WEDNESDAY 17th APRIL 2013 07:20 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (17th April 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Russian forces launch an attack on the German 17th Army in the Kuban.

In Berlin...
Ernst von Weizsäcker is appointed ambassador to the Vatican.
Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff is appointed ambassador to Spain.
Day 2 of conference between Admiral Miklos Horthy, Regent of Hungary, and Hitler.

In the Thames Estuary...
British vessel Dynamo is sunk by a mine.

In the English Channel...
Kriegsmarine patrol boat V-1409 is sunk by RN light naval forces overnight

In Greece...
SOE liaison officers McLean, Smiley, and Duffy parachute near the border and begin crossing into Albania to operate with Albanian partisans

In the Atlantic...
British vessel Fort Rampart sunk by U-628 and U-228
U-175 is sunk by USCG cutters Duane and Spencer

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessels No. 2 Nissho Maru off Formosa and Shinnan Maru off Bougainville Island are sunk by mines.
Japanese vessel Amaho Maru is sunk by USN submarine Flying Fish off Japan

In the Indian Ocean...
Dutch vessel Sembilan is sunk by Italian submarine Da Vinci

Today's Air Raids...
Northern France Allied Fighter patrols
Abbeville and Caen, France by RAF Bomber Command
Belgium US 8th Air Force Fighter patrols
Zeebrugge, Belgium by RAF Bomber Command
Bremen, Germany by US 8th Air Force
Palermo, Sicily by USAAF
Ferryville, Tunisia by USAAF
Kiska Island by US 11th Air Force
Ambon Island by US 5th Air Force
Burma military targets by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging, a good soak in the tub, some housework and me time in the morning. Son time in the early afternoon. Meditation then missus time in the evening.

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Something like a routine returns today with missus finally going back to work post-surgery and having her stitches out. Unfortunately she looks like a victim of domestic abuse! However, I expect the wound to heal up fairly quickly. This gives me time, and leaves me without excuse, to get stuff done in my twin roles of housekeeper and Hypnotherapist whilst I have the house to myself. When loved ones return, I fully play my role as husband and father.

Though the cats are essentially therapy for Missus, I have to admit I am rather enjoying the company of this our third pair. They are by far the most affectionate and are highly enjoyable to watch at play. Son is even more smitten than I am, so they have turned out to be a good investment in the general happiness of the house.

Everyone's morale is high at home at this time, and I intend to savour every blissful moment, truly enjoying life while I am still sufficiently mobile and mentally competent to appreciate it all. I am thoroughly immersed in Gratitude! Right now I need only keep my mind in the right place to sustain the pleasure of this rather delicious point in time and space.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What are the things in your life for which you are most grateful?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Some scattered showers in the morning.
Dry with some sunny/clear spells thereafter.
Heavy rain arriving early tomorrow morning.
Wind will be southerly and moderate at first but will gradually strengthen
Max Temp = 15 degC
Min Temp = 7 degC
Sunrise at 06:03
Sunset at 20:11

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
How many psychoanalysts does it take to change a lightbulb?
Just one, but it takes time, costs money, and the lightbulb has to want to change. : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Jennifer Kober on being hard to kidnap - well worth a watch!

8. TRIVIA
White women have a higher incidence of breast cancer than black women. However, once contracted, white women are more likely to survive. There is no agreed explanation for this statistic.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS 
"When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out." - David L. Weatherford