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OctoBEARfest 2026 at the Sequoia Park Zoo: Three bears! Two with eight legs ("Octo..." GET IT?!): a tardigrade ("water bear") and an Octobear (with tentacles!) both carved from butternut squash, and a life-sized pumpkin bear cub.

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October 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Sometimes it’s a slow enough news day that journalists resort to talking about weirdos like me.
Thanks to Heather Shelton and the Times-Standard for doing that!

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Pumpkins prevail
“I love pumpkins because they’re objectively cool. Each new carving is an opportunity to tell a story or a joke. Each pumpkin is a new challenge, and Halloween is the best excuse for all this…
www.times-standard.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM