Bear With Me: The day the Earth refused to look up
Comet C/2019 Q4 was expected to remain beyond the orbit of Mars as it hurled through the solar system, rocketed past the sun and zoomed back into interstellar space from...
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Bear With Me: Photos by John, followed by tacos
I resisted taking photos for newspapers for the longest time. My reasons varied but mostly centered around the strongly held conviction that I was already doing one job for you,...
John Bear: Dreams of playing die with bagpipes, wah wah pedal
Ever since I can remember I always wanted to be in a band. I don’t care if I lack any musical talent.
My cat sucks, part 17 of 1,000,000
And now my impression of my cat getting her toenails clipped.
Co-exist on campus: The unexamined life is not worth participation points
Philosophy was at 9 a.m. Monday morning and was my very first class when I arrived at a college a bright-eyed 18-year-old freshman. OK, so I was 22 years old...
Bear With Me: Saved by Ray in the Members Only jacket
Firearms. They are as big a part of being an American as adult-onset diabetes. I have a strict no-gun policy. I’m often sad and I get mad at bad television...
Bear With Me: Ditch the death machine for an ax
AR-15s are dumb, and we as Americans should work to collectively rid ourselves of this hyper-masculine scourge that has become a symbol of the mass shooting. But I totally get...
Bear With Me: AR-15s for a solid eight and a half
SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA — Collin Collins remembers how angry he was only six months ago. “I was watching a lot of Fox News, I mean like a lot a lot...
Bear With Me: Late to the Joy Division party
My biggest regret in life is not getting into Joy Division until my early 40s. I’ve been a fool. Joy Division is a band I purposely avoided listening to for...
Bear With Me: Great street food isn’t worth the offensive caricatures
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the much-needed cancellation of several holidays, including Valentines Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Not only are those “holidays” designed to make the...