SATURDAY 20th OCTOBER 2012 08:06 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (20th OCTOBER 1942)
In the Mediterranean... Italian vessel Titania sunk by RN submarine HMS Safari. Italian vessel Lero sunk by RN submarine Thrasher.

In the Atlantic... U-216 sunk by an RAF Liberator bomber.

In the Pacific... On Guadalcanal, Japanese artillery fire keeps Henderson Field closed for much of the day. In response, USN destroyers Lardner and Aaron Ward bombard Japanese positions.
Japanese vessel Nanshin Maru sunk by USN submarine Tautog off Borneo
USN submarine Gar conducts minelaying operations off Bangkok
Japanese vessel Ryunan Maru sunk by USN submarine Drum off Honshu
USN submarine Finback sinks Japanese vessels Africa Maru and Yamafji Maru

Todays Air Raids...
Axis military installations in Libya and Egypt by Desert Air Force and US MEAF
Gibraltar by Italian P-108 bombers
Henderson Field by Japanese aircraft. (12 losses to US fighters)

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging before Shift 2 of the Weekend Job. Footie on the telly late evening.

 Twitter Followers = 1,570 (up 2)
    Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
    Unfollowers elimnated = 0

3. TODAY’S SELF-OBSERVATION
So the truth is out. Son is feeling the peer-pressure of being one of the last to "pair off". I know exactly what he's going through. I haven't got a girlfriend so something must be wrong with me is the nagging thought that brings you down. The reality is that he is definitely going to get laid with his outstanding singing talent. The reason he is not like the others is because he was born to stand out. He has an insightfulness miles above his peers, and high expectations of a relationship very untypical of a 16 yr old.

Of course none of that is of much use to him right now. He hasn't yet found his audience. Consequently he is feeling the loneliness and humiliation of the misfit. I've been through it all before him. Fortunately, with just enough encouragement to keep him going, I have no doubt he will realize all his dreams, and when he does, not only will he be that bit more appreciative and grateful, he will have an inbuilt sympathy for the other misfits. And of course his experiences will all inspire his music.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Can you remember a curse that turned out to be a blessing?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Fine and dry all day.
Dry with clear periods in the evening and overnight.
Wind: Moderate and south-westerly, easing overnight.
Max Temp = 12 deg C
Min Temp = 8 deg C
Sunrise at 07:45
Sunset at 17:57
Jetstream: Over England and south-westerly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I rang up British Telecom and said, "I want to report a nuisance caller", the operator said "Not you again."  : D

7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE WEEK
Frankie Boyle - Environmentalist

8. TRIVIA
There are approximately 226,000 trees in New York's Central Park.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Don’t use the past as an excuse to miss out on your future."
— ALAN COHEN