I’ve had various personal sites and blogs with the Gratuitous Web Presence brand over the past 30 years. I may bring it back at some point, but I’m having so much fun with the Fluffbucket moniker that I’m renaming this place.
Why “Fluffbucket” in the first place? Chris coined the name for our Bichon/Shih tzu mix, Winslow, years ago. Winslow has left this world, but the name remains, and I opted a few months ago to scrub my name from any public-facing social media I have left. (I’ve deactivated Facebook and LinkedIn, and I’ve taken Instagram private; Threads and Bluesky remain public, as does Micro.blog, though I don’t consider that major social media.) I started playing with the Fluffbucket name on a lark, and it’s stuck.
I’ve riffed on beloved pet names before for my online identity; I’ve operated online ventures as The Weederman Group and Small Goofy Dog Productions. But this is different. Rather than use a name to develop a personal or business brand, I’m doing this strictly to (a) operate under the radar and take my name entirely out of the online space (though I’m stuck with the “garciabuxton” username here), and (b) entertain myself.
So, I’m Fluffbucketing for the forseeable future. It’s going to be a long and painful 1 to 4 years; I might as well have fun along the way.