diff --git a/src/qqq/components/query/QuickFilter.tsx b/src/qqq/components/query/QuickFilter.tsx
index 46c7b90..9023f7c 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/query/QuickFilter.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/query/QuickFilter.tsx
@@ -480,7 +480,12 @@ export default function QuickFilter({tableMetaData, fullFieldName, fieldMetaData
                <Box display="inline-block" width={widthAndMaxWidth} maxWidth={widthAndMaxWidth} className="operatorColumn">
                   <Autocomplete
                      id={"criteriaOperator"}
-                     renderInput={(params) => (<TextField {...params} label={"Operator"} variant="standard" autoComplete="off" type="search" InputProps={{...params.InputProps}} />)}
+                     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                     // ok, so, by default, if you type an 'o' as the first letter in the FilterCriteriaRowValues box, //
+                     // something is causing THIS element to become selected, if the first letter in its label is 'O'. //
+                     // ... work around is to put invisible &zwnj; entity as first character in label instead...       //
+                     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                     renderInput={(params) => (<TextField {...params} label={<>&zwnj;Operator</>} variant="standard" autoComplete="off" type="search" InputProps={{...params.InputProps}} />)}
                      options={operatorOptions}
                      value={operatorSelectedValue as any}
                      inputValue={operatorInputValue}
diff --git a/src/qqq/utils/qqq/FilterUtils.tsx b/src/qqq/utils/qqq/FilterUtils.tsx
index 88ab5ea..ffdd398 100644
--- a/src/qqq/utils/qqq/FilterUtils.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/utils/qqq/FilterUtils.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class FilterUtils
       let rs = [];
       for (let i = 0; i < param.length; i++)
       {
-         console.log(param[i]);
          if (param[i] && param[i].id && param[i].label)
          {
             /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -361,7 +360,12 @@ class FilterUtils
             else if (value.type == "ThisOrLastPeriod")
             {
                const expression = new ThisOrLastPeriodExpression(value);
-               labels.push(expression.toString());
+               let startOfPrefix = "";
+               if(fieldMetaData.type == QFieldType.DATE_TIME || expression.timeUnit != "DAYS")
+               {
+                  startOfPrefix = "start of ";
+               }
+               labels.push(`${startOfPrefix}${expression.toString()}`);
             }
             else if(fieldMetaData.type == QFieldType.BOOLEAN)
             {