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	<description>Another Bear Podcast, this time it\'s from Seattle! Join Ursusnoir (aka Marvin) as he talks about his life and adventures. Guests hosts, videos, and just hi-jinx in general. It\'s a big world, it takes a big man to see it.</description>
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		<title>Where the fuck is Marvin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ursusnoir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have been asking when the next podcast is coming out.  Well the truth is I don&#8217;t know when. Maybe I&#8217;ll throw together a short Audio podcast this weekend. Truth is, I&#8217;ve run out of ideas. Or at least ideas that would be easy to pull off for the podcast. 
I&#8217;ve done some scripted [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People have been asking when the next podcast is coming out.  Well the truth is I don&#8217;t know when. Maybe I&#8217;ll throw together a short Audio podcast this weekend. Truth is, I&#8217;ve run out of ideas. Or at least ideas that would be easy to pull off for the podcast. </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve done some scripted video projects lately that have been fun but time consuming. </p>
<p>Work has also been a drain since I got promoted too. Nothing like being middle management to suck the creative drive outta ya. But these are all excuses and that&#8217;s not what the people want. They want entertainment. The Show Must Go On!</p>
<p>It will one day. Hell I have this domain for another 2 years <img src='http://ursusatlarge.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  And really, I think I will keep it beyond that. It is my forum after all. </p>
<p>Stay tuned, more to come.</p>
<p>Until then, <a href="http://www.xtube.com/watch.php?v=sCnRI-S533-">check out this guy burping on XTube.</a> Nice Belly <img src='http://ursusatlarge.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Marvin</p>
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		<title>Did we really need this?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JHitchin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Really? A set of Mr. Potato Heads that looks like the band KISS? Was that truly necessary?
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		<title>Things Bear411 Has Taught Me #3</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saying things in another language does not help. &#8220;Quiero ver su verga dura,&#8221; is still not a good conversational opening gambit.
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		<title>Things Bear411 Has Taught Me #2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry to hear your cat died. Can I see your cock?&#8221; is not a good way to shift the topic.
Jeff
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<p>Jeff</p>
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		<title>Things Bear411 Has Taught Me #1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JHitchin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I wish you were within toe-sucking distance,&#8221; is not a good conversational opening gambit.
Jeff
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I wish you were within toe-sucking distance,&#8221; is <em>not</em> a good conversational opening gambit.</p>
<p>Jeff</p>
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		<title>How to handle an X-rated cake</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JHitchin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least, how to handle one according to Miss Manners and surprisingly, the answer is not, &#8220;with both hands.&#8221;
Jeff
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At least, how to handle one <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/31/1983302/miss-manners-woman-worried-about.html">according to Miss Manners</a> and surprisingly, the answer is not, &#8220;with both hands.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jeff</p>
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		<title>Hi, I&#8217;m Jeff and I&#8217;ll be your blogger today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 18:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JHitchin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello from the Puget Sound area! My name is Jeff and Marvin has graciously allowed me to be a guest blogger here at Ursus @ Large. 
To give you some background, I am a Grade-A, 100% confirmed GEEK. While I may not be a fan of all things sci-fi on TV and movies, I have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello from the Puget Sound area! My name is Jeff and Marvin has graciously allowed me to be a guest blogger here at Ursus @ Large. </p>
<p>To give you some background, I am a Grade-A, 100% confirmed GEEK. While I may not be a fan of all things sci-fi on TV and movies, I have enjoyed a lot of it. I also still read comic books and manga, and read crime fiction. Funny how I don&#8217;t read sci-fi, just watch it. Weird.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m also an actor in regional theater and voice over work (when I can get it). However, I did not get the gene that makes me follow Broadway. I can only really tell you about shows I&#8217;ve been in.</p>
<p>What I&#8217;ll be doing here is posting about things from my skewed, weird perspective. I promise I won&#8217;t go too totally overboard on the weirdness.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be back.</p>
<p>Jeff</p>
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		<title>From the desk of Marvin&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi All,
February is all but over and it&#8217;s been a busy month. I got the first podcast of the year out and then promptly jumped into production on another side project for the no-budget production team I belong to called Mind Spiral. Now that that is done I think I will take a weekend or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>February is all but over and it&#8217;s been a busy month. I got the first podcast of the year out and then promptly jumped into production on another side project for the no-budget production team I belong to called Mind Spiral. Now that that is done I think I will take a weekend or 2 off before I start work on the next podcast. For now I wanted to share the video I just got finished producing with Mind Spiral and give you a link to the new YouTube Channel created for the group.<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MindSpiralProduction">Mind Spiral Productions on YouTube</a><br />
Stay tuned because there will be more to come from U@L and Mind Spiral.</p>
<p>Peace,<br />
Marvin</p>
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		<title>U@L #28: The Reboot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ursusnoir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s 2010 and it&#8217;s a new year for U@L. Consider this first podcast an intro of things to come in the new decade. 2009 was a slow year for the show and that is going to change. I&#8217;m keeping the good things about U@L, but in 2010 there will be more of it. 
So enjoy [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s 2010 and it&#8217;s a new year for U@L. Consider this first podcast an intro of things to come in the new decade. 2009 was a slow year for the show and that is going to change. I&#8217;m keeping the good things about U@L, but in 2010 there will be more of it. </p>
<p>So enjoy and as always, write me at the email address given in the video. (I don&#8217;t put it in the posts anymore because the spammers always grab it.) You can also follow the show or leave comments on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/ursusatlarge">http://twitter.com/ursusatlarge</a><br />
And check back here at the website for more content and updates on what&#8217;s happening with U@L.</p>
<p>Peace,<br />
Marvin</p>
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		<title>From the desk of Marvin&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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Hi everyone out there in podcast Land. 
