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26 December 2005

Thought I'd update my site whilst my girlfriend and daughter are still asleep. Today is the first day of Chanukah, so happy Chanukah to anyone celebrating it. I'm looking forward to some potato latkes with jelly baby syrup, yummy yum yum.

Well they say fame has its price and I found that one out the hard way. My good lady Tea read in the article in the Borehamwood Times that we have an open relationship. This was the first she knew of it and she was distraught to find out by its having been made public in print. It said in the local rag that we are married, that was a mistake, Tea is my girlfriend, I am not married.
Click the link to see the set of 66 photos taken for the article in the
Borehamwood Times It will take you to the photo sales page you can view or buy photos here from the paper then type in Bearsac in the search box.

Although our Christmas was marred by Tea's anger and distraught I think she will forgive me when I propose to her. The article made me realise I really should marry her and also play a fuller role in the life of my daughter Teasac. It will be a big step for a bear about town like me but they are worth it.

Despite the emotion of the last few days we had a reasonable Christmas Day yesterday. Quality time with daughter Teasac and time together with all Debra's teddies singing teddy bear Christmas carols. Christmas meal was served after the MP for teddy bears speech. (I was commended for my teddy bear campaigning work)

The teddy bear menu was as follows

Avocado stuffed with savory jelly baby puree and pickled herring

· Roasted salmon marinated in sap from the jelly baby tree Stuffed with jelly baby tree leaves · Honey coated roast potatoes · Wild asparagus from the woods on Bearsac's island · Pomegranate molasses gravy

Christmas pudding with hot marmalade sauce

Jelly baby wine

23 December 2005

Yippeeeeeee! I am in my local rag, the Borehamwood Times.
They emailed us as they wanted to interview us. I must say that I think it is about time too. In the 6 years we have lived in Borehamwood, I like to think I have become part of the community, even if I am a teddy bear.
I am sure there will be mixed feelings to my presence in the local rag, but whatever anyone else feels, I am a dead chuffed teddy bear. Thank you to Louisa who did the article and Peter who took the photograph.

Newspaper articles can only say so much so I thought we could use my bit of cyber space to say a bit more.
One thing that Debra gets asked is "Why do you do it"? I will pass over to her to explain.

I feel that I was destined to get Bearsac.
For August bank holiday weekend in 1997 a friend and myself had planned to go to Paris but there was no accommodation in our price range. We then decided to go to Brussels, same problem. We ended up elsewhere in Belgium and on our return day I spotted Bearsac and just had to buy him. He is the best thing I have ever bought even if not the most expensive. I realise now that I was meant to go to that part of Belgium and not Paris, I was meant to find Bearsac.

Bearsac took a while to find his voice after I brought him back to England; but it was as a result of so many people spotting him with me in public and their asking me 'Does he speak' that he found it.
I found it entertaining, and still do, to see the reactions we get from people. I am interested in human behavior and Bearsac comes in very handy for producing material for my research. Who knows, maybe I'll write a book on human behavior one day - You have been warned! I did start writing stories about Bearsac, with the intention of doing a book of short stories. (Don't know if I will ever get around to it). Part of writing is building characters, and animating Bearsac as I do, helps in building him, as do the reactions we get.
I'm quite a cheery person and like to share this with people. I like to see people smile rather than look miserable and it's great when someone gets on the bus or train miserable and get off smiling because of Bearsac. It's my way of spreading a little happiness. Of course it doesn't help all people and some get quite annoyed! If people ask me politely to stop talking to them, then we do, but if they are rude we do it all the more. Eccentric people deserve respect too and I give as I receive.
I am not really crazy, as some people assume. It takes some intelligence to look further than the surface, so be honest with yourself if you are one of the people that assume, without consideration, that I'm crazy. Ask yourself 'Have I looked deeply enough before I judge, and ask what is it about yourself that you might be insecure about that you need to look down on someone else to feel better about yourself'?

