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 16 September 2016

Friday, September 16, 2016

QOD:  The earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have, and not obsess about what you don’t have, the happier you will be.  ~  Amy Poehler (b. Sept. 16, 1971)

Thursday 15 September 2016

Thursday, September 15, 2016

QOD:  The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don’t give a damn.  ~  Agatha Christie (Sept. 15, 1890 ~ Jan. 12, 1975)

Wednesday 14 September 2016

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

QOD:  Anything that’s for free, people will take.  They don’t discriminate.  ~  Larry David (nĂ© Lawrence Gene David; b. July 2, 1947)

Tuesday 13 September 2016

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

QOD:  I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of my shoelaces, but that is all that comes back to me of school itself.  ~  Roald Dahl (Sept. 13, 1916 ~ Nov. 25, 1990)

Sunday 11 September 2016

Sunday, September 11, 2016

QOD:  The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.  ~  O. Henry (Sept. 11, 1862 ~ June 5, 1910)