A Floof Toast
Here’s to the players
The goofs
Zoomin’ through the rooms
The ones in a tug of war
Stalking others
And evening the score
Here’s to the eaters
The watchers
The ones who sleep and snore
The ones who entertain us daily
Slayin’ life’s dull bore
Here’s to the chubby ones
The chow hounds
The ones who always want a treat
The tall ones
The little ones
Still growing to their feet
Here’s to those with stubby legs
Wagging tails
Swishing tails
And tails that they chase
Here’s to the ones who smile at us
Nibble toes
Bite our nose
And take a tongue to our face
New Technology
I just read of a new technology that I could actually use. The latest activity trackers, like Fitbit, have a new optional app called Closer. It works like this. If you and your spouse or partner, or whomever, have activity trackers with Closer on it, the systems can be bonded. Closer can then be activated by cycling through apps, then pressing on it when it’s on your device face.
What’s it do? Well, the bonded devices will show an arrow to where the other is located. The closer the two devices are, the larger and greener the arrow will become. If you’re moving away from them, the arrow turns red and small.
Ad campaigns tout several uses. One, if you’re in a store like Costco or a mall and don’t know where the other person is, just call up Closer and follow the arrow. Two, you can find the other’s device if they’ve misplaced it.
Pretty neat, huh? I know it’s a lot like the apps and trackers used to find keys and phones, but I just made all of that up. Closer doesn’t exist, as far as I know. Consider this an early April Fool’s Day entry.
Cheers
Michael Seidel, writer 