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, 24 August 2018

Friday, August 24, 2018

QOD:  Do something instead of killing time, because time is killing you.  ~  Paulo Coelho (b. Aug. 24, 1947)

Thursday, 23 August 2018

Thursday, August 23, 2018

QOD:  The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.  ~  Mark Russell (né Mark Ruslander; b. Aug. 23, 1932)

Wednesday, 22 August 2018

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

QOD:  If you don’t like what you’re doing, then don’t do it.  ~  Ray Bradbury (né Ray Douglas Bradbury; Aug. 22, 1920 ~ June 5, 2012)

Tuesday, 21 August 2018

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

QOD:  Once a year I will clean my room, just because I feel I should.  ~ Usain Bolt (né Usain St. Leo Bolt; b. Aug. 21, 1986)

Monday, 20 August 2018

Monday, August 20, 2018

QOD:  To me, the drawn language is a very revealing language: one can see in a few lines whether a man is really an architect.  ~  Eero Saarinen (Aug. 20, 1910 ~ Sept. 1, 1961)

Sunday, 19 August 2018

Sunday, August 19, 2018

QOD:  Middle age is when you’ve met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.  ~  Ogden Nash (né Frederic Ogden Nash; Aug. 19, 1902 ~ May 19, 1971)