I hope I can do,
Promise I will do,
Struggle with can’t do,
Resist that which won’t do,
And vow to just do it.
Then I spend days thinking of how.
Catarm
Catarm (Catfinition) A stiff and sore arm caused by holding it stationary because a sleeping cat is using it, and one doesn’t want to bother the sweet little purrbug.
In Use “When Brenda finally decided to move Pogo, she discovered she had a severe case of catarm to work out, and spent several minutes rubbing her bicep, forearm, and elbow to ease her stiffness.”
Cat-ching
Cat-ching (Catfinition): The sound that results from a cat’s sudden appearance when they hear sounds that could potentially be something for them to eat.
In Use: “Michael barely opened the small bag of fasteners, when Quinn appeared with a cat-ching. Raising his paw, me murmured, “Mew,” the cat equivalent to, “‘Sup?””
Floofnetic
Floofnetic (Catfinition) A person who seems to attract cats.
In Use: “Michael’s floofnetic appeal was displayed when he worked on the front lawn, as seven cats, from four houses, came to visit with him.”
Today’s Bumper Sticker
“Men are idiots, and I married their King.”
Flooplosion
Flooplosion (Catfinition): A cat’s burst of speed and energy.
In Use: “Papi burst into the room, galloped across at full speed, and out the door on the other end. The ginger flooplosion left Michael wide-eyed and still. “What the hell was that?” he asked.”
Today’s Bumper Sticker
“Sometimes I wish I had a crappy education, so your grammar wouldn’t bother me so much.”
Flooffle
Flooffle (Catfinition): Cats’ shuffle between sleeping locations, usually when one goes and sleeps in the spot vacated by another, requiring the first cat to find a new place. Flooffling is often associated with the quest to find the floof-spot.
In Use: “When the door opened, Papi rose, stretched, and trotted over to see what was going on. Meanwhile, Boo flooffled over to Papi’s vacated spot, sat down, and began washing, preparing for his nap.”
Floof-spot
Floof-spot (1) (Catfinition): A space characterized by cats as the best place to sleep. The existence of the floof-spot has not been proven, although cats continue to study and search for it.
In Use: “Certain that the floof-spot exists, Quinn roamed from room to room, napping in unusual locations as he tried to find the elusive space.”
Floof-spot (2) (Catfinition): The spot on cats that gives them the greatest pleasure, leading to the loudest and most prolonged purring.
In Use: “For many cats, the floof-spot is directly on the chin, but Papi’s floof-spot is on his ears.”
Floof-spot (3): (Catfinition): the spot that’s most annoying to the human and gathers the most attention from said human.
In Use: “Since Nan was trying to read her emails, Flash jumped onto her floof-spot, sitting so that the computer screen was completely blanked out, and demanded petting of her floof-spot.” h/t to Nan, the pedometergeek!
Michael Seidel, writer 