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 September 2017

Friday, September 8, 2017

QOD: The willow is my favorite tree.  I grew up near one.  It’s the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it ~ no wind, no elements, it can bend and withstand anything.  ~  Pink (née Alecia Beth Moore; b. Sept. 8, 1979), American musician


Thursday 7 September 2017

Thursday, September 7, 2017

QOD:  I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.  ~  Taylor Caldwell (Sept. 7, 1900 ~ Aug. 30, 1985)

Wednesday 6 September 2017

Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017

QOD:  That’s the great thing about a tractor.  You can’t really hear the phone ring.  ~  Jeff Foxworthy (b. Sept. 6, 1958), American comedian

Tuesday 5 September 2017

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

QOD:  Laughter gives us distance.  It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.  ~  Bob Newhart (né George Robert Newhart; b. Sept. 5, 1929), American comedian

Monday 4 September 2017

Monday, September 4, 2017 / Labor Day

QOD:  Tradition can, to be sure, participate in a creation, but it can no longer be creative itself.  ~  Kenzo Tange (Sept. 4, 1913 ~ Mar. 22, 2005), Japanese architect