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 22 February 2013

Friday, February 22, 2013

QOD:  Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.  ~  Lord Robert Baden-Powell (Feb. 22, 1857 ~ Jan. 8, 1941), British Army officer and founder of the Boy Scouts

Thursday 21 February 2013

Thursday, February 21, 2013

QOD:  There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.  ~  Erma Bombeck (née Erma Louise Fiste; Feb. 21, 1927 ~ Apr. 22, 1996), American writer and humorist

Wednesday 20 February 2013

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

QOD: Not everybody trusts paintings, but people believe photographs.  ~  Ansel Adams (né Ansel Easton Adams; Feb. 20, 1902 ~ April 22, 1984), American photographer

Tuesday 19 February 2013

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

QOD:  A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.  ~  Robert Benchley (né Robert Charles Benchley; Sept. 15, 1889 ~ Nov. 21, 1945), American columnist and humorist

Monday 18 February 2013

Monday, February 18, 2013 / Presidents' Day

QOD:  Prejudice is a great time saver.  You can form opinions without having to get the facts.  ~  E.B. White (né Elwyn Brooks White; July 11, 1899 ~ Oct. 1, 1985), American writer