this post is longer than the writing i did last night!

31 days and counting: today, the Bransons.

last night's word count: 1,943 ~ mostly the testimony of Margaret Branson for the defense.

( extensive ~ no really, be warned ~ considerations about the Bransons and conjectures into the realm of the unreal: for you diehards only )

i was up after midnight re-reading Poppet's memoir (i didn't mean to, i just got sucked into it ~ again). a couple of notable points Poppet makes:

1. John A. paid the bill for George. i knew that already, but Poppet does specifically mention it. he mentions it in context of John's schizophrenic attitude about his brother's plight. John was a detective and fearful that he'd receive backlash from his brother's doings. but he still supported his defense.

2. Poppet subpoenaed the King Drunk. the King Drunk refused to show and wrote a nice letter saying he would not, under any cicumstances, testify. hmmm ~ what was the King Drunk afraid of? Poppet said he didn't press the matter, considering it more diplomatic not to offend the one man in all the world who could effect a pardon for the prisoners (silly Poppet ~ little did he know). but i think it's very interesting nonetheless.

3. that scene Poppet describes of Czar NastyOwlFace threatening to fire him (over and over again) gets funnier every time i read it.

okay, i have work work work and i've been frittering away on this all morning.

bad bad.

: D

i'll post the "picture of the day" later.