FRIDAY 26th OCTOBER 2012 07:44 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (23rd OCTOBER 1942)
On the Russian Front… The German 1st Panzer army captures Nalchik in the Caucasus, while heavy fighting contines at Stalingrad.

In the Baltic... Finnish vessel Betty H. sunk by Soviet submarine SC-307. Kriegsmarine ASW vessel UJ-1204 sunk by mine.

In the Mediterranean... Italian vessels Proserpina and Tergestea sunk by Allied aircraft. Italian vessel Arca sunk by RN submarine HMS Taku.
 

In Egypt... Heavy fighting at El Alamein
 

In the Pacific... Sea Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands: USN aircraft carrier Hornet heavily damaged and abandoned. USN destroyer Porter heavily damaged and scuttled. The Japanese win a tactical Phyrric victory. Their losses in planes are so high and damage to the fleet so severe, coupled with a shortage of fuel, they are unable to capitalise on the victory and the fleet is forced to retire to Truk.

Japanese units conduct unsuccessful attacks against US Lunga perimeter on Guadalcanal.

US liner President Coolidge, carrying 172nd Infantry Regiment of US 43rd Infantry Division, sunk by mine at Espiritu Santo, but troops land safely.

Japanese vessel Keizan Maru sunk by USN submarine S-31 off the Kuril Islands.

In Papua New Guinea... IJN cruiser Tenryu rescues remainder of Japanese troops from Goodenough Island

In the Indian Ocean... US vessel Anne Hutchinson sunk by U-504

Todays Air Raids...
Tobruk by US MEAF bombers on shipping.
North Sea Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command.
Hong Kong and Canton US China Air Task Force bombers.
Assam, India by Japanese bombers on airfields.

Darwin, Australia by Japanese aircraft

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE

Blogging and some me time first thing. Brief missus time then shift 1 of the Weekend Job. Enjoying comedy night on the TV with missus on my return.

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3. TODAY’S SELF-OBSERVATION
Missus is now on half-term holiday and first day off with her proved enjoyable - it was nice to have some company for shopping, and Tadalafil-assisted "afternoon delight" after lunch was particularly enjoyable, especially as the mantle of precaution has now passed from me to missus' IUD. Son however on his return from college was not very enjoyable, as a day of minor frustrations had put him on a serious self-pity trip. Unable to entice him out of it, we just had to let him stew in it. He withdrew to the "teen-cave" of his room.

With some improvisation, the Consulting Room now serves as my "man-shed" when there are no clients - a comfy personal haven, ideal for when the other two are in the house but I am not required - bliss! Right now for example, while son and missus sleep on, I am happily blogging on the client recliner with a coffee by my side - wonderful!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU

What serves as your private haven?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Mainly dry with sunny intervals all day, feeling very cold.

Clear overnight
Wind: Consistently moderate and northerly.
Max Temp = 4 deg C
Min Temp = 1 deg C
Sunrise at 07:57
Sunset at 17:44
Jetstream: Over Scotland and north-westerly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I don't like morning people... Or mornings... Or people... : D
 

7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE WEEK
Frankie Boyle on Derren Brown

8. TRIVIA
A "necropsy" is an autopsy on animals.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant."

— ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON