Tag Archives: The Assignment

David Attenborough Voice

Joey’s mark is in and there it is: the fact his teacher found it to be a marvellous piece of creative writing kept him from failing. And it certainly is an interesting question: would a bear who enjoys a latte to start the day have been any more believable with Sir David Attenborough presenting? Y’know, I might be inclined to believe it…

An Overactive Imagination

Joey’s presentation apparently didn’t go as planned and his teacher believes Herb might have been a product of Joey’s imagination? Uh, she may be onto something…

Groundbreaking Discoveries

It’s the culmination of the big assignment: Joey has to get up in front of his new class and present his detailed, somewhat surprising findings after following Herb around closely for a week. Herb feels pretty confident about it. What could possibly go wrong? Also, did your school have green chalkboards or black?

Hibernation @ Home

Joey arrives home from school to find that Herb has indeed found a suitable location for his hygge hibernation. Did you seriously think he was going to end up in a cave in the woods somewhere?

Hygge

As the subject turns to hibernation, we learn that not any old cave is suitable for Herb – he prefers to spend the winter months embracing the defining characteristic of Danish culture: Hygge (pronounced “hoo-gah”). Part of Hygge is about enjoying good times with good people, but Herb seems to be more interested in a space that strictly adheres to the decor traditions. In fact, here are some ways you can give your winter space the Herb seal of approval.

Cedar Plank

By now, I think you’re understanding that Herb enjoys, um, the finer things in life… There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that of course – Herb is not your ordinary bear. And hoo boy, this is shaping up to be quite an interesting assignment for Joey. Oh, and if you’ve never tried grilling salmon on a cedar plank, well, you should.

Bears and Fancy Coffees

Joey begins the research portion of his assignment on grizzly bears with a trip to Starbean – Herb’s go-to coffee joint in Cold Springs. Herb’s journey of self-discovery begins by examining his love of upscale caffeinated beverages and yeah, the milk foam designs are indeed pretty cool.

There Is No Try

Herb has decided to help Joey with his assignment on grizzly bears in hopes it will be a journey of self-discovery. He’s willing to give himself over to his natural instincts to see if he knows how to properly “bear.” For Joey’s sake, let’s hope this is a good idea… Also: any time you can shoehorn in a line from Star Wars, you gotta do it, right?

The Assignment

Spoken like a true parent, Herb. Joey thinks he’s got this one figured out, but I don’t know about you – I don’t think Herb is your textbook grizzly bear. This might be interesting if Joey can use his powers of persuasion here.