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 6 December 2013

Friday, December 6, 2013

QOD:  I went to a general store.  They wouldn’t let me buy anything specifically.  ~  Steven Wright (b. Dec. 6, 1955), American comedian

Thursday 5 December 2013

Thursday, December 5, 2013

QOD:  I hadn’t thought that I was generally a pack rat, but it turns out I am.  ~  Joan Didion (b. Dec. 5, 1934)  [Joan Didion died on December 23, 2021 at age 87.]

Wednesday 4 December 2013

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

QOD:  The problem with the designated driver program, it’s not a desirable job.  But if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it.  At the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house.  ~  Jeff Bridges (né Jeffrey Leon Bridges; b. Dec. 4, 1949), American actor

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

QOD:  Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.  ~  Joseph Conrad (Dec. 3, 1857 ~ Aug. 3, 1924), Polish-born British novelist

Monday 2 December 2013

Monday, December 2, 2013

QOD:  When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.  ~  Maria Callas (Dec. 2, 1923 ~ Sept. 16, 1977), American-born soprano

Sunday 1 December 2013

Sunday, December 1, 2013

QOD:  If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?  ~  Bette Midler (b. Dec. 1, 1945), American singer-songwriter