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 19 January 2018

Friday, January 19, 2018

QOD:  After momma gave birth to 12 of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal.  It was mostly to keep Daddy away from her.  ~  Dolly Parton (b. Jan. 19, 1946)

Thursday 18 January 2018

Thursday, January 18, 2018

QOD:  Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.  ~  A.A. Milne (nĂ© Alan Alexander Milne, Jan. 18, 1882 ~ Jan. 31, 1956)

Wednesday 17 January 2018

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

QOD:  I have a two-story house and a bad memory, so I’m up and down those stairs all the time.  That’s my exercise.  ~  Betty White (b. Jan. 17, 1922)

Tuesday 16 January 2018

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

QOD:  When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales.  ~  Ethel Merman (nĂ©e Ethel Agnes Zimmerman, Jan. 16, 1908 ~ Feb. 15, 1984)

Monday 15 January 2018

Monday, January 15, 2018

QOD:  Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.  ~  Molière (nĂ© Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, Jan. 15, 1622 ~ Feb. 17, 1673), French playwright

Sunday 14 January 2018

Sunday, January 14, 2018

QOD:  Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.  ~  Andy Rooney (nĂ© Andrew Aitken Rooney, Jan. 14, 1919 ~  Nov. 4, 2011)