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 February 2018

Friday, February 16, 2018

QOD:  Friends are born, not made.  ~ Henry Adams (nĂ© Henry Brooks Adams; Feb. 16, 1838 ~ Mar. 27, 1918), American historian

Thursday 15 February 2018

Thursday, February 15, 2018

QOD:  Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.  ~  Matt Groening (Feb. 15, 1954)

Wednesday 14 February 2018

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / St. Valentine's Day

QOD:  Not one of two things is true: Either a republic is a desirable form of government, or else is not.  ~  Anna Howard Shaw (Feb. 14, 1847 ~ d. July 2, 1919), Woman's Rights activist

Tuesday 13 February 2018

Mardi Gras, Tuesday, February 13, 2018

QOD:  You don’t concentrate on risks.  You concentrate on results.  No risk too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done.  ~  Chuck Yeager (nĂ© Charles Elwood Yeager, b. Feb. 13, 1923)

Monday 12 February 2018

Monday, February 12, 2018

QOD:  You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.  ~  Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12, 1809 ~ Apr. 15, 1865)

Sunday 11 February 2018

Sunday, February 11, 2018

QOD:  I admire people who are, by nature, kind and fair to others.  ~  Sidney Sheldon (Feb. 11, 1917 ~ Jan. 30, 2007)