It always makes me laugh when people feign indifference to the Bearsac thing but then go out of their way to tell me what their negative thoughts are. If they are genuinely not interested they why bother, why not just ignore me and get on with their lives!

I do think insecurity is behind a lot of these peoples motives so I often send out positive energy in thought form to them, even where I have had a go back at them and then feel nasty for doing so.

What may be another reason for the thing with Bearsac is that it is connected to my having Aspergers syndrome. Earlier in the year Bearsac mentioned that we thought I had AS. I have since been officially diagnosed.
To read a bit more about Asperger's syndrome click the link, but I will say here enough to make the connection to Bearsac.

Aspegians, or people with Aspergers syndrome often have hobbies or behavior's other people find odd. I get bored of conventional hobbies and Bearsac has developed into a self made hobby that I spend a lot of time doing. It is more than just entertaining myself and others by having him talk to people; if you have seen this website for the first time you will see that.
As I said, I started writing stories about Bearsac, with the intention of doing a book of short stories. My boyfriend suggested I have a website and I thought it was a great idea as it could be a good marketing tool for the book. I designed on paper how I wanted it to look and did all the files and Alan turned it into a website under my design. He was a little upset to have his skills go to waste in the simplicity of the design, but I wanted it that way and didn't want it moving about as it is so distracting. I know now that the distraction I suffer from animation is sensory overload which can often be part of Aspergers syndrome.

I have since learnt how to use Dreamweaver and now do the website myself. The whole Bearsac thing has become a preoccupation which is a common thing to have with AS.

I love my self made hobby and as yet, have no intention of giving it up. If you are annoyed by it then please be DIRECT but POLITE and let me know.
As part of Aspergers I have difficulty recognising people by their face, so this can mean that where people have previously asked me to stop and they have claimed 'Politely so', and I have done it another time; that I don't remember them doing so as I don't recognise them. Some people think that people that are different don't deserve equal respect. This means that when they think they are being polite to me that really they are only being polite in a small way that they think is enough for someone like me. They would know it is not appropriately polite enough for other people but think it is appropriate for me. If this is how I feel they are being, then I won't accept it on principle.

Often Bearsac asks if people have seen him, spoken to him or been on his website before. People might be upset that we don't remember them. This is due to the problem I speak of and not because they are not important enough to remember. It is often that I only recognise people when they do something, say something or make a facial expression that is distinctive of them that I recognise them; so if it seems as if I have forgotten you that will be why.
I recognise clothing and accessories that people wear often and I recognise people by the way they hold themselves and move. It is just that the part of the brain that deals with face recognition is not too developed in me. If I see you out of context and I might not recognise you even where I usually do in context. I recognise couples more easily and can fail to recognise a person from a couple or group if they are alone. So If I seem to be staring or looking puzzled I am just trying to work who you are or if you are friend or foe of Bearsac.

We would both like to wish everyone celebrating them, a happy Christmas and Chunukah. Have fun. x x x x x

Paddy's Wigwam

Cold on the beach in Roker, Sunderland

7 October 2005

I have now entered beautiful Polly, younger sister of beautiful Ellen, on my Bearsac Meets The Public page. The photo was taken on 24th September so it is not at the top as I am keeping them in date order.

Can anyone tell me - Is the BBC1 newscaster that sounds as though she is called Rizla Teeth actually called that and is that the right spelling? I am madly in love with her so hope I am getting her name right. I wonder if she likes teddy bears. Rizla Teeth even looks like my old teddy bear mate called Rizla. Rizla Teeth has the same soft brown eyes and soft face as Rizla the teddy and the area around her eyes echos the shape of Rizla's, it's uncanny. Rizla (named years ago and not in connection to my love of Rizla Teeth) belonged to Alan until Debra took him to Italy to photograph him as a surprise for Alan but lost him. I miss Rizla but I like to think he is well and happy in Sorrento and speaking fluent Italian by now.

