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 21 December 2012

Friday, December 21, 2012

QOD:  We make up horrors to cope with the real ones.  ~  Stephen King (b. Sept. 21, 1947), American writer of horror fiction

Thursday 20 December 2012

Thursday, December 20, 2012

QOD:  You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.  ~  Ayn Rand (née Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; Feb. 2, 1905 ~ Mar. 6, 1982), Russian-American author

Wednesday 19 December 2012

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

QOD:  Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams.  If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you any more.  ~  Lady Gaga (née Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta; b. Mar. 28, 1986), American singer-songwriter

Tuesday 18 December 2012

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

QOD:  If it weren't for problems, the work day would be over by 10 a.m.  ~  Woody Allen (né Allan Steward Konigsberg; b. Dec. 1, 1935), American movie director

Monday 17 December 2012

Monday, December 17, 2012

QOD:  Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.  ~  Ludwig van Beethoven (Dec. 17, 1770 ~ March 26, 1827), German composer

Sunday 16 December 2012

Sunday, December 16, 2012

QOD:  Less is more.  ~  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mar. 27, 1886 ~ Aug. 17, 1969), German architect