January 18, 2006

Silly Old Bear

Filed under: Almanac - Ric @ 1:03 pm

It’s the birthday of A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne, born in St. John’s Wood, London (1882). He wrote for the humor magazine Punch, and he was the author of a successful play called Mr. Pim Passes By. But once he published Winnie the Pooh, nobody ever remembered anything else he had written. In a little verse, he lamented: When I wrote them, little thinking/All my years of pen - and - inking/Would be almost lost among/Those four trifles for the young.

From the Writer’s Almanac by Garrison Keillor
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  1. Comment by james, January 19, 2006 @ 8:23 pm

    But what delightful trifles they were! I appreciate what you’re blogging here. Keep it up!

  2. Comment by Ric, January 20, 2006 @ 11:46 am

    Thanks James, I appreciate the feedback.

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