You might or might not have wondered why I haven’t posted anything in my blog for months, or why the amount of posts and tweets I’ve made on my Twitter and Facebook has dropped steadily lower.

Well, the reason for that seems to me that Crispy and his mommy have spent a lot more time doing things with the Facebook Page they have set up for our main dog, Calvin.

Calvin the Woggle

This doesn’t entirely mean that I’ve been forgotten – well, except maybe for Clean Babe who has been with Shannan since sometime before the summer began – but it does mean that Calvin gets more camera time, gets more attention paid to him as to what he wants to have posted on his Facebook, and other things like that.

I’m aware that the phrase is that a dog is a “man’s best friend”, but how can a dog compare to a lovely, cuddly, squishy teddy bear, that doesn’t need to be fed, walked, bathed or anything like that?

I feel like I’m fighting a losing battle here.

Suppose I should get a start on the vodka in the alcohol press, á la Misery Bear.

Calvin, you don't seem to be doing anything interesting or Facebook worthy. So why do you get more human time spent on you than I do?

In case you haven’t already heard me say this from my Twitter postings and my Facebook ramblings, I really don’t like the snow. Which probably seems a little counter-intuitive seeing as I am a white bear, and thus do have my roots from being based off of some sort of bipedal polar bear. But, really when you think about it, it all boils down to the fact that snow is just water in a cold, non-ice form, and thus is generally not appreciated by my 100% polyester fur and fluff.

Regardless of this, he still seems almost hell-bent on taking me outside, putting me in snow, and then taking numerous pictures of me.

Right Babe, Wrong Babe, and Clean Babe making snow bears

Also, it’s cold. And a cold bear is not a happy bear, especially as it means there’s less cuddling going around because people don’t want to be cuddling a cold bear when all they want is warmth. Thus there is a bit of a threshold of how cold I can get until everyone will just abandon me and I’ll get even colder in a never-ending downward spiral of temperature. At least until it becomes nice and not snowy again.

Now, I think I’m off back to the hot press until this cold snap is gone.

Recently, there’s one thing I’ve noticed about Facebook and bears like myself. Some bears, including me, make fan pages; whereas others make actual full legitimate profiles. Both of which have their pros and cons, which I hope to go over – and maybe by the end of writing this it will help me choose whether I want to remain on a fan page, or make a proper profile.

Having a fan page:

• Easily lets people like me immediately without needing to bother with friend requests.
• People can still view my page in it’s entirety even if they’re not registered or logged in.
• People can properly post their pictures of me to my page and have a dedicated “photos by fans” section.

Having a profile page:

• Lets me like, post and comment on things on other people’s profiles. This is one of the key factors for me wanting to make the switch.
• People can tag me in photos and videos.

I’m sure I’ll be able to think of more things with regards to this soon, or at least once Facebook stops being mean for Crispy and not loading.

If only there was some sort of middle ground. For example, if Facebook pages were allowed to comment and post on the pages of people who like them and have given permission to. Or if they could be properly tagged in other people’s photos and then they would automatically be added to the fan photos section. Or maybe if they changed pages for public figures and other people and bears like me to have features of both a page and a profile, such as people can both like me and be friends with me, and I could have the powers of both.

Or is all this too much to ask? Time to go sit on the bed and think for a while.