2009 turned out to be a slow year for Ursus @ Large. I can&#8217;t really say why other than I really just didn&#8217;t know what to do shows on and not be totally boring. So for 2010 I am going to try a few new things and see [...]]]></description>
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<p>Hi everyone out there in podcast Land. </p>
<p>2009 turned out to be a slow year for Ursus @ Large. I can&#8217;t really say why other than I really just didn&#8217;t know what to do shows on and not be totally boring. So for 2010 I am going to try a few new things and see where we can go with it. Part of that is doing more blogging on the site. That way if you come to the site you can be kept up to date with what is going on between shows.<br />
Also, I will bring a few more people on-board for the team. This will take some of the burden off of me for coming up with website content (Whew!) and and a different view point to Ursus @ Large.<br />
So thanks for sticking with me and stay tuned because change in in the air.</p>
<p>Peace,<br />
Marvin</p>
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		<title>U@L Adventure Contest!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ursusnoir</dc:creator>
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Win a T-shirt and Some Homemade Jelly!

As seen in U@L 27: &#8220;Adventures on the Internet&#8221;

Here it is kids. This is the message I got on that chat site. I want your help in how to respond to this. The winning response will get a free T-shirt and a jar of my homemade jelly!


The T-shirt graphic

The [...]]]></description>
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<h2>Win a T-shirt and Some Homemade Jelly!</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ursusnoir/4051129655/" title="yikes! by UrsusNoir, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/4051129655_e7f9ebcd74.jpg" width="393" height="500" alt="yikes!" /></a></p>
<h4>As seen in U@L 27: &#8220;Adventures on the Internet&#8221;</h4>
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<p>Here it is kids. This is the message I got on that chat site. I want your help in how to respond to this. The winning response will get a free T-shirt and a jar of my homemade jelly!<br />
<center><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ursusnoir/3994702778/" title="Bear T-shirt design by UrsusNoir, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3512/3994702778_fc8a03e478_m.jpg" width="162" height="240" alt="Bear T-shirt design" /></a></p>
<h4>The T-shirt graphic</h4>
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<h3>The Story:</h3>
<p>So I get a message from this guy and it&#8217;s very flattering, but he&#8217;s just not someone I would be interested in based on what&#8217;s in his profile. I politely reply &#8220;Thanks&#8221; and this is the message I get back from him.<br />
So after 1 word from me. Yes, literally 1 word. Una palabra! This guy professes that he would move to Seattle for me. YIKES!<br />
So, how should I respond to this? The website only holds message for 12 days or so, so I need to reply fast. The winning reply will be selected on Thursday, November 4 and I will actually send it to this guy.<br />
So get your entries in ASAP! The top 3 entries will be posted to twitter for a final vote at <strong><a href="http://www.twitter.com/ursusatlarge">www.twitter.com/ursusatlarge</a></strong> on November 4 and I will announce a winner and send the reply on November 5.</p>
<p>You can enter by responding to my Tweet about the contest at <strong><a href="http://www.twitter.com/ursusatlarge">www.twitter.com/ursusatlarge</a></strong> or sent and email at <a href="mailto:askursus@ursusatlarge.com"><strong>this link</strong></a> with your response.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to what some of these responses will be! </p>
<p>Peace,</p>
<p>Marvin</p>
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		<title>U@L #27 Bear Boot Camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ursusnoir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been too long since I did a podcast so here is a newbie! This time it&#8217;s all about Bear Boot Camp. I&#8217;m not going to get too lengthy here this time so just check it out. 
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<p>And as always. Leave a comment on iTunes or email the show. </p>
<p>You can follow U@L on Twitter now too: www.twitter.com/ursusatlarge</p>
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		<title>U@L #26: Butt Pirates of Lake Sammamish</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Legend of the Pearl Necklace:
Hi Everyone out there in pod land. U@L #26 is here but I have to say, it&#8217;s not the greatest. I thought of the name for this episode before we started shooting and little did I realize that it&#8217;s parenthetical title would be an omen of the podcast.
