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.

Monday 22 December 2014

Monday, December 22, 2014

QOD:  The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person ~ her husband.  ~  Lady Bird Johnson (née Claudia Alta Taylor, Dec. 22, 1912 ~ July 11, 2007), First Lady of the United States and wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson

Sunday 21 December 2014

Sunday, December 21, 2014

QOD:  Did St. Francis preach to the birds?  Whatever for?  If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats.  ~  Dame Rebecca West (née Cicily Isabel Fairfield; Dec. 21, 1892 ~ Mar. 15, 1983), British author

Friday 19 December 2014

Friday, December 19, 2014

QOD:   Money?  How did I lose it?  I never did lose it.  I just never knew where it went.  ~ Édith Piaf (née Édith Giovanna Gassion; Dec. 19, 1915 ~ Oct. 10, 1963), French singer

Thursday 18 December 2014

Thursday, December 18, 2014

QOD:   If you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.  ~  Keith Richards (b. Dec. 18, 1943), English musician and member of the Rolling Stones