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 28 November 2014

Friday, November 28, 2014

QOD:  The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom.  ~  Jon Stewart (b. Nov. 28, 1962)

Thursday 27 November 2014

Thursday, November 27, 2014 / Thanksgiving Day

QOD:  Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare.  They are consumed in twelve minutes.  Half-times take twelve minutes.  This is not a coincidence.  ~  Erma Bombeck (né Erma Louise Fiste; Feb. 21, 1927 ~ Apr. 22, 1996)

Wednesday 26 November 2014

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

QOD:  I’m not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it’s like relaxing into – and an acceptance – of things.  ~  Tina Turner (née Anna Mae Bullock; b. Nov. 26, 1939)

Tuesday 25 November 2014

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

QOD:  If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go to Cancun in the summer.  ~  Ben Stein (né Benjamin Jeremy Stein; b. Nov. 25, 1944)

Monday 24 November 2014

Monday, November 24, 2014

QOD:  If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.  ~  Baruch Spinoza (Nov. 24, 1632 ~ Feb. 21, 1677)