A Bear's Life
Issue 5 - Autumn 2006
The Chase Is On!
Page 30
A Bear's Life
Issue 6 - Winter 2006
I Am My Own Label
Page 07
A Bear's Life
Issue 7 - Spring 2007
Illogical Invisibility
Page 15
A Bear's Life
Issue 8 - Summer 2007
The Toughest Critic
Page 17
A Bear's Life
Issue 9 - Autumn 2007
Big & Furry, Yet Different
Page 8
A Bear's Life
Issue 10 - Winter 2007
To Reply Or To Not Reply:
Page 15
A Bear's Life
Issue 12 - Summer 2008
The Yin And Yang Of Pride
Page 15
A Bear's Life
Issue 13 - Fall 2008
The Beautiful Gift Of Rejection
Page 15
A Bear's Life
Issue 14 - Winter 2008
See Me
Page 18
A Bear's Life
Issue 15 - Spring 2009
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Issue 16 - Summer 2009
More Than Bear Pride
Page 16
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Issue 17 - Fall 2009
The Colors Of Our Flag
Page 29
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Podcast
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 129
June 07, 2007
This is the first chaser show. We discussed our perspective and history with admiring bears.
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 141
August 08, 2007
We discussed our experiences with coming out to family and friends.
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 142
August 09, 2007
A continuation of episode 141.
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 159
October 18, 2007
We talked about bear chat sites (Bear411, BMB, BearCiti, Non-Bear sites), woman bears, and chaser camaraderie/rivalry. I also mentioned my experience at Buffalo Bear Trap III.
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 170
December 18, 2007
We discussed being in bed with bears and bear health.
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 187
February 27, 2008
We discussed our experiences with telling friends & family about our attraction to bears. We also talked about threesomes.
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 188
February 29, 2008
A continuation of episode 187.
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 199
April 16, 2008
We discussed hair envy and man-scaping.
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 219
July 29, 2008
Discussed the feelings of being at non-bear events.
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 239
December 09, 2008
We described our bear and dream bear.
Bearpodcast
Episode 265
May 27, 2009
The Nard and I chatted with various bears at SluggoBear's condo about our experiences at Bear Pride 2009, IML, and exploring Chicago.
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 274
July 25, 2009
The Nard and I chatted about his visit to our city and about how some bears desire to have a body like a chaser; as well as, chasers that desire to have a body like bears.
Bearpodcast
Episode 291
November 18, 2009
The Nard and I discuss our trip to St. Louis. We chatted about the city itself, the HibearNation run, and the Arch. My friend Martin also joined us and discussed the NYC bear community. Here is a special link to a video version of this podcast.
Bearpodcast - Chaser Show
Episode 295
December 16, 2009
The Nard, Ray, Devin and I podcasted about the Chumley cruise, ABL Gold Lifestyle Card, and the opposite attraction of bears & chasers.
Personal Philosophies, Beliefs, and Thoughts
Philosophies
Relationships
My philosophy on relationships is that if I take the time to get to know you, then we will have a relationship. What type of relationship and at what level is really the question. There are many different types of relationships in my world, but I believe there are 4 main ones: family, friends, lovers, and partner. In the last 3 listed, there can be transitions from one to the other and back. I'm not really one to just meet someone and then BOOM!, instant lover. It's not not like Carnation Instant Breakfast. I feel it is better and more healthy to have someone as a friend first, but this isn't to say that it can't transition from friend to lover very fast.
I don't think that relationships should be broken and I think it is better for them to transition backwards, then to break them off completely. I define these relationships because I'm not the type to interact with you and then break it off permanently. There are certain exceptions; however, when I feel that when my life, safety, and well-being is being compromised then it will occur.
Relationships are very important and are a very valuable asset to me. In the very end, that is all we have left.
Quality
I have always felt that quality is very important in life, whether that be with relationships, products, a way of life, or life in general. Quality makes any experience in life a whole lot better. To take the time and do something right is more important to me than to rush through something and to compromise the integrity or the experience. I definitely for quality over quantity any day.
Living
Living life to the fullest is very important. This isn't to say that life is a party because it certainly isn't in my book, but it is the sense of enjoyment one gets out of life. It is important to do the things you like to do and to be happy while doing it. I feel that there is a time to party and have fun; as well as, a time to focus on work and the important things in life.
My answer to that famous question, "What is the meaning of life?", is experiences. I believe that given this gift of life, one must use it to experience it. One should experience everything in life whether it be good or bad. There is so much out there to see, live, and try, that it would be crazy not to.
New Things
I enjoy trying new things all the time and expanding my mind. I especially like trying new food, traveling to new places, meeting new people, learning new things, and experiencing new things. It helps keep life interesting, makes it better even if it wasn't good, and helps you grow as a person.
Beliefs
Most Valuable Things
I believe some of the most valuable things that you could give anyone/thing in live is: time, money, love, life, and energy. Time is a very valuable thing, who or what you decide to give it to is very important. Money is valuable because it comes from the combination of energy and time spent to earn that money. Love is a feeling, but it is also a combination of time, money, life, and energy. Energy comes in many different forms and I have decided to lump it all together. Energy to me is life, it is what you do and by that I don't mean job. It is your life force, that extra bounce in your step, that extra rep you do during weightlifting, and that extra minute you put in at work. It is not limited to this, but is just a way of describing energy.
Thoughts
Optimism
I'm an optimistic happy person with a realistic approach towards life. Being realistic helps me realize limitations, abilities, and reality. After experience really bad events in my life, I learned that life isn't worth living in an unhappy stupor. Those bad things that ruin our days can't all be that bad if you're happy, healthy, and safe.
