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, 14 May 2019

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

QOD:  Life tends to be an accumulation of a lot of mundane decisions, which often gets ignored.  ~  David Byrne (b. May 14, 1952)

Monday, 13 May 2019

Monday, May 13, 2019

QOD:  In the media age, everybody was famous for 15 minutes.  In the Wikipedia age, everybody can be an expert in five minutes.  Special bonus: You can edit your own entry to make yourself seem even smarter.  ~  Stephen Colbert (né Stephen Tyrone Colbert; b. May 13, 1964)

Sunday, 12 May 2019

Sunday, May 12, 2019 / Mother's Day

QOD:  Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural law. ~ Barbara Kingsolver (b. Apr. 5, 1955) 

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)