QOD

This blog purely for my own amusement. I like to start the day with a quote, be it amusing, inspiration, or simply something that caught my fancy.

On occasion, I might also include some commentary on the day's crossword puzzle that is published in the Los Angeles Times.

Friday 9 November 2012

Friday, November 9, 2012


QOD:  If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.  ~  Carl Sagan (November 9, 1934 ~ December 20, 1996), American astronomer

Thursday 8 November 2012

Thursday, November 8, 2012

QOD:  Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.  ~  Margaret Mitchell (née Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell; Nov. 8, 1900 ~ Aug. 16, 1949), American novelist

Wednesday 7 November 2012

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

QOD:  At 30 a man should known himself liked the palm of his hand, and know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures ~ be what he is.  And, above all, accept these things.  ~  Albert Camus (Nov. 7, 1913 ~ Jan. 4, 1960), French philosopher, writer and recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature

Tuesday 6 November 2012

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 / Election Day

QOD:  Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.  ~  H.L. Mencken (né Henry Louis Mencken; Sept. 12, 1880 ~ Jan. 29, 1956), American journalist and cultural critic

Monday 5 November 2012

Monday, November 5, 2012

QOD:  Sunshine is a welcome thing.  It brings a lot of brightness.  ~  Jimmie Davis  (né James Houston Davis; September 11, 1899 ~ November 5, 2000), 47th Governor of Louisiana

Sunday 4 November 2012

Sunday, November 4, 2012

QOD:  You don't make peace with friends.  You make it with very unsavory enemies.  ~  Yitzhah Rabin (March 1, 1922 ~ November 4, 1995), Israeli Prime Minister