I know the BBC sometimes come on my website so if anyone at the BBC read this and know about Rizla Teeth then let her know that I would really like to be photographed with her for my Bearsac Meets Celebrities page. Sorry if I have got her name or spelling of her name wrong.

5 October 2005

There is another person on my Bearsac Meets The Public page. I met the Lovely Kelly in Borehamwood this afternoon, she said her friend angela met me coming back from Amsterdam, what a small world. Hello to both of you and Angela if you see me again you are welcome to be photographed with me.

4 October 2005

Today is a very holy day, as there are at least 3 religions which have something going on or starting today and I'd like to wish my best regards for them all and any others I'm unaware of.

The Hindu festival of Navaratri symbolises the triumph of good over evil.

For Muslims it is the start of Ramadan and the Fast of Ramadan which lasts the whole month (from dawn to sunset). Ramadan is a time of worship and contemplation.

It is also the Jewish New Year - Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah is a time to begin introspection, looking back at the naughty things we have done over the past year and planning good changes to make in the new year. As a nice Jewish teddy bear I have just had some apple dipped in honey for a sweet and good new year. Rosh Hashanah commemorates the anniversary of Creation it is when G-d is said open the Book of Life and observe his creatures, deciding their fate for the coming year. (I wonder if that includes teddy bears, but I rather like to think my fate is in my own paws - or at the very least in Debra's hands).

My latest news is last night I met some actors at The Old Vic Theater who took part on Richard The II.
I met Kevin Spacey who played King Richard.
I also met Sidney Livingstone and Ben Miles who were both nice despite being very tired and no doubt stressed. See them all in my Bearsac Meets Celebrities page.

30 September 2005

If you shop in Borehamwood's branch of Tesco and will be there by 6pm today be sure to have a free nibble of some McLalland "Seriously Strong Cheddar" cheese, it's Seriously Yummy Yum Yum. Debra and I eat this cheese quite a lot, so go buy some. There was a lovely lady and three lovely young men at the stand outside Tesco and I borrowed thier loud hailer to give my website and their cheese a bit of a plug. Hi to you all especially Jason who is the latest person on my Bearsac Meets The Public page. See the Seriously Strong Cheddar website

http://www.seriouslystrong.co.uk/

Campaign News Update

My teddy bear campaigning organisation has just had its AGM, but don't believe any rumors you hear about an incident at the dinner dance that took place afterwards, it wasn't me.
I can now feedback to you on the campaigns we have been running and their status.

Campaign For Honey For All Teddy Bears has gone well in other countries but has not fared well in the UK. This is because of the Bee Keepers strike that continues since their union won the right to strike if a keeper gets stung.
The Government have further stung this campaign by their refusal to fund importing of honey from outside the UK to meet the needs of teddy bears in the UK.

Campaign Free Your Teddy has done very well; I have been inundated with emails and texts from freed teddies and also from owners who have refound their childhood teddies in response to this campaign.

Campaign Name Your Teddy has had success too; however, there has been a sharp rise to the already popular use of the names Teddy and Ted.

Campaign To Go Bare Eared This has been a success with girl teddies already in existence, they have dumped the unwanted bows and ribbons that they were made with and feel liberated. However, the campaign has not gone so well with newly made girl teddy bears. The previously stated objection from teddy bear manufactures still exists; they say because of the pressure to make more girl teddy bears they have to put bows on their ears to distinguish them as girl teddy bears in order that the authorities do not take them as boys and issue fines for not meeting quota requirements for girl teddy bears.

