Defurestation (Catfinition): A policy of attempting to remove all shed cat fur from every possible service. Pro-defurestation camps and con-defurestation factions have strongly held opinions about the value of defurestation. Con-defurestation fans advocate that trying to remove all cat fur is senseless, that cat fur on clothing and furniture, or in food, is an acceptable risk for bonding with a cat. Pro-defurestation people say, “Bullshit to all that.”
Power Pieces Dream
I dreamed that I discovered I had these pieces with the power to change the world.
The pieces weren’t special to regard. Several sets existed and seemed to serve different purposes. As I was just learning about these, I began sorting the shapes and noticing their colors. I began experimenting with their uses. For that purpose, I chose the black shapes. Each of these were about four inches long. Shaped like angle-iron, they appeared to be plastic.
I looked over a familiar scene from our town, Ashland, across the highway and valley to where Grizzly Peak rules a sloping landscape dominated by vineyards. Using the black power pieces, I put four along the bottom and top of the scene, and two more on either side. With these blocks outlining that scene, I knew I could change it. I knew I could put it anywhere I desired.
I was thrilled and pleased to realize I’d discovered that I had these power blocks and capability. I experienced an epiphany that I had the power to change. I wanted to learn more, and share the information with other people. As the dream concluded, I felt rewarded, satisfied, and optimistic.
Catasy
Catasy (Catfinition): felines’ imaginary worlds, although such worlds often include real people, locations, and events that become embellished with the cat’s personal perspective.
In Use: “The cats were restricted to the house during the fireworks, to help them stay safe and feel safer. However, they soon developed catasies about being captured by evil creatures who were unjustly imprisoning them. With these catasies as a fount for their energy, they soon began hunting escape routes.”
Today’s Bumper Sticker
“I tell you that we’re here on Earth to fart around, and don’t let anyone tell you differently.”
Kurt Vonnegut
Today’s Theme Music
It’s a basic rock and roll, guitar-hero, hot as hell day. I employ hyperbole, of course. It’s not as hell today, but will be a toasty, sweat inducing, hyperbole-inspiring ninety-seven degrees on the beloved Fahrenheit scale.
Love this song. Stationed in Germany with the U.S. Air Force and watching the Soviets when the song hit the waves and created a stream source in my head, I always considered it a direct, mocking response to President George H.W. Bush’s inauguration. Here’s my reference:
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler,
Machine gun hand
We got department stores
and toilet paper
Got styrofoam boxes
for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people,
says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn,
got roads to drive.
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Yes, values, priorities, and directions can get a little skewed in the free world. Here’s Neil Young from nineteen eighty-nine with “Rockin’ In the Free World.”
Michael Seidel, writer 