I gotta say this first...I'm getting old!!! I can't believe that in about a month from now, this big bear will turn 48!!! GRRRRRRRR!!! BTW - AARP has YOU on their database, as long as you have a Social Security number, they 'gotcha' cha-cha (Thanks Homeland Security!!!) and will automatically pay you 'a visit' on yer 50th bearthday!!! TWO MORE YEARS!!! Nooooo. Be warned!!! Many of ya guys are still under 30, so yer chill. I've been feelin' a bit reflective the last couple days, adding to that I was saddened to hear the passing just yesterday of a great blues-rock musician Joe Cocker that I grew up listening to and seeing in concert. Still, I'm having the time of my life right now and this big guy is not gonna slow down (despite dealing with job responsibilities, but it could be worse). I'm meeting great folks left and right, so to my new friends 'Thank Ya'. I'm grateful to close out 2014 as a 'milestone' year, with my delayed 'coming out' gay and also meeting new bears from San Diego, L.A. and Fresno/Modesto to The SF Bay and Sac-town. It's been a great year, and hoping that 2015 will be very productive. MERRY CHRISTMAS and I will be celebrating NEW YEARS EVE AT BEAR-RACUDA in HOLLYWOOD - The Dragonfly Nightclub. If yer going, I would love to give ya my signature Joe Bear 'Hug'. Be on the Hunt, as I will likely be near. To All - God Bless Ya and Peace Out!!! Shout Outs -  lukas_artair  tairupanda Rock Song of the Moment - Joe Cocker 'With a Little Help from My Friends' (1968) Joe G. Bear