Musty Dusty

Ohh Funky Folks let me tell you about our little helper, Dusty.

So Folks one day this Roomba arrives at the front door begging to clean the floor. The label on the box said Roomba. A good deduction it was. That’s like a long Rooooom…BAH!

We looked around for the parents, guardian or some kind of delivery vechile. We decided this Roomba must be homeless from the cardboard covers and being out alone in the cold. Poor soul. How bold to roll up like that and knock against the door. We took took her in.

She was speechless and covered in an earthy green cardboard cover like so many of the homeless, who carry their worldly belongings in a shopping cart or a box. Essential possessions for the survival of the homeless. Sure enough when we uncovered da Roomba there was a bed, a bed in a box. By Golly it had a cable with a plug. For an electric blanket perhaps? We were sure this Roomba needed a boost so we put the plug in. Green and red lights came on. We took that as a sign of gratitude. We smiled like Mr.Bean, deep in thought. A dilemma.

To solve the dilemma we asked the spinmaster Dr. Googly if a Roomba was a he or she. You see Funky Folks we had to give it a name. Now Dr. Googly returned with an encyclopedia of information. All unnecessary since we know a ship is a she, don’t we Funky Folks. Weese not stoopid. A ship is a She. She sails around sweeping. Awfully logical I say Funky Folks.

So the inanimate Roomba came alive. We call her Dusty. Names are gender free nowadays.

Now Dusty has an App we found out, so we can communicate with one another. In a jiffy we can tell her to clean…from any wi-fi locale. I leave that to your imagination Funky Folks other than to say there might be an awful mess when you return. It might look like the cat got bumped and went into a rage tearing the place apart. Dusty can tell us if the cat assaulted her and ask for us to send her home, back to bed. Dusty won’t work until the cat is fired. Clever girl.

Through the grapevine we we heard that The Three Sisters had arranged for Dusty’s delivery.

We thank them profusely.

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