Basically this one [...]]]></description>
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<p>Hi Everyone out there in pod land. U@L #26 is here but I have to say, it&#8217;s not the greatest. I thought of the name for this episode before we started shooting and little did I realize that it&#8217;s parenthetical title would be an omen of the podcast.<br />
Basically this one kinda sucks and I have no one to blame but myself.<br />
I tried some bare bones recording for this shoot because of our location (the middle of a lake) and unfortunately the quality suffered. I should have come prepared with some sound equipment to record the audio separately but I didn&#8217;t.<br />
Oh well. Live and Learn as they say. The video came out great unfortunately the sound on this one&#8230; Not so much. Despite my efforts to clean it up I just couldn&#8217;t get a clean audio for the bulk of the podcast.<br />
But anyway, if you can tolerate the wind and boat noise in the background it&#8217;s a good interview with my friend Jeff who will be embarking on a bit of an adventure soon. The Gaybor Robert and Bus Driver Bob make a guest appearance too. If you decide to mute it and just look at all the <strong>shirtless guys</strong> that&#8217;s ok too. I won&#8217;t hate ya.<br />
Fortunately I did find something that I hope will put a smile on your face for the end of the video as I added another <strong><em>Adventures on the Internet</em></strong> segment. There is only one person on the planet who I think won&#8217;t appreciate this edition of <em>AOTI</em> but hey, I can&#8217;t please the world.<br />
Anyway, enjoy what you can of this podcast. The next one I promise will be of better quality.</p>
<p>Peace<br />
Marvin</p>
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		<title>The Ultimate Flake Letter!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here it is as promised. (Though a little late because I lost the file.) The full letter that was partially read in U@L #25. I wish I could get some celebrity to do a dramatic reading of it.  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here it is as promised. (Though a little late because I lost the file.) The full letter that was partially read in U@L #25. I wish I could get some celebrity to do a dramatic reading of it. <img src='http://ursusatlarge.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Here goes. You may want to be seated for this:</p>
<p><em>WHAT was I THINKING went thru the gorgeous babes mind as a song bird let out it&#8217;s initial distant pre-dawn query.</p>
<p>&#8220;I seldom hook up like this on a first date is standard mantra&#8221; a distant thought, as she inspected her still &#8220;hard as green summer plums&#8221; nipples wondering if they would EVER go down, loving their tantalizing ache and just THINKING about this guy&#8217;s hard licks makes them start throbbing all over again, as she lightly drifts into a nap, feeling like her bottom has never enjoyed a warmer &#038; wetter night. Having his cock head slowly massage &#038; lubricate her rim with honey smooth pre-cum and short pee squirts as he slowly squeezes his head just-in, just-out, she can feel the rim of his cock slowly pass just inside her rim-stop-slowly he squeezes back out, his tip never quits touching her rim. He never says a word. Slowly in just barely, slowly out just barely but always in contact. Soon her body understands the tantalizing silent request. Sensuously relax butt rim muscles while he uses his cock to wet &#038; tease all around her bottom, stopping again just after his head slides inside her rim, she&#8217;s supposed to clench down and eject him out. Squeeze in-eject out-maybe squirt pre-cum pee lube-squeeze in-eject out, almost certainly her nipples were weeping lightly and even now while hot breath huffs down her neck like a steam locomotive pulling a long high mountain pass, hopefully he won&#8217;t wake up before his German Sheppard&#8217;s tie knot goes down enough&#8230;,</p>
<p>Hey Rich, A wee bit of banter in attempt to sugar-coat my not showing up tomorrow.</p>
<p>There is no good answer why, but mine, I&#8217;m battling against being a recluse and attendant relationship hang-ups.</p>
<p>Late at night no commitment hook-up at Club Z, Superman&#8217;s Cape is out &#038; about.</p>
<p>Plan to meet a fine person on a bright sunny day, a poor 2nd to Clark Kent&#8217;s &#8220;jimmy&#8221; takes over.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m working on it and made big progress (and life style change) over the last year and will continue to make more, but I discover this AM, as usual, that I&#8217;m feeling stressed re having committed to meeting with you daytime tomorrow, my old Achilles heel returns, plans I make with a guy the night before fall thru because I can&#8217;t get myself to come out and meet during the day, even tho&#8217; I said I would last night.</p>
<p>What pushes this recluse out the door is wet dick anticipation which just doesn&#8217;t seem to happen during the day.</p>
<p>In the spirit of wanting to eventually meet when I can carry my end, I&#8217;ll go on a bit, trying to further explain not keeping my word.</p>
<p>I guess I&#8217;ve gotten by with being unreliable that way because the guys I hooked up with when I first started with guys, often told me I have a excellent sucking dick, to which at first I said uh-huh honey, any port in the storm and gag-reflex usually makes my sucking not pleasurable for either of us, so I&#8217;ve never really developed a feel for dicks sucking differently.</p>
<p>I love jacking guys off and there is definitely a difference, some guys dicks just jack off nicer ( I still morning jack off couple times a week), tho&#8217; too many guys just want quick servicing, no bond. </p>
<p>To which they quickly replied, &#8220;no really&#8221;, your dick comes alive in a rare bonding way when being sucked on with a steady solid throb pushing out honey thick pre-cum where lots of guys don&#8217;t have much pre-cum or make little effort to let it flow, you can relax your cock and let us milk pre-cum on nearly every type caress from tongue only under foreskin to full deep throat and stroking balls for the next pre-cum squeeze. Instead of blowing the barn doors off in the first 5 minutes and snoring rest of the night, your dick intuitively understands it&#8217;s supposed to be sucked on for half the night and in response provide pre-cum &#038; pee squirts to fully engage all the hormones of both lovers to full satisfaction.</p>
<p>Of course I didn&#8217;t get all that from one conversation but I&#8217;ve been sucked on for many a year without TOPPING and having very satisfied partners (for the night) that by and large would have liked to be TOPPED had I been willing to go bare-back and/or try a condom, but in the end were nearly always entirely satisfied with a lover whose dick can make a oral bond for hours at a time until their own libido built enough to play a equal role.</p>
<p>Long ago my dick has refused to bond with &#8220;blow &#038; go&#8221; cruisers at Club Z. The members eventually learn what each others likes are, know that my buttons are a long bonding milk down that&#8217;s not looking to risky bare-back. Just a few guys know I&#8217;ll go a bit further after a long cock sucking bond is set and roll over on my knees, stick my butt up in the air, for a equally slow sensuous tongue stuck deep in my rim, somewhere in there my lover reaches between my legs and jacks me off, keeping his tongue buried deep as he can, me squeezing my rim as often, long and hard as I can to &#8220;give back&#8221;, somewhere along there my partners libido has built enough to cum, and all the time, instead of slamming bare-back on the way to 1st base, I&#8217;m willing to play a role of wanting partners in need of long time libido build-up and being mostly passive while my dick works out the oral bonding routine.</p>