The Campaign for More Girl Teddy Bears may have meant trouble for Campaign To Go Bare Eared but it has also found trouble itself. The campaign, which has resulted in the increase of girl teddy bears from just 5% of the teddy bear population to the current 23%, is slowing down at great speed.
Teddy bears of both genders have voiced and demonstrated concern over the worry that in order to raise the amount of girl teddy bears for reasons of equality, 90% of new teddy bears being made are now girls.
Realisation has struck the teddy bear community that this will result in a lot of issues in the near future and that in some cases it already has.
The main concern is that there will a generation where there is a shortage of boy teddy bears (just as there has in history of girl teddy bears), but because girl teddy bears prefer their male teddy to be older than they are this will have a deep effect for the boy teddy bears that are being made within this generation. They will have a lot of girl teddy bears their age that are not interested in them and of course the older girl teddies will have even less interest in them too.
The lack of boy teddy bears and overmass of girl teddies of the new generation will also cause a lot of other problems too many to mention. So it's back to the drawing board on this campaign as we still need to have gender equality within the teddy bear community but do not want to over compensate and stab ourselves in the foot paw.

If you are not familiar with these campaigns nor of teddy bears self advocacy, then please see my Teddy Bear Self Advocay and Camapigning Page

25 September 2005

We just got in from a hen party. Debra's friend Ellen - who is marrying Kevin in November - had her hen night and I was invited too even though I'm a boy. The only catch was that I had to dress as a bride. I'm not normally a cross dressing teddy bear but it was the dress code for the party. Ellen is the one being carried in the photo and if you look toward the right side you will see me and Debra also dressed as brides.

We pub crawled around East Croydon where Debra won the competition to see who could hold the most marshmallows in their mouth, she got 12 in. My favorite part of the evening was when Ellen was presented with a bra which had fruit polos sewn onto it; she had to get different men to eat the polos off of it.

I met a rather nice inflatable sheep in a bar/club and we made ourselves acquainted. Hi to the people with the sheep. Hi also to the people on the trains on the way home. I was spotted on the train by a couple who were standing on the platform at Clapham Jnt stn soon after I had told the passengers I am famous, so that cleared up any doubt in their mind, so thanks to the couple.

Wednesday and Thursday was spent in Telford like the same time last month, as Debra had to work there again at a forum in the Holiday Inn. Dinner there was nice as it was last time but lunch on the Thursday was disappointing and more in line to chain hotel average cooking, there was most likely a different set of chefs. The staff is nice and helpful though.

I was spoilt by a visit to Telford's chain of The Bear Factory where Debra bought me 2 shirts, a hoody sweatshirt and a minidisc. We then had a walk around Town Park where we both had a go on the large twirly tunnel slide.

Once back in London we had a stroll around and came by the new statue in Trafalgar Square of artist Alison Lapper by artist Marc Quinn. The statue is 12ft and made from marble but looked more like it was made from moulded plastic. I can understand why Alison Lapper called it a "modern tribute to femininity, disability and motherhood". I feel that in current times human society still needs to make an effort to include disabled humans equally and also to see their beauty and that of pregnant woman and to see woman on the whole as powerful. However, I think human society has some way to go before they evolve to the same level as teddy bears that feel no need to make an issue of diversity, as there is no discrimination or prejudice within the teddy bear society. We love diversity but it is not an issue.

Now I have seen it in the flesh I think the statue is artistically quite plain, not because of the subject but because of the too perfect white plastic look. The stone plinth on which it stands is more beautiful because it is not perfect and unblemished. I think if the statue were to be left in place for a decade or two it would maybe become artistically beautiful by being weathered and that maybe by that time it will be simply seen as a work of art and not a statement which should not be needed to be stated as diversity, by then, might be accepted without effort.

18 September 2005

Happy 35th birthday to Debra's brother David who is 35 today.

I have have an 11th problem on my teddy bear problem page which can be reached via the link or by clicking on the trees then Agony Uncle on the sign post.
You may need to click refresh if you don't see problem 11.

I now have links to the websites of some other cool teddy bears at the bottom of my Guest Bear page

15 September 2005

Just updated my Bearsac meets the public page with 2 lovely ladies I met on the Thameslink. Hi ladies x x

14 September 2005

We have just updated my Amsterdam page. If you have not read my Amsterdam page before click Amsterdam

If you have and want to read about my recent 3rd trip click here
3rd trip to Amsterdam which is roughly 1/2 way down the Amsterdam page.

