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0071 — Scratchboard from "Pete's umbrage, pt 2"

Added 2024-06-28 19:00:06 +0000 UTC

I read a very small amount about sigils while researching the Dark Arts for this series of interconnected follies. I read slightly more about the life of Richard Scarry, creator of Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, and so many more cherished squiggles. For example, did you know that Scarry was medically discharged from the military after they asked him to paint a sign that was so large he became distressed? More importantly, "Huckle Cat" ranks among the top names given to animals, in history.

Lastly, I watched part of an interview with his son, Richard Scarry Junior. Richard Junior wore a playful little silk neckerchief knotted like a butterfly, just off-center in the V of his casually unbuttoned Oxford cloth button down, and one of his lapels was curled up in a surprisingly plausible invocation of sprezzatura. It made me want to wear my grandfather's silk neckerchief to a party I'm attending this weekend. I probably won't, but that decision will make me fall back to a vest, and that will still be a step up from my usual outfit of a shirt, pants, and shoes. (I learned how to dress from the dictionary.)

So, if you see a guy in a vest this weekend, say "hi!" It's probably me!