SATURDAY 6th APRIL 2013 08:00 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (6th April 1943)
In the Thames Estuary...
British vessel Josefina Thorden is sunk by a mine

In the Mediterranean...
An Axis convoy is attacked by the USAAF - German vessel San Diego is sunk and Italian vessel Rovereto damaged and beached. 

In Tunisia...
The British 8th Army opens an assault on Axis positions at Wadi Akarit. Faced with overwhelming numbers and firepower, Axis forces withdraw from the position overnight.

In Bone Harbour, Algeria...
An attempted sabotage of Allied shippng by Italian divers is thwarted.

In the Atlantic...
US vessel John Sevier is sunk by U-185
U-632 sinks Dutch vessel Blitar, but is then itself sunk by Allied aircraft.
U-167, badly damaged by Allied aircraft two days earlier, cannot be repaired and is scuttled by the crew.

In Burma...
In the Arakan, Indian 6th Infantry Brigade drives Japanese forces out of Indin, but is unable to consolidate the position and withdraws to the north. Indian 47th Infantry Brigade, isolated beyond Indin, breaks into small parties in an attempt to escape.

Today's Air Raids...
Northern France Fighter patrols by RAF Fighters
Messina and Trapani, Sicily by USAAF - Kriegsmarine ASW trawler UJ-2202 sunk at Trapani.
La Fauconnerie, El Djem, and Enfidaville, Tunisia by USAAF
Salamaua and Finschhafen, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Gasmata and Cape Gloucester, New Britain by USAAF
Pazundaung, Burma by USAAF

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging, bath, then missus time before shift 2 of the Weekend Job. Footie on TV in the later evening.

 Twitter Followers = 1,652 (up 3)
    Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
    Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
One of the most influential books on me I have ever read is Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway by Dr. Susan Jeffers, its' main argument being exactly what it says on the cover. I have gone on to realize that the principle can be applied to any negative emotion. Bad feelings must neither be ignored nor obeyed. Feel them and pursue your goals anyway.

This principle has helped me a lot over my failed relationship with Daughter. The relationships that are going well don't simply "cancel out" the hurt I feel. But I know better than to try to anaesthetize it or let it ferment into anger. I simply "give it a room" in my consciousness, but not the Throne Room. Lord of my life is my own intention - to make a positive difference in the places where I can.

Everything I experience contributes some value to my wisdom, so nothing needs to be eliminated - simply accomodated in the right way.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you driven by how you feel or how you want to feel?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Cold start. Dry and sunny all day and evening.
Clear overnight.
Negligible wind means that it will feel reasonably pleasant in the noon sunshine.
Max Temp = 7 degC
Min Temp = -2 degC
Sunrise at 06:29
Sunset at 19:51

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Someone's just rung me up trying to sell me a new way of attaching pedals to my bike. Bloody crank phone calls! : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Brooks Wheelan - The Butter Prank

8. TRIVIA
After the Romans crushed Spartacus' Slave's Revolt in 73 B.C., 6,000 slaves were crucified along the Appian Way, the main road into Rome - a gruesome warning for those entering and leaving the city.

Most victims of crucifixion die after a few days of dehydration through thirst. If executioners wanted to speed up a death, they would break the legs of the victim. The crucifix position under gravity restricts breathing and the victim would then gradually suffocate. For an instant end, or to ensure the victim was definitely dead, the victim was stabbed with a spear.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them." - Harold J. Smith