13 September 2005

Got back about an hour ago from my 3rd trip to Amsterdam. The reason we went a 3rd time is because Alan is scared of flying and needs short flights to practice so he can slowly get over his fear. However, when we got to Borehamwood station he chickened out. There was no way Debra and I were going to miss out so just the two of us went.
We had a better time this time without Alan than the last two times with him.

I will update my Amsterdam page in next few days. Meanwhile, in my Bearsac Meets The Public page there are two of the people I met.

8 September 2005

I need some tea and sympathy. I have been near ostracized by a group of teddies I considered my friends. They are angry that I did not use my Capital Radio interview with Tim Lichfield to promote the campaign for more girl teddy bears. Had there been time, then I'm quite sure I could have given it a bit of a plugging, but I was on just a few minuets and was not asked about the teddy bear campaigns that we are running.
However, what my interview did was produce more awareness of my website, and no doubt more humans will have come across the campaigning page and the campaign for more girl teddy bears. I'm sure that humans will help us in our campaign by contacting teddy bear manufacturers and demanding more girl teddies be made, WON'T YOU HUMANS.

6 September 2005

I'm an upset teddy bear today as I lost my mobile phone. It had loadsa of digits in it of lots of girl teddies that fancy me, what am I to do? Sill there's always a silver lining to the darkest cloud. I can get something better. I'm thinking of getting a Free Sony Ericsson K750i. Has anyone got it, is it worth getting, let me know. I will have to share it with Debra though, she never lets me have things to myself.

10.50pm-ish --- I have just been on Capital FM http://www.capitalfm.com/ speaking to Tim Lichfield who was told about me by Neil from Borehamwood, thanks to both of you.x x x

5 September 2005

Yippeeeeeeeeee, I kissed Letitia Dean! (Sharon in Eastenders). I met her this evening and also met Ross Kemp who plays Grant. They are both very nice and are the lastest addition to my Bearsac Meets Celebrities page. Thanks to both of you.

4 September 2005

Today's the first day I have worn my cool new suit (Alan thinks it makes me look like Luke Skywalker). Debra hand made it for me from a pair of her old trousers for my 8th birthday and Bearmitzvah which was just over a week ago.
Thank you everyone that has e-mailed me over the last week to send their kind thoughts for both my birthday and Bearmitzvah, I can't believe it is over a week already since my big day.

Well done England FC in getting three World Cup qualifying points with their 1-0 win against Wales yesterday.

Debra gave blood this morning. whilst we were waiting we were chatting to a few people, Hi. I am even saying hi to Adam, a little boy there with his mum. He was horrid to me, but I know it's because he is jelous that I'm cuter than is puppet he was telling about, so I will make allowances for his nastiness to me. He is a very bright boy, so I'm sure he realises how cool I am.

Blood donations are always needed and are always in short supply. If you think you are suitable to give blood then please consider it. There is a mobile donation unit outside Tesco carpark in Borehamwood today, comes for a day about every 4 months. Alternatively, when that has gone, try other places. See this link to find out more. http://www.blood.co.uk/index.html

29 August 2005

I had a nice day yesterday, 28th August. Debra and I went to Letchmore Heath to attend the event of the Janmashtami festival.

Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Krishna. Krishna is said to have been born on the eighth day (ashtami) of the Rohini nakshatra. The Hindu calendar being luni-solar, these two days may not coincide, and therefore there is some ambiguity about which day is celebrated as Krishna Janmashtami. Different sects may possibly celebrate it on different days. Krishna Janmashtami occurs in August or September of the Gregorian calendar. This year his birthday falls on 26th August, the same as mine! He is the re-incarnation of Lord Vishnu who is thought of as the preserver of the universe and a major god to Hindus. The name Vishnu means 'one who pervades'; 'one who has entered into everything.'

