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 December 2017

Friday December 8, 2017

QOD:  My first rule of consumerism is never to buy anything you can’t make your children carry.  ~  Bill Bryson (né William McGuire Bryson; b. Dec. 8, 1950), British-American author

Thursday 7 December 2017

Thursday, December 7, 2017

QOD:  Most people don’t care if you’re telling them the truth or if you’re telling them a lie, as long as they’re entertained by it.  ~  Tom Waits (né Thomas Alan Waits; b. Dec. 7, 1949), American singer-songwriter

Wednesday 6 December 2017

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

QOD:  Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.  ~  Steven Wright (b. Dec. 5, 1955), American comedian

Tuesday 5 December 2017

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

QOD:  I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint.  ~  Little Richard (né Richard Penniman; b. Dec. 5, 1932)

Monday 4 December 2017

Monday, December 4, 2017

QOD:  The way to change the world is through individual responsibility and taking local action in your own community.  ~  Jeff Bridges (né Jeffrey Leon Bridges; b. Dec. 4, 1949), American actor

Sunday 3 December 2017

Sunday, December 3, 2017

QOD:  Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through.  Face it.  ~  Joseph Conrad (Dec. 3, 1857 ~ Aug. 3, 1924), Polish-born British author