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.

Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

QOD: When he is late for dinner and I know he must be either having an affair or lying dead in the street, I always hope he's dead. ~ Judith Viorst (b. Feb. 2, 1931)

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

QOD: There are some situations from which one can only escape by acting like a devil or a lunatic. ~ George Orwell (né Eric Arthur Blair; June 25, 1903 ~ Jan. 21, 1950)

Monday, 1 August 2011

Monday, August 1, 2011

QOD: Everyone is guilty of something or has something to conceal. ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Dec. 11, 1918 ~ Aug. 3, 2008)

Sunday, 31 July 2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011

QOD: I just don't want to be hampered by my own limitations. ~ Barbra Streisand (b. Apr. 24, 1942)

Friday, 29 July 2011

Friday, July 29, 2011

QOD: I found people looked better when they laughed. ~ Mort Sahl (né Morton Lyon Sahl; b. May 11, 1927)

Thursday, 28 July 2011

Thursday, July 28, 2011

QOD: Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. ~ George Washington (Feb. 22, 1732 ~ Dec. 14, 1799)

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

QOD: There are few things more liberating in life than having your worst fears realized. ~ Conan O'Brien (né Conan Christopher O'Brien; b. Apr. 18, 1963)