The Hare Krishna's of Bhaktivedanta Manor - which was donated to the Hare Krishna's by Beatles member George Harrison - host the Janmashtami festival in the grounds of Bhaktivedanta Manor in Letchmore Heath, between Borehamwood and Watford. It is the biggest Janmashtami festival in the world outside India. About 50,000 pilgrims visit over a period of 2 days. Some fast up until mid night but many more queue up, as we did, for the free Prasad (food that is blessed by it having been offered to Krishna). There were also tents selling various foods, we tried Khichi which is a savoury doughy thing made from rice flour, it is yummy yum yum sprinkled with chilli powder.

Having eaten we went to the main tent and watched some dancing and later listened to some beautiful singing. We also learnt a little about Hinduism in a small exhibit called Seven days. There was a youth project in a small tent who were showing people to do some dance moves and we also enjoyed watching "Veggie Steady Cook" in another tent, where shown how to make a simple sun-dried tomato pesto sauce for pasta and eggless pancakes. We were all given some afterwards and shown how to offer it to Krisna before you eat it.

We had spent about 6 hours there and even got to go into the house, but we thought it best to leave at 6.30pm as it took 1 hour and 15 mins to walk there and we wanted to get back before it was dark as we had to walk down country lanes with no street lamps. We walked part way with a Hare Krishna who was on his way to Radlett. We had a great day but were both tired out by the time we got home at 8.50pm and were in bed by 9.30. Hell to everyone we met at the festival.

To find out more visit the Bhaktivedanta Manor website http://www.iskcon.org.uk/manor/

26 August 2005

Mazel Tov to me! I was Bear-Mitzvah (Bear of the Commandment) this morning. Before Debra and all the other teddies I confirmed myself a grown teddy bear. I am 8 today. Because teddy bears are more mature than humans we become Bear-Mitzvah younger than humans become Bar or Bat Mitzvah. I got my final pot of honey as payment for any work I do. Now as a grown up teddy I get paid in cash for any work I do.

I'm off now to party. x x x x x x x x x x x x x

24 August 2005

I have been in Telford in Shropshire for the last three days as Debra was at a conference to do with her job. Choc-Ice came too but stayed in the bedroom all the time. He got looked after by whoever made the bed and they tucked him in just as he likes it as you can see in the photo. The staff at the the International and Holiday Inn in Telford are very nice and go out of their way to help you. The food was good too, I'm usually not impressed by food in chain hotels. Thanks to any staff reading this.

Hi to everyone I met over the last three days. Janusz, who we met on the train going up is in the Bearsac Meets The Public page in the photo album.

Make sure you check back here in a by Friday night as I should have a photo of me having my Bear-Mitzvah on Friday which is my 8th Birthday.

Make sure if you live or work in Borehamwood to read the Borehamwood Times this week (comes out Thurs/Friday) you might find someone in there you know well.

3 August 2005

Debra had a surprise day off work today so as the weather was nice we went to the Arsenal training ground to wait outside for training to finish. I had my photo taken with Robert Pires and Francesc Fabregas. They are in my
Bearsac Meets Celebrities page. Thanks boys, keep up the good work for the Gunners this season.

2 August 2005

Well, I've been a busy little teddy bear of late studying hard, learning Hebearew for my Bearmitzvah on my 8th birthday on 26th August. It's not been all studying for me though, I've been working hard too. I met with Rosebeary Roberts, MP for Teddy bears today to feedback on our campaigns, she is really becoming the ironbear lady of teddy bear politics; I needed plenty of honey afterwards to recover.

I met a nice young lady on the train this morning, she was going to Brighton. Hi to you and the nutty boys with you, hope you all had a nice time. Hi also to the nice lady Debra and I were speaking to on the train home this afternoon.

I have been busy most evenigs of late, reading to Debra, and we have posted a new book recommendation on my Bookworms page, entitled Songs of the Gorilla Nation.

There is a new campaign in the Self Advocacy page, it is called
Name Your Teddy Bear.

