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.

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

QOD:  Boredom has a tendency to bring out the worst in people’s faces.  ~ Rona Jaffe (June 12, 1931 ~ Dec. 30, 2005)

Monday, 11 June 2018

Monday, June 11, 2018

QOD:  Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.  ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau (June 11, 1910 ~ June 25, 1997)

Sunday, 10 June 2018

Sunday, June 10, 2018

QOD:  She was what we used to call a suicide blonde ~ dyed by her own hand.  ~  Saul Bellow (June 10, 1915 ~ Apr. 2005)

Friday, 8 June 2018

Friday, June 8, 2018

QOD:  Never ask anyone over 70 how they feel.  They’ll tell you.  ~  Barbara Bush (né Barbara Pierce, June 8, 1935 ~ Apr. 17, 2018)

Thursday, 7 June 2018

Thursday, June 7, 2018

QOD:  I’m a big believer in acts of kindness, no matter how small.  ~  Liam Neeson (b. June 7, 1952)

Wednesday, 6 June 2018

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

QOD:  No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you’ll see why. ~  Mignon McLaughlin (June 6, 1913 ~ Dec. 20, 1983)

Tuesday, 5 June 2018

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

QOD:  I’ve always wanted to do right in life.  But the wanting and the doing aren’t quite the same thing.  ~  Mark Wahlberg (b. June 6, 1971)