Chewin' the Fat
May 8, 2007 
 Chewin' the Fat
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Chewin' the Fat is a publication from The Complete Bear designed for the bear community. It is published on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month.

Chewin' the Fat will offer up the best of the bear lifestyle - casual, cool, or woofy. Whatever it takes to complete the bear.

For the bear, his cub and their den . . .

 Defining Bear
 

Online Inevitably, whenever someone finds out we have a bear business - we get asked what it means to be a bear. Is it an attitude? Is it a look? Big? Small? Muscles? Chub?

The danger here is however we define bear; it somehow excludes those that don't match that description - which never was the intent. The strongest attribute of the bear community is inclusion - freedom to be who you are, to look how you look, and acceptance from your bear brothers.

So here is some unsolicited advice - "Don't let others define you! Live life on your own terms and be the "BEAR" you want to be." It's about being happy in your own skin and finding friends and lovers who accept you for who and what you are.

I could lose 10 pounds, hell I could lose 20 - but if I do it's because I want to, not to strive for some other's ideal. And for me that's the genesis of the bear movement - being genuine! It's not about a look, it's not about size - it's about being you. Quirky, sometimes dysfunctional, always lovable, true to the end - YOU!

I'll leave you with a quote from one of my favorite bears - Eleanor Roosevelt

"No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent"

 


 I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
 

Toothbrush OK, we know some of the nasty places you boys have put your mouths, but . . .

We asked a bunch of our bear friends - What won't you share with your partner?

Here's what they told us . . .

  • 27% said they won't share a toothbrush
  • 20% said they won't share their credit cards
  • 18% said they won't share their Bear411 screen name
  • 12% said they won't share their last names
  • 10% said they wouldn't share deodorant
  • 6% said they won't share their car

I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) 


 Bear Travel
 

For some it's a gay and lesbian campground such as Sawmill, for others it's sailing the high seas with Lazy Bear Out To Sea.

Whatever your needs, we have the resources for you. Accommodations, home swaps, cruises, camping - it's all here.

Why does cruising on the Queen Mary II seem so redundant?

Bear Travel 


 Bear, Bath & Beyond
 

Bath Black Bear Lodge Bath Accessories for every log cabin bathroom! Capture the beauty of the great black bear and feel the mountain forest in your cabin or home bathroom.

Makes a perfect housewarming gift for the discriminating bear.

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 Words to live by
 

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you."

-A.A. Milne

 


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