MONDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2012 06:24 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (5th NOVEMBER 1942)
In Gibraltar... Eisenhower arrives and establishes his headquarters for the invasion of French North Africa

In the Baltic... Soviet submarine SC-305 sunk by Finnish submarine Vetehinen.

In the Mediterranean... General Giraud is secretly evacuated from France via RN submarine HMS Seraph, temporarily under USN command.
Nineteen U-boats and twenty-one Italian submarines are deployed in the eastern Mediterranean.

In Egypt... General Montgomery anounces complete victory at El Alamein while the Afrika Korps withdraw westward from Fuka.

In the Atlantic... Four Allied freighters are lost to U-Boats, but U-408 is sunk by a USN seaplane.

In Washington... The US Government orders an embargo on shipping food to the Vichy French West Indies.

In the Pacific... IJN warships land the Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment on Guadalcanal overnight.

In Papua New Guinea... Australian forces attack Oivi while the main Japanese body withdraws. Kokoda airfield is opened to Allied aircraft.

In Madagascar... Vichy French forces formally request an armistice.

Today's Air Raids...
Guadalcanal on American positions by unopposed Japanese aircraft.
Rangoon, Burma by US 10th Air Force bombers.

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
SERIOUS housework in the morning. A meditation after lunch before Son time early afternoon then missus time thereafter.

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
A wonderfully laid-back half-term holiday was concluded in a suitably slobby manner with some me-time in front of MOTD 2 with a very naughty tubful of rather delicious ice cream. Today however, everyone's back to work and it's time to restore balance and discipline.

It's not been a particularly great week for Son, mainly due to issues of not fitting in. The problem with having superior insight and maturity for your age is that you seem to be surrounded by idiots. This inevitably leads to feelings of isolation and loneliness. I know only too well what he is going through.

That however, is the point of course. Having been there, I'm in a position to give good guidance and support through the experience, something I never got myself. He also has an advantage in that he can seek better company, build new contacts and generally start again.

My own happiness and gratitude stems from being able to be where I'm appreciated, and I can make a meaningful difference. In my own family, I have come through traumas with all the other three to a point where I can be a rock of reliability and love. Beyond them, I can make a difference in a unilateral way with my gifts and abilities of teaching and insight to those open to it.

Ultimately, I see my life as an experience of the universe, or put another way, the universe experiencing itself from a specific point in time and space. Right now, the experience is good! 

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Have you decided what your purpose is?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Cold, but bright and sunny all day.
Dry and clear in the evening and overnight.
Max Temp = 6 degC
Min Temp = 0 degC
Wind will be light and westerly or north-westerly.
Sunrise at 07:16
Sunset at 16:24
Jetstream: Over North-West Scotland and northerly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
What do you get if you cross a motorway with a flock of sheep? A flock of dead sheep. : D

7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE WEEK
UNLIKELY LINES TO HEAR IN A DISASTER MOVIE

8. TRIVIA
If a spider gets stuck in its own web, it simply eats its way out, not only escaping but also recycling the silk.

9. TODAY'S WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." — MICHAEL JORDAN