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 8 January 2016

Friday, January 8, 2016

QOD:  I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.  ~  David Bowie (nĂ© David Robert Jones; b. Jan. 8, 1947), British musician  [David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, 2 days after his 69th birthday]

Thursday 7 January 2016

Thursday, January 7, 2015

QOD:  Research is formalized curiosity.  It is poking and prying with a purpose.  ~  Zora Neale Hurston (Jan. 7, 1891 ~ Jan. 28, 1960), African-American author

Wednesday 6 January 2016

Wednesday, January 6, 2015

QOD:  The older you get, the more you realize how happenstance … has helped to determine your path through life.  ~  Rowan Atkinson (nĂ© Rowan Sebastian Atkinson; b. Jan. 6, 1955), British actor

Tuesday 5 January 2016

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

QOD:  Today, political events are nullified unless they’re on TV.  ~  Umberto Eco (b. Jan. 5, 1932), Italian author  [Umberto Eco died on February 19, 2016]

Monday 4 January 2016

Monday, January 4, 2016

QOD:  I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.  ~  Everett Dirksen (nĂ© Everett McKinley Dirksen; Jan. 4, 1896 ~ Sept. 7, 1969); United States Senator from Illinois