Quote of the Day: 8 August 2026 #QotD

“Never hesitate when someone asks if you’re a crazed lunatic.” -Rat, Pearls Before Swine
[Either answer with an immediate and emphatic 'no' or ignore them entirely. There can be no middle ground.]

Quote of the Day: 27 July 2026 #QotD

“Pander to me!” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[Please. I'd really like it.]

Quote of the Day: 14 July 2026 #QotD

“[S]he actually said nay? I aspired to that level of pretension[.]” -Corin Cadence, Sufficiently Advanced Magic
[Some people just naturally and effortlessly pull off things that we would like to be able to do. How do they do it? No idea. It is just somehow authentic to who they are.]

Quote of the Day: 3 July 2026 #QotD

“Yeah, strength in diversity isn’t quite the same as strength in adversity.” -Gerek, Spacetrawler
[Sounds similar but has a very different meaning. Many such instances, and this one can be insidious.]

Quote of the Day: 29 April 2026 #QotD

“It meant I could focus on more important priorities, like not dying. That was one of my favorite hobbies.” -Corin Cadence, Sufficiently Advanced Magic
[I have a lot of hobbies. Or, I have done many hobbies in my life. Not dying is not something I had considered a hobby before. Perhaps it is more of a pursuit for some people than others?]

Quote of the Day: 18 April 2026 #QotD

“When you have kids, Saturday and Sunday are more of a ‘weakened[.]’” -Henpecked Hal
[True. But kids are worth it in ways that you cannot understand if you don't already get it.]

Quote of the Day: 27 March 2026 #QotD

“[She] had plenty of imagination. Too much, in fact: it was something she could not eat, nor fight with, nor sell to give her tangible benefit, and she regretted having it.” -Jonathan Stroud
[Isn't it always the way that what we're really good at is so tragically undervalued by everyone else?]

Quote of the Day: 31 December 2025 #QotD

“My brother-in-law bought my small children kazoos for Christmas. I have a new mortal enemy.” -The Fat Electrician
[Happy New Year's Eve!]

Quote of the Day: 19 December 2025 #QotD

“I’m just going to sit here until the world starts making sense, if that’s all right.” -Seneira, Shadowblack
[This seems a good way to end up not doing anything at all.]

Quote of the Day: 13 December 2025 #QotD

“Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I’ll have a witty and blistering retort! You’ll be devastated then, I promise!” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[L'esprit d'escalier. It's a real thing. Strong emotions overcome your intellect and leave you with a fraction of your typical wit and ability to engage in repartee.]

Quote of the Day: 7 November 2025 #QotD

“Never before in the history of celebrity has there been so much supply for so little demand” -David Burge
[And supply seems to continue to grow, while my interest (and demand) has never been lower.]

Quote of the Day: 21 October 2025 #QotD

“If you haven't stormed out of a restaurant swearing to never eat out again, are you even a parent?” -Henpecked Hal
[I know I have, and it hasn't gotten a lot better since the last time I swore I wouldn't go out to eat with children again.]

Quote of the Day: 9 October 2025 #QotD

“MARRIAGE, n. The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two.” -Ambrose Bierce
[After 15 years of marriage. I think this is less true than it is funny. But it is funny.]

Quote of the Day: 9 September 2025 #QotD

“A young child’s desire to call to a relative is met with an equal but opposite desire to speak once they are on the phone.” -Henpecked Hal
[My parents have been on the receiving end of this oh so many times. I'm sure they find it a bit exasperating, but they'd prefer to receive the calls that only feature their grands for a brief moment rather than not hearing from them at all.]

Quote of the Day: 26 July 2025 #QotD

“Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake off.” -Terry Pratchett
[And the consequences of a relapse are quite dire.]

Quote of the Day: 24 April 2025 #QotD

“It was wild, it was exhilarating, it was almost getting killed—and the almost bit is what made it something they would feel able to talk about later, though clearly getting killed would shut up most people.” -Terry Pratchett
[That's the razor's edge adrenaline seekers ride. Many of them fall to one side or the other eventually. But it is something that can invigorate your life for a while.]

Quote of the Day: 14 March 2025 #QotD

“No one has less regard for wealth, power, or birthright than a cat.” -Lukan Gardova (thought), The Silverblood Promise
[There may be some entity that has less regard, but if there is one with less regard and as much personality and intelligence I would be very surprised.]

Quote of the Day: 1 March 2025 #QotD

“I performed accidental exploratory surgery on the inside of my palm with a drill bit and it turns out there’s just a lot of blood and pain in there.” -Mike Chase
[Ooh! Ouch. Glad it wasn't me.]

Quote of the Day: 11 February 2025 #QotD

“I feel blessed to have lived long enough to see the Golden Age of Imbecility[.]” -David Burge
[But have we, though? I am afraid that there may be loftier heights of imbecility yet to be dreamt of. And I live in apprehension of seeing that day.]

Quote of the Day: 23 January 2025 #QotD

“Well, when you’re being held at gunpoint by a geriatric madman in a metal skirt, you’ve kind of hit rock bottom anyway. It can’t really get much worse.” -George Cubbins, The Screaming Saircase
[I'm sure there are ways to further demean and humiliate a person, but none of them have happened to me.]