Gareth Penn
@garethspenn.bsky.social
"Those who cannot remember George Santayana are condemned to misquote him."
I asked a tour guide at San Simeon if the madonna above the main entrance of La Casa Grande was the one Dorothy Parker had written about, and he said, "Who's Dorothy Parker?"
I asked a tour guide at San Simeon if the madonna above the main entrance of La Casa Grande was the one Dorothy Parker had written about, and he said, "Who's Dorothy Parker?"
We all must remember
the fifth of November,
when Will shot the goose,
the cattle came home,
no more to roam,
and the old sow played the deuce.
— obligatory annual recitation in my family
the fifth of November,
when Will shot the goose,
the cattle came home,
no more to roam,
and the old sow played the deuce.
— obligatory annual recitation in my family
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
We all must remember
the fifth of November,
when Will shot the goose,
the cattle came home,
no more to roam,
and the old sow played the deuce.
— obligatory annual recitation in my family
the fifth of November,
when Will shot the goose,
the cattle came home,
no more to roam,
and the old sow played the deuce.
— obligatory annual recitation in my family
21, 00, 94, 02, 08, 03, 98, 15
August 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
21, 00, 94, 02, 08, 03, 98, 15
Winter falls,
gentle slopes,
bottom line:
fruitcakes.
Meter readers
in the attic;
suave competitor
— is me!
gentle slopes,
bottom line:
fruitcakes.
Meter readers
in the attic;
suave competitor
— is me!
August 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Winter falls,
gentle slopes,
bottom line:
fruitcakes.
Meter readers
in the attic;
suave competitor
— is me!
gentle slopes,
bottom line:
fruitcakes.
Meter readers
in the attic;
suave competitor
— is me!
Grace Luella Solomon Penn, who would have been 143 years old today.
August 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Grace Luella Solomon Penn, who would have been 143 years old today.
Hugh Scott Penn, Henderson Field, Guadalcanal (1944)
June 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Hugh Scott Penn, Henderson Field, Guadalcanal (1944)
Jean Sewell Penn, ca. 1940
May 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Jean Sewell Penn, ca. 1940
Why is the airport of Lukla, Nepal, the only airport in the world that is perfect for taxiing?
January 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Why is the airport of Lukla, Nepal, the only airport in the world that is perfect for taxiing?
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November 12, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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