To bring you up to date on other campaigns since the election of Rosebeary Roberts as MP for Teddy Bears, I inform you of the following:

Campaign For More Girl Teddy Bears
We have now got the amount of girl teddy bears up to 22% with our hard work. We have a long way to go get to 50% so we need all the help we can get, and support from humans to target teddy bear manufactures to make more girl teddies is warmly welcome.

Campaign To Go Bear Eared
We are not getting through to most teddy bear manufactures on this one, they are saying because of the pressure to adhere to political correctness in the making of more girl teddy bears, they feel in order to make it clear the teddy bears are girls, they have to put bows on their ears to make it clear.

However, we are having better luck with girl teddy bears who already exist. A lot of you who hated your bows have had them removed either by your teddy friends or your newly understanding humans. Keep up the good work.

Campaign For Honey
This, it seems, is never going to bear any fruit, despite us being as busy as bees.

Other news is that I sadly did not get in the Borehamwood Times this week. I was hoping the photo of the Mayor opening the skate park in Aberford Park would be printed, but it was not. I was hovering over his right shoulder when photos of him cutting the ribbon were taken; but there is instead a photo of two boys frozen in mid air with their skate boards close at foot.
I know there will some of you disappointed not to see me in the local rag, but just think how happy the two boys are to be in it instead, good luck to them.

I sat outside the BBC studios for a while this lunchtime hoping to catch some of the Eastenders and Holby City cast to be on my Bearsac Meets Celebrity page. No luck today but I did meet a couple of nice young ladies who I think fancy me, they are in my Bearsac Meets The Public page, a special hello to you both Erica and Kimbo x x x x x x x x x x x x x.

I was asked by another lady why I wait outside, am I hoping to be spotted for TV!
well in answer to her and no doubt other people thinking the same thing, No, I am not waiting to be spotted. I am simply hoping to get to meet some of the actors for photographs for my website. If in the process I get spotted for TV, then so be it!
Debra's balcony only has the sun until about 8.30am so taking her folding chair and sitting outside the studio gates is sunnier than sitting on her balcony, so its not really a waste of time if we have nothing else to do on her day off. Even if we don't meet any of the actors, we meet lots of nice people coming in and out, hi to everyone we met today.

Debra does not work on Mondays, so if any of you at the studios want to be on the site either celebs or public, then look out for us on Mondays at lunch or going home times when the weather is OK. Not that we will be there every Monday, just when we feel up to it. You could also email us. (Email addys will be treated confidentially).

Please note that we think both myself and Debra have very mild Prosopagnosia (face blindness), so it is sometimes hard for us to recognise people or remember their faces. So if we don't recognise you or don't remember meeting you before, then don't be offended.
We also think Debra has mild Asperger's syndrome so this might explain why she is so eccentric! We'd like to think she'd be the way she is whatever though.

16 July 2005

Love or loathe the idea, the sk8 park in Borehamwood was officially opened today. A lot of people turned out in the sun to take part or to spectate and the sk8ers I spoke to are happy with it. There were sk8ing competitions; the under 16s had a little boy compete who looked about 6 years old, he did very well, not sure if he won as we had left before the winners were announced. Well done everyone that was having a go. Hi to everyone I met today.

14 July 2005

I went with Debra and two of her colleagues to attend the noontime 2 minuet silence in the VIP enclosure at Trafalgar Square. The place where Debra works was invited to attend and Debra was a little worried about going as she thought it would a prime target event for further bombings. No worries though, it went by unscaved and people of all nationalities, religions and cultures stood together against the terrorists and for the people affected by last Thursday.

After the 2 min silence Ken Livingstone was speaking to the BBC News cameras, when we got back to the office Debra's colleagues all said they'd seen us on the TV walking behind Ken livingstone. I'm keeping my eyes peeled on the news later to see if it is repeated. So if you think you imagined seeing me on the news, then you actually did see me.
There is a photo of me almost meeting Ken Livingstone on the
Bearsac Meets Celebrities page

Thought I should put a link to a letter on the News24 website that people should see. It is from an Iraqi person.

