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.

Thursday, 2 May 2019

Thursday, May 2, 2019

QOD:  It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.  ~  Jerome K. Jerome (né Jerome Klapka Jerome; May 2, 1859 ~ June 14, 1927)

Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

QOD:  I always write in pencil, so I can erase.  ~  Elsa Peretti (b. May 1, 1940), Italian jewelry designer

Tuesday, 30 April 2019

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

QOD:  Information: the negative reciprocal value of probability.  ~  Claude Shannon (Apr. 30, 1916 ~ Jan. 24, 2001)

Monday, 29 April 2019

Monday, April 29, 2019

QOD:  A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.  ~  Jerry Seinfeld (né Jerome Allen Seinfeld; b. Apr. 29, 1954)

Sunday, 28 April 2019

Sunday, April 28, 2019

QOD:  In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.  ~  Sir Terry Pratchett (né Terrance David John Pratchett; Apr. 28, 1948 ~ Mar. 12, 2015), British author