<p>Anyhow I haven&#8217;t had to learn relationships and develop a personality because my cock did it all for me but I wouldn&#8217;t TOP, often condoms just don&#8217;t stay on well and I&#8217;ve nearly always been careful enough to not go bare-back in the process of everyone having a good time at being satisfied.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been pretty good, hiv-, at staying safe enough over the years, rarely TOPPED, but always missed my &#8220;first one&#8221;, which is why I&#8217;m looking for someone such as yourself.</p>
<p>I started as a TOP, years ago just before Aids was talked about, the guy was peeking from stall as I was at urinal in running shorts, said all he wanted was to watch me pee which he could &#8220;see&#8221; interested me, I stepped into stall as he slid to back of toilet so he could watch my dick pee, but I involuntarily clenched up &#038; couldn&#8217;t do it, so he reached out held my cock and said you&#8217;ve already cum so you&#8217;ll pee soon. To which I replied I hadn&#8217;t cum, that I always get wet like that under my foreskin. A soft whimper escaped his lips and tho&#8217; I don&#8217;t recall him moving, somehow he slid full on deep throat in one smooth motion and held me fully engorged motionless, then cradled my balls in both his hands and ever so slowly softly began massaging my balls with gentle milking strokes, staying pressed full on deep throat (and now I know, forehead against my bladder) silently signaling me to fully relax and give myself over and let him control my erotica functions. Since back in the day, when two in a stall at some Parks wasn&#8217;t an issue, without a word spoken I gave in, gave over control. Why my knees didn&#8217;t eventually buckle I don&#8217;t know but he erotica &#038; squeeze controlled me one pee squirt at a time, some long some short, whichever he pressed for, and now I also know, edge holding me off from climax until not another drop of pre-cum or pee could be milked out and then gently making sure my foreskin was fully unsheathed, smooched out short tongue tickle sucking just on my cock head while doing a few firm quick hand lubricated full jack off strokes on the shaft (plenty available) then quickly alternated with half dozen deep throat strokes, not fast not slow, just right, about part way thru the 3rd or 4th cycle of that my cock and entire bottom felt like a hot steam flash was blowing thru and I when thought the head would burst off my cock, he quickly gets up, turns around, bends over and smoothly guides my pre-cum coated dick in full depth, with near perfect timing I ejaculated on nearly the first full stroke in and he quickly gently backed us (me) to the wall and whispered, don&#8217;t pump, just get in deep as you can and hold still. With my dick plunged deep in his butt, after him milking &#038; draining my pee probably for better part of half hour or more, and me absolutely erupting a huge DEEP deposit and staying hard enough to easily signal him down deep with an occasional dick throb or two, he said he couldn&#8217;t remember last time his libido was flowing strongly enough to slowly jack himself off, taking his time, enjoying every stroke and I could feel him building up thru my dick in his butt which made me perk up harder again because I could FEEL inside of him as his erotica collected and he felt me get harder right away as he&#8217;s loving every second of not having been able to SLOWLY jack off for a long long time, so he slowly edged himself, me feeling him build all the way but not realizing he was STEALTH edging me also, giving me a few minutes since he already had one hot steaming load from me laying deep in his butt, more hot cum still oozing off end of my dick and into his butt for each stroke he takes on his own dick. Quietly he whispers, I can&#8217;t cum &#8217;til I&#8217;m feeling you peeing in my butt and it was like he threw a hypnotic switch as I had the longest warmest deepest pee ever as he climaxed and surged and clenched and squeezed his rim to give back everything he possibly could in return.</p>
<p>That was my first time with a guy and tho&#8217; I didn&#8217;t really believe him at the time, he claimed my erotica control of being so easily enjoyably milkable of nearly never ending supply of pre-cum was unusual and being able to release short squirts of &#8220;marking pee&#8221; made me more animal than man and many gay guys would quickly recognize that in me and start melting from the inside out and I only need be gently respectfully waiting and they&#8217;ll find a way to draw near.</p>
<p>Well, that summer Mark, a true understanding person of how difficult it was to build his libido, was always on the lookout for a guy who enjoyed  long sessions giving our hormones their true setting by letting one guy orally (or both taking turns but not for Mark &#038; I) taste suck drink eat lick off everything his partner could possibly put out raising every sensitive erotic nerve, then turning around and having my dick buried deep in his butt for his final stage of slowly jacking off to the edge having his libido trigger me into another cycle of peeing deep in his butt and flooding him into final convulsive release.</p>
<p>It was a long hot erotic summer but Aids WAS making the news so we broke off and lost track of each other. </p>
<p>Anyhow, soon after the Aids issue was becoming well known enough that I quit TOPPING and as the years have gone by, (oh by the way I found a typo from last nights e-mail, I&#8217;m 59 not 55) holding an erection that could squeeze thru a tight rim made TOPPING less of an issue since all my other &#8220;milking functions &#038; desires remain top notch&#8221; and I LIKE being a &#8220;slow hand&#8221; type guy so relationships at Club Z always worked with a few friends.</p>
<p>Well my &#8220;lifestyle change&#8221; is I&#8217;ve retired last year (early not because I had to but because I could just barely afford to) frugal pleasure leisure time being far more important to me than higher levels of material possessions (and stress).</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been exercising &#038; dieting my way back into shape, lost a fair plug of weight, gained a fair plug of stamina and libido as evidenced by returning to jacking off couple times a week which I&#8217;d not been doing for YEARS before that.</p>
<p>Had my too long put off full physical, colonoscopy, ect ect.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m clean as a whistle, no need to look for another 5 yrs colonoscopy, excellent results on all my lab tests, and at age 59 I&#8217;ve got blood pressure/pulse/cardio functions that a 30 yr old would wish for tho&#8217; I&#8217;m still overweight I&#8217;ll get down to about 200, a pretty natural weight for my 6-2 body style/build. (lifelong no smoking no drinking nearly full vegetarian, lots of pot)</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve also got a body and mind that&#8217;s been badly beat up from time to time over the years. Mechanical structure wear function shows the miles hence the medical marijuana MMJ.</p>
<p>And then my doc (gay) agreed to issue me a Viagra prescription and it&#8217;s great effectiveness with me made me recall my &#8220;first guy&#8221; and wonder if I might not try to find a guy to stay safe with who likes trying erotica (mostly safely) and see if it still carries the same pleasures of yesterday.</p>
<p>Anyhow, I&#8217;m so horny now I&#8217;ll definitely be out at Club Z getting sucked &#038; peeing all night long then sleep most of tomorrow.</p>
<p>I hope we can work out a night time to meet, my schedule really is nearly wide open of nights for us, your pics looked good, hope the competition went well.</p>
<p>Also I&#8217;m hoping I&#8217;ve picked the right guy to share a heartfelt letter with, even if we don&#8217;t click at playtime.</p>
<p>See you, your friend </em></p>
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		<title>U@L #25: Kicking it Old School, Bring a Spoon!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Episode #25 is finally here. I hope you all are still listening.