13 July 2005

There is a 10th problem on my teddy bear problem page, so check it out.

I'd like to say hi again to Neil, an old acquaintance of Debras before she got me. She knew him from the Numanoid scene (Gary Numan fans are called Numanoiods). Hope you like the website Neil.
Also a special hi to Layla and Kamron who are now in my Bearsac Meets The Public Page.

12 July 2005

Hope you all have been enjoying the weather, I'm hoping it will stay nice at the weekend as I might have a small teddy bears picnic with some of Debras other teddies. If anyone has word of any big teddy bears picnics then let me know.

Special hellos to the man on the train who's caller I spoke to on his mobile on the Thameslink. Also special hello to Craig and Stephanie who are the latest addition to my Bearsac Meets The Public page.

11 July 2005

Just a quick note before I go to sleep, my "Bearsac meets the Public" page has 3 more people in it.
Have a good sleep all x x x x x x

7 July 2005

4 July 2005

First of all, those of you that celebrated American Independence today, hope you had a great day.
Hi to many people I met today especially Scott and Rifkhan who are the lastest people in my Bearsac Meets The Public page.
Hi also to the nice lady on the Northern Line tonight who spoke to me til I got off at Kentish Town. x x x x x x
I almost met actor David Swimmer tonight after the he was in called Some Women at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End. Debra managed to get a photo of me in front of the side of of his face, its hard to tell it's him in his baseball cap.

Click to see either the Bearsac Meets Public or Celebrities photos

2 July 2005

After popular demand I now have a Teddy Bear Dating Agency on the website. So teddies of the world, no need to be lonsome any more, email me a photo and a little about yourself and you can become a a member for free. See if any teddy takes your fancy. The page is via the woods on island or click the link above.

30 June 2005

This is just to wish James Happy Birthday for tomorrow on his 17th birthday.
James is the latest person to be added to my Bearsac meets the public page,his dad is also in it, see if you can spot his dad folks.

29 June 2005

There is another problem on the teddy bear problem page. I am still waiting for more book recommendations for my new page, so get them in folks.

I met lots of miserable people today at Borehamwood station, what is up with you humans, glad us teddies aren't such miseries. CHEER UP HUMANS!

27 June 2005

I have been a busy bear building a bookcase; it is next to my sofa. click on the bookcase or the link here and take a look at my new page called Bookworms. You can find book recommendations (only 2 so far). You can also email your own recommendations to me for inclusion on the page.

You can now buy a Bearsac T-shirt in the shop which links from the small island northwest of my home island. They are limited edition as only 50 were made and 1/2 have gone.

18 June 2005

Hare Hare, Krishna Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare.

Well then, how many of of you spotted me at theBorehamwood Parade this afternoon? I was walking and singing with the Hare Krishna Float which won two 1st prizes, Best Walking Float and Best Over all Float. Well Done. The Mayor Tony Scott Norman, gave out the prizes and he was honored to meet me and have his photo taken with me. (it's in bearsac meets public page)
Hare Krishna float had a huge 1/2 man 1/2 lion mascot with teddy bear fur for its mane. Its human style legs were on wheels so it looked like he was cycling down the road, it looked well cool. The Lionman had to limbo to get under telegraph wires down Theobald Street and Aycliffe Road and he also took part of a tree with him in his mane! It was nice to see people come out to watch, but shame there wasn't more floats.

4 June 2005

Don't I look cool and sexy in my dungarees. Of course I'm wearing them the fashionable way with one strap down. Debra got them for me at a fete in Borehamwood today, they were on a toy dog but rather than buy the dog with the clothes for £1 she said to the woman she'd give £1 just for the T-shirt and dungarees so the woman could sell the dog and Debra wouldn't have to feel bad about having a dog to get rid of, and it will be looked after someone who will love him more! It's what's known as a win win win situation.

The other photo is me with Dick Whittingtons cat in Highgate. The statue of the cat turning around is said to landmark the spot at which Dick Whittington "turned again", returning to the City of Lond