called "Quick Response Bar Codes) - Wikipedia has an excellent treatment of Bar Codes in general and the QR Codes.

There are both generator sites (on the web - (be-careful of those that suck-out whatever information you put in and then sell that information)).  There are also scanner  / collector / database appplication(s) for your 'smart-phone' - and these are a  'grab-bag' also - some better than others, some worse.


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BOTTOM LINE, though - is that Mr. Panda Bear now has his own Web-Site and HIS OWN QR Code for the URL to the web-site.  In the above picture he is, of course, perusing BOTH his new web-site AND his new QR Code - generated by his owners, who on this RAINY MORNING had NOTHING BETTER TO DO with their Collective INTELLIGENCE (or lack there of) and their six college degrees... - BOY now don't that speak highly of retired life!...


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