Due to technical difficulties I am back to Audio at the moment. For this special throw back episode of U@L guests Dave and Mike of Mind Spiral Productions join me to talk about a topic that has probably affected most of us in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode #25 is finally here. I hope you all are still listening.<br />
Due to technical difficulties I am back to Audio at the moment. For this special throw back episode of U@L guests Dave and Mike of Mind Spiral Productions join me to talk about a topic that has probably affected most of us in the dating scene&#8230; Flakes. </p>
<p>As always check out the web site and send feed back if you like. I know I&#8217;ve been bad about doing podcasts so feel free to tell me how bad I am. <img src='http://ursusatlarge.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Peace out<br />
Marvin</p>
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		<title>U@L #24: Tea Bagging!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Enjoy a fresh cupping of Republican Outrage Rooibos.

Marvin is back and stirring up trouble as he attends a Tax Day Tea Party and gets the dip (or scoop) on what these Right Wingers are all of a sudden upset about. Do they even know?
Live Journal Blogger BlahTheQuah makes an impromptu guest appearance to help me [...]]]></description>
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<p>Marvin is back and stirring up trouble as he attends a Tax Day Tea Party and gets the dip (or scoop) on what these Right Wingers are all of a sudden upset about. <i>Do they even know?</i><br />
Live Journal Blogger <a href="http://blahthequah.livejournal.com"><b>BlahTheQuah</b></a> makes an impromptu guest appearance to help me poke one of these &#8220;fauxtesters&#8221; with a stick. It&#8217;s fun to watch them get all defensive when you ask them to actually explain what they are saying. </p>
<p>As always, write the show from the email links on the main page, subscribe and comment on iTunes and BluBrry.com and keep watching.</p>
<p>Ursus out!</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi All,
I&#8217;m not even sure if anyone actually reads the blog section of the show but I&#8217;m going to try this out anyway.
Things have been busy since I returned from my trip abroad and put together the big end of 2008 Podcast. Also I haven&#8217;t had the time, money or strength really to do anything [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not even sure if anyone actually reads the blog section of the show but I&#8217;m going to try this out anyway.<br />
Things have been busy since I returned from my trip abroad and put together the big end of 2008 Podcast. Also I haven&#8217;t had the time, money or strength really to do anything all that interesting except one project that is just in it&#8217;s infancy stage. I think I have also backed myself into a corner in my decision to go all video for my podcast. In a way it limits what I can do with the show and it makes it more difficult to put out podcast frequently and regularly. So I&#8217;m stuck with the need to put out some content but I can&#8217;t think of anything interesting to do for the show. I would like to expand on the show and the web site content but I&#8217;m at a loss for where and how to do it.<br />
So if there is anyone out there in podcast land that checks up on the site and reads the blog entries give some ideas or suggestions. What do you want to see or hear about?</p>
<p>Sincerely,<br />
Marvin aka Ursusnoir</p>
<p>PS. Just added an RSS for the show on LiveJournal</p>
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		<title>U@L #23 : No, I&#8217;m not dead&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U@L is back (finally) after a long break. What was I up to for 2 months? You&#8217;ll have to check out the podcast to see. November and December found Marvin to be a busy boy. I was even accused of being a &#8220;Circuit Bear.&#8221; Imagine that. Also, the Cold from Hell managed to put me [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>U@L is back (finally) after a long break. What was I up to for 2 months? You&#8217;ll have to check out the podcast to see. November and December found Marvin to be a busy boy. I was even accused of being a &#8220;Circuit Bear.&#8221; Imagine that. Also, the <strong>Cold from Hell</strong> managed to put me down for the better part of December and into the New Year.<br />
I&#8217;m finally feeling almost back to normal now and it&#8217;s time to start cranking out the podcasts again. I made up for the hiatus by <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/3095065585_25987a1a39_m.jpg" alt="Marvin outside of Big Ben 12/4/2008" align="left" />packing in some extra stuff into this one. (It&#8217;s 35 minutes long!) I&#8217;m actually pretty proud of this one so I think it&#8217;ll be worth the download time. </p>
<p>As always, send me some email and let me know what you think of the show. Also I love to get questions from anyone who watches so feel free to send those too. And please, if you get the show on iTunes, comment there too. </p>
<p>Until next time, sooner than later I promise&#8230;.<br />
Peace out!<br />
Marvin</p>
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		<title>U@L #22: Bears of the Corn, and then some&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi All,
Episode #22 of U@L ushers the show into the fall season with a trip out to the Corn Maze in Kent, WA with a small group of bears. Then from there we fly across the country to America&#8217;s flaccid wiener state, Florida, to take a glimpse at some of the goings on at Bear [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>Episode #22 of U@L ushers the show into the fall season with a trip out to the Corn Maze in Kent, WA with a small group of bears. Then from there we fly across the country to America&#8217;s flaccid wiener state, Florida, to take a glimpse at some of the goings on at Bear Bust 2008. </p>
<p>With the 2008 Presidential election just days away, we feature another short from Robert Greenwald&#8217;s <a href="http://www.bravenewfilms.com"><strong>Brave New Films</strong></a> focusing on the organization called <a href="http://www.acorn.org/lies"><strong>Acorn</strong></a> that has been getting alot of negative press thanks to the <strong>false</strong> allegations of the McCain/Palin campaign. This short from brave new films helps to set the record straight where the main stream media has failed to do so.</p>
<p>Lastly, to end the show on a more up note, the <a href="http://www.youtube.com">YouTube</a> video
<ul>&#8220;Crank that Curry Sauce&#8221; from</ul>
<p> <a href="http://www.PARIand HARVIN.com">Pari and Harvin</a> is featured for <em>Adventures on the Internet.</em></p>
<p>Oh yeah! And you also get to see me eat frogs legs for the first time. </p>
<p>Thanks for watching!<br />
Marvin</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s episode 21!
