Yes MB .. there's something about Meat that does remind me of a big ole bear :) .. I think it's the warmth and open-facedness, his fondness for giving people big old bear hugs .. and sometimes when he's walking away, head down, from the back he so reminds me of Winnie ther Pooh as he trudges off ..
Oh .. and I mean the genuine article, as illustrated by Shepherd .. not the potbellied Disney Pooh :) The original is a broad shouldered bear, troubled by a propensity for gaining weight, but not as round!