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 September 2022

Friday, September 16, 2022

QOD:  Nobody looks stupid when they’re having fun.  ~  Amy Poehler (b. Sept. 16, 1971), American actress and comedian

Thursday 15 September 2022

Thursday, September 15, 2022

QOD:  It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.  ~  Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (Sept. 15, 1890 ~ Jan. 12, 1976), British mystery novelist

Wednesday 14 September 2022

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

QOD:  Ours is the age of substitutes: Instead of language we have jargon; instead of principles, slogans; and instead of genuine ideas, bright suggestions.  ~  Eric Bentley (né Eric Russell Bentley; Sept. 14, 1916 ~ Aug. 5, 2020), American theater critic

Tuesday 13 September 2022

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

QOD:  Start unknown, finish unforgettable.  ~  Misty Copeland (née Misty Danielle Copeland; b. Sept. 10, 1982), African-American ballet dancer

Monday 12 September 2022

Monday, September 12, 2022

QOD:  If experience teaches anything at all, it teaches us this: that a good politician, under democracy, is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.  ~  H.L. Mencken (né Henry Louis Mencken Sept. 12, 1880 ~ Jan. 29, 1956), American journalist

Sunday 11 September 2022

Sunday, September 11, 2022

QOD:  Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.  ~  O. Henry (né William Sydney Porter, Sept. 11, 1862 ~ June 5, 1910), American writer