Marvin and Allen venture off to the Chrom Ohm tattoo parlor to get tattoos. Marvin is a veteran of the ink arts but this will be Allen&#8217;s first.
Also, in support of www.BraveNewFilms.com Marvin showcases the short film &#8220;The Real McCain&#8221; and talks about why he thinks, John McCain is a LYING SACK OF [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s episode 21!<br />
Marvin and Allen venture off to the <a href="http://www.chromeohm.com">Chrom Ohm</a> tattoo parlor to get tattoos. Marvin is a veteran of the ink arts but this will be Allen&#8217;s first.<br />
Also, in support of <a href="http://www.bravenewfilms.com">www.BraveNewFilms.com</a> Marvin showcases the short film &#8220;The Real McCain&#8221; and talks about why he thinks, <strong>John McCain is a LYING SACK OF CRAP.</strong> (Well I don&#8217;t think it, I know it, the video proof is right there.)<br />
And just to end things on a lighter note, Marvin rocks out to &#8220;When we were young&#8221; by the Killers on Guitar Hero. </p>
<p>As always, comment on the podcast on iTunes, email the show <a href="mailto:marvin@ursusatlarge.com"><strong>HERE</strong></a> or leave a comment here at www.ursusatlarge.com.</p>
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		<title>Inked!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ursusnoir</dc:creator>
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Hi Y&#8217;all. You can call this a little preview of the next podcast. Allen and I done got inked. This is my 7th tattoo so I know what to expect. Allen, it&#8217;s his first, so not so much on the expectations part. Check it out and Check back soon for the full video podcast, U@L [...]]]></description>
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<p>Hi Y&#8217;all. You can call this a little preview of the next podcast. Allen and I done got inked. This is my 7th tattoo so I know what to expect. Allen, it&#8217;s his first, so not so much on the expectations part. Check it out and Check back soon for the full video podcast, U@L #21</p>
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		<title>U@L #20: It&#8217;s Video Baby!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi All,
It&#8217;s another video episode. This time I read some listener emails. We show some of the hi-jinx from Kamp Kodiak this year. (There is some partial nekkedity involved, tee-hee) I also premier a new segment for the video podcasts  and I&#8217;m calling it Adventures on the Internet where I bring you my finds [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>It&#8217;s another video episode. This time I read some listener emails. We show some of the hi-jinx from Kamp Kodiak this year. (There is some partial nekkedity involved, tee-hee) I also premier a new segment for the video podcasts  and I&#8217;m calling it <strong>Adventures on the Internet</strong> where I bring you my finds and follies on the vast network of inter-tubes. (WARNING- more nekkedity here). You&#8217;ve been warned.</p>
<p>Send emails to me <strong><a href="mailto:marvin@ursusatlarge.com">HERE</a></strong> or leave a comment here at the site. Also, if you subscribe on iTunes remember to leave a comment on the show there.</p>
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		<title>The Kamp Kodiak vs. Olympic Committee Letters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here they are as Promised. The Letters of Cease and Desist.

