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 15 August 2014

Friday, August 15, 2014

QOD:  The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person.  ~  Julia Child (Aug. 15, 1912 ~ Aug. 13, 2004)

Thursday 14 August 2014

Thursday, August 14, 2014

QOD:  I got a flue shot and now my chimney works perfectly.  ~  Steve Martin (b. Aug. 14, 1945)

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

QOD:  A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theater admission and the babysitter were worth it.  ~  Alfred Hitchcock (Aug. 13, 1899 ~ Apr. 29, 1980)

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

QOD:  I just want to be able to play and make people feel good with what I do.  When you’re thinking that way, anything can happen.  And, usually, what happens is good.  ~  Mark Knopfler (b. Aug. 12, 1949)

Monday 11 August 2014

Monday, August 11, 2014

QOD:  Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do.  Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.  ~  Alex Haley (né Alexander Palmer Haley; Aug. 11, 1921 ~ Feb. 10, 1992)

Sunday 10 August 2014

Sunday, August 10, 2014

QOD:  Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.  ~  Herbert Hoover (né Herbert Clark Hoover; Aug. 10, 1874 ~ Oct. 20, 1964)