SUNDAY 25th NOVEMBER 2012 06:41 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (25th NOVEMBER 1942)
On the Russian Front... The Soviets launch Operation Mars, an offensive against the Rzhev Salient. At Stalingrad, the Soviets surround the German pocket with seven complete armies. The Luftwaffe airlift into the pocket begins. On this first day they bring in 75 tons of supplies and evacuate 330 wounded troops. The pocket actually requires 300 tons of supplies per day.

In the English Channel... Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-1514 is sunk by mine.

In Greece... In a spectacularly successful operation, the Athens-Salonika rail viaduct at Gorgopotamos is destroyed by an alliance of Nationalist and Communist Greek partisans led by a British SOE team. An important Axis supply route is now out of action for several months.

In the Mediterranean... RN submarine HMS Utmost IS sunk by Italian torpedo boat Groppo.

In Tunisia... The British 36th Infantry Brigade advancing toward Mateur. The British 11th Infantry Brigade captures Medjez el Bab.

In the Pacific... IJN submarine I-17 delivers supplies to Japanese troops on Guadalcanal. General Adachi's Japanese 18th Army headquarters relocates to Rabaul to take command of operations in eastern New Guinea by the 8th Area Army

In New Guinea... The Australian 25th Infantry Brigade attacks Gona. Generals MacArthur and Blamey agree to fly in the Australian 21st Infantry Brigade to reinforce the attack.

Today's Air Raids...
Northern France Military targets by RAF Fighter Command.
Off Canton On Japanese shipping by US 10th Air Force
Myingyan, Burma by RAF Bombers.

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Day 3 of my 50th birthday slobfest! Apart from the milk-run, a morning of pleasing myself with reading, and TV, DVD and online amusement. A double meditation in the afternoon, missus time in the evening.

 Twitter Followers = 1,590 (no change)
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Rather than attempt to organise a party or night out for my 50th, Son decided to go for goodies, and chose well! A most excellent selection of Real Ales, Frankie Boyle's new DVD of the tour we saw him on earlier in the year, and a quality Gothic T-Shirt. I congratulated him on a job well-done.

Home is currently such an idyllic place that I feel no need for a big social gathering. I'd rather be in the company of the two people who adore me than 50 who would carry on OK without me. I am thus having a great birthday fest doing not a lot.

My main concern yesterday was that my recent caustic encounters with blokes wouldn't spoil the day and be taken out on my loved ones. In previous times, such encounters would have ruined my life for weeks. Whilst the memories inevitably grumbled in my head, I kept focus on having fun, and the prime objective of not hurting loved ones was achieved - I had great quality time with both of them.

I have made a major breakthrough in understanding and mind-management - to allow pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow, positive and negative forces to coexist together in my mind. This liberates my awareness from internal conflict and being lost in the drama of the life experience, and to see it all in perspective from a distance as The Observer. That is the Ideal Place for your consciousness to rest, a place of blissful peace of mind where the pleasurable hum of being can be continually experienced.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Where does the true you live? In your good memories, bad memories or beyond either?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Heavy rain at first. The rain will finally peter out late morning.
Dry and cloudy in the afternoon and early evening.
Heavy persistent rain returns mid-evening and will continue right through to the following morning.
Wind will be strong and westerly, veering north-easterly overnight.
Max Temp = 6 degC
Min Temp = 4 degC
Sunrise at 07:53
Sunset at 15:55
Jetstream: Over Britain and southerly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I've gotta stop saying "How stupid can you be?". Too many people are taking it as a challenge. : D

7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE WEEK
Series 11 Unlikely Things To Hear At Wimbledon

8. TRIVIA
The word "coward" was originally the name for the boy who looked after the cows.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed."
— SID CAESAR