Dear Mr. Fotter,
The United States Olympic Committee (“USOC”) recently became aware that the NorthWest Bears Club (“NWBC”) is promoting an event called Kamp Kodiak 2008 “Olympic Village” from August 7-11th in at the Miller River Campground. The USOC has not given NWBC permission to use [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here they are as Promised. The Letters of Cease and Desist.</p>
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<i>Dear Mr. Fotter,</p>
<p>The United States Olympic Committee (“USOC”) recently became aware that the NorthWest Bears Club (“NWBC”) is promoting an event called Kamp Kodiak 2008 “Olympic Village” from August 7-11th in at the Miller River Campground. The USOC has not given NWBC permission to use the word OLYMPIC, the Olympic Symbol or the Torch image in conjunction with this event and objects any attempt to misappropriate the goodwill associated with those marks.</p>
<p>Congress granted the USOC the exclusive right to control all commercial use of Olympic imagery and terminology in the United States, including the Olympic Symbol and the word OLYMPIC, or simulation of those marks tending to cause confusion or mistake, to deceive, or to falsely suggest a connection with the corporation or any Olympic Games activity. See The Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, 36 U.S.C. §220501 et seq. (the “Act”). The Act also allows the USOC to file a civil action against any unauthorized commercial use of the word OLYMPIC “for the purpose of trade [or] to induce the sale of any goods or services, or to promote any theatrical exhibition, athletic performance, or competition.” NWBC’s use of the mark OLYMPIC in connection with this event without permission from the USOC clearly is prohibited under the Act. NWBC’s use of the mark OLYMPIC therefore may give rise to claims of trademark infringement, unfair competition, and false advertising. In addition, NWBC’s use of the mark OLYMPIC dilutes the fame of the USOC’s OLYMPIC trademarks, weakening their value and therefore impairing the USOC’s ability to support U.S. athletes.</p>
<p>Unlike the National Olympic Committees of many other countries, the USOC does not rely on federal funding to support all of its efforts. We raise the money we need to feed, house, and train U.S. athletes primarily by public fundraising and by licensing the use of the Olympic marks, images and terminology to our official sponsors, suppliers, and licensees. These legitimate license and sponsorship fees house, feed, train and otherwise support U.S. Olympic athletes, and finance this country’s participation in the Olympic Games. Other companies such as McDonald’s and Coke have paid substantial sums to the USOC for the right to use Olympic-related marks, and through their sponsorships have supported U.S. athletes for years. On the other hand, NWBC has no official relationship with the USOC and therefore is not authorized to use any Olympic imagery or terminology.</p>
<p>The USOC is requesting that the NWBC change the terminology and imagery associated with this event. Accordingly, the USOC requests that NWBC take the necessary steps to remove all usages pertaining to the event, and ensure that Olympic terminology and imagery will not be used for any future NWBC function. In short, the USOC request that NWBC:</p>
<p>1. Ensure that all steps have been taken to remove the Olympic imagery and terminology from any internet site, advertisement enrollment form or signage that is in place to promote this event;</p>
<p>2. Refrain from using Olympic terminology in reference to the specific competitions by renaming such festivities as: Big Ass Bear Olympics with Dr. Bob and the Olympic Board Game Competitions;</p>
<p>3. Refrain from using Olympic terminology or engaging in any other commercial activities in violation of the Act in the future.</p>
<p>Please acknowledge your understanding of our position and your agreement of these conditions by return e-mail reply to my attention prior to the start of the August event. If you would like to discuss this matter directly, please feel free to contact me at XXX-XXX-XXXX.</p>
<p>Sincerely,<br />
CAROL GROSS<br />
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE<br />
One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909<br />
www.usolympicteam.com</i></p>
<p><b>The Response:</b><br />
<i>Dear Ms. Gross:</p>
<p>It is with bewilderment and amusement that we received your letter asking our friendly local club to refrain from using the term &#8220;Olympic&#8221; for our annual camping trip at the Miller River Campground Aug. 7-11. I am the chief organizer of this event, and consider myself fairly representative of the Northwest Bears and Northwesterners in general. Let me give a little background on myself, and perhaps you will see the inherent paradox.</p>
<p>I was born on a small logging town on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State at Olympic Memorial Hospital. My family and I enjoyed spending vacations at Olympic National Park, where our favorite spot was the Olympic Hot Springs. I was able to finish high school one year early due to credits earned through Olympic Community College in Bremerton. I then attended college in Olympia, the capital of Washington State since 1889, where I belonged to a club that spent weekends hiking in the Olympic Mountains. I earned my way through college by working at the Olympic Boat Center, knowing more about boats than cars due to my upbringing in this Olympic environment. Upon graduation, I moved to the community of Bellingham, where I lived on Olympic Drive, until I moved near Seattle, where I enjoy having guests stay at its premier hotel, the Olympic Four Seasons.</p>
<p>Please do not interpret my remarks as disrespectful. I am certain that you are simply a working person like ourselves. Basically, we are just a group of easy-going software engineers, loggers, aerospace workers, cancer researchers, and baristas trying to put salmon and cappuccino on the table just like anyone else. But I hope that you will appreciate that we consider anything &#8220;Olympic&#8221; to be our birthright, our heritage, and part of our local culture, and that we balk at anyone who suggests that we have no inherent right to this term.</p>
<p>That having been said, we also understand that you have the law on your side. Remove the name &#8220;Olympic&#8221; from our website? Done. The Olympic Torch? The rings? Even Dr. Bob&#8217;s Big Ass Bear Olympics? Done, done, and done. We are 100% clean, and now you can check us off of your hit list.</p>
<p>Best regards to the Committee,<br />
Brendan McDonald</p>
<p>P.S. The Northwest Bears would like you to know that we are breathing a collective sigh of relief that the Miller River Campground is in the Cascade Mountains, and not the Olympics.<br />
</i><br />
<b>And Ms Gross&#8217;s response:</b><br />
<br />
<i>Dear Brendan,</p>
<p>I appreciate the strong ties you have to the Olympic Peninsula Region of the Pacific Northwest. As thankful as you are that the Miller River Campground is in the Cascades rather than the Olympics, I am just as pleased that you have chosen the mark 2008 Bear-jing rather than Bear-jing 2008, as the latter would have been considered a simulation of our trademark: Beijing 2008, and would have also run afoul of our legislation.</p>
<p>Most of the references that you illustrated qualify for a geographic exemption under the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, and are therefore entitled to use Olympic terminology. And the one commercial business you mentioned, the Olympic Boat Center also enjoys rights to the Olympic trademark because it was grandfathered in prior to the enactment of our legislation.</p>
<p>Thank you for agreeing to make the requested changes, and for also re-naming Dr. Bob’s event from “Olympic” to “Gaygames”. We will close our file on this matter.</p>
<p>Most sincerely,<br />
CAROL GROSS</i><br />
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		<title>U@L #019: Pride &amp; Polemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pride &#8211; noun [prahyd]
     	The state or feeling of being proud.
