Monday’s Bumper Sticker
Floofganic
Floofganic (floofinition) – Food specifically made and intended for animals, especially pets.
In use: “Every day, she treated her pets to a little locally produce floofganic fish stew with veggies. All lapped it up (except the bird, who always mocked it).”
Monday’s Theme Music
I always find this song, “Dancing with Myself” by Billy Idol (1980) an exuberant, uplifting song. Sure, it’s a (mildly) cynical statement about being alone in a crowd and preferring your own company over your friends.
My version, of course, is “Writing for Myself”. You know, you write these novels and they go nowhere but storage media or a stack of paper. I was thinking it more in amusement than in dejection; well, there’s nothing to lose and nothing to prove when I’m writing for myself, oh, oh, a-oh.
Circumfloof
Circumfloof (floofinition) – 1. To go around an animal.
In use: “She was circumfloof as old Ranger was sleeping, and looked so sweet.”
2. An animal, especially a pet, who is discreet.
In use: “A circumfloof little dog, she was adept at stealing food from people’s plate.”
3. To limit an animal’s range or permitted activities.
In use: “The dogs were given circumfloofed areas to sleep — their beds, the floor, or outside, but NOT the beds, sofa, and chair — but they were usually found on the sofa, bed, and chairs.”
Sunday’s Theme Music
Harry Nilsson was a tremendously talented songwriter and an entertaining rock star. I don’t know what prompted “Jump Into the Fire” (1972) to jump into my head yesterday afternoon. It’d been another wonderful day of writing. The day was windy and drizzly but pleasant, and I was thinking about how fortunate I was in so many ways. Out of that and into my stream came this song. He was young, of course, when he died, 52, but we still have his music.
Let’s jump into the fire and make each other happy.
Trifloof
Trifloof (floofinition) – 1. The third pet in a household. 2. A four-legged animal that has lost a limb.
In use: “Four months old, Thor had been hit by a car and lost a limb, making the little black cat a trifloof, but he raced around the house without any issues or apparent lack of speed.”
