Notes in Brief by Urquhart Depew
Those of you kind enough to leave comments here may notice they have yet to emerge from the virtual corral. This is due to the fact that the Earl broke the blog and does not how to fix it. As dogsbody and figure of resentment it is left to me to attend to these unanticipated technical difficulties while, of course, carrying on with regard to the hogs. They require dry straw and enjoy daytime television. When hungry they rustle together leaving my woolen trousers stained with mud.
While I have control of the blog I would like to say that Voltaire’s Miasma is a dreadful potboiler although I did enjoy the scenes set in the Vatican. One cannot help but wonder why Pope Clement would be depicted as driving a vintage Hispano-Suiza…magical realism? I wonder.
Finally, the Earl remains unaware that agents of the Prosecutrix have ‘bugged’ his estate, an estate rightfully mine by the way. Thus he was recorded this morning exhorting the hogs before unleashing them upon the land. He’s quite mad, you see. It is irresponsible to leave the Viggen fighter-interceptor parked in the driveway. I do expect that justice will be served in the matter of my disinheritance…must dash…the Earl can’t find the Armorall. If anyone has tips on cleaning the Viggen’s dashboard, drop me a note at The Earl Is a Fool dot nyet. Warmest etcetera, U. U. Depew