Polemic &#8211; noun [puh-lem-ik]
     A controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
It&#8217;s the Gay Pride video. This year the parade was a bit of a dud. More corporate than community, but Seattle&#8217;s Pride Foundation has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Pride</strong> &#8211; <em>noun</em> [prahyd]<br />
     	The state or feeling of being proud.</p>
<p><strong>Polemic</strong> &#8211; <em>noun</em> [puh-<strong>lem</strong>-ik]<br />
     A controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s the Gay Pride video. This year the parade was a bit of a dud. More corporate than community, but Seattle&#8217;s Pride Foundation has had it&#8217;s share or controversy over the years and it&#8217;s affected the celebration. </p>
<p>Not to be left behind with the controversy, in the run up to Kamp Kodiak this year the NW Bears stir up a little bit of their own.</p>
<p>Thanks for watching and don&#8217;t forget to leave your comments at the <a href="http://www.ursusatlarge.com">website</a> or  <a href="mailto:marvin@ursusatlarge.com"><strong>SEND EMAIL</strong></a></p>
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		<title>U@L #018 The Seattle Solstice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ursusnoir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know, I know&#8230;. Seattle and Solstice sounds like an oxymoron, but we do get sun here on occasion which is why on the longest day of the year we come out and celebrate it. And when I say celebrate it I mean full on Buck Naked in the streets celebrating! Check out the video [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know, I know&#8230;. Seattle and Solstice sounds like an oxymoron, but we do get sun here on occasion which is why on the longest day of the year we come out and celebrate it. And when I say celebrate it I mean full on Buck Naked in the streets celebrating! Check out the video of all the wonder that is the Solstice Parade and Festival here in Seattle. You might even see a few penises and boobies! </p>
<p>As always, rate the show on iTunes if you subscribe or leave comments here at the website.</p>
<p>Email me anytime <strong><a href="mailto:marvin@ursusatlarge.com">HERE.</a></strong> And Keep enjoying the show.</p>
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		<title>U@L #017: The Silence of the Ducks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ursusnoir</dc:creator>
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Special guest Christopher of Lj and Wikipedia fame joins the show to talk about the do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts of your online profile, tips on how to score the mad booty online, and the origins of the Silent Duck.
Email your questions and comments to the show HERE and keep listening!
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Special guest Christopher of Lj and Wikipedia fame joins the show to talk about the do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts of your online profile, tips on how to score the mad booty online, and the origins of the Silent Duck.</p>
<p>Email your questions and comments to the show <a href="mailto:askursus@ursusatlarge.com"><strong>HERE</strong></a> and keep listening!</p>
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		<title>U@L #016: The Birth of Beartopia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 01:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ursusnoir</dc:creator>
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For U@L #016 Marvin talks with guest Dan Duffany, founder and creator of the new site www.beartopia.com on the launch day of Saturday, May 17. We get to talk to Dan about himself and the new Community Site as we answer the question, &#8220;Why another Bear Site?&#8221;
Remember you can subscribe to the show on iTunes [...]]]></description>
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<p>For U@L #016 Marvin talks with guest Dan Duffany, founder and creator of the new site <a href="http://www.beartopia.com"><strong>www.beartopia.com</strong></a> on the launch day of Saturday, May 17. We get to talk to Dan about himself and the new Community Site as we answer the question, &#8220;Why another Bear Site?&#8221;</p>
<p>Remember you can subscribe to the show on iTunes under Ursus@Large or stream the show over the internet at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ursusatlarge"><strong>www.myspace.com/ursusatlarge</strong></a></p>
<p>As always, you can email comments and questions here <a href="mailto:marvin@ursusatlarge.com"><strong>to Marvin</strong></a> or leave a coment on the show at the website.</p>
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		<title>UAL #015: Gorilla Podcasting from Spring Thaw</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 19:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ursusnoir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one is short and sweet. I&#8217;m flying solo for this one and I talk about spring thaw and there is also an interview with Jonathan recorded live just before the Spring Thaw Kick-Off Karaoke. I also give a quick, spoiler free review of Iron Man and talk about some up coming events that I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This one is short and sweet. I&#8217;m flying solo for this one and I talk about spring thaw and there is also an interview with Jonathan recorded live just before the Spring Thaw Kick-Off Karaoke. I also give a quick, spoiler free review of Iron Man and talk about some up coming events that I will be attending. </p>
<p>Check on the website soon for video and slide show highlights from Spring Thaw. And don&#8217;t forget to email the show with your comments, questions and shout outs at <a href="mailto:marvin@ursusatlarge.com">marvin@ursusatlarge.com<a></p>
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		<title>U@L #014 Ask Me Anything!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ursusnoir</dc:creator>
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Marvin and returning guest host Kevin answer some perverted questions from Lj readers.
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<p>Marvin and returning guest host Kevin answer some perverted questions from Lj readers.</p>
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		<title>U@L #013 Blow Me (up) and Make Me Pop!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ursusnoir</dc:creator>
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Episode 13, the fetish episode with Special Guest Matt aka CubbyMatt or BalloonBear. We talk about his particular fetish for Balloons and other fetishes we&#8217;ve run across.
Also check out the new myspace page for U@L at www.myspace.com/ursusatlarge
Leave a comment on iTunes if you subscribe there too!
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Episode 13, the fetish episode with Special Guest Matt aka CubbyMatt or BalloonBear. We talk about his particular fetish for Balloons and other fetishes we&#8217;ve run across.</p>
<p>Also check out the new myspace page for U@L at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ursusatlarge">www.myspace.com/ursusatlarge</a></p>
<p>Leave a comment on iTunes if you subscribe there too!</p>
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