FATHER'S DAY (UK) SUNDAY 16th JUNE 2013 08:00 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (16th June 1943)
In Germany...
Hitler meets with Tank Commander Heinz Guderian, who informs him that Panther tanks required for the Kursk offensive are not ready.

In the Mediterranean...
U-97 is sunk off Cyprus by RAAF aircraft
Italian vessel Azrou sunk by RN submarine HMS Unison

In the Atlantic...
Kriegsmarine mine destructor vessel Sperrbrecher-21 is sunk by a mine in the Bay Of Biscay

In the Pacific...
US vessel Portmar, part of Convoy GP55, is sunk by IJN submarine I-174

In Tokyo...
Prime-Minister Tojo addresses the Imperial Diet, stating that the war has reached a critical stage

In the Indian Ocean...
British vessel San Ernesto sunk by IJN submarine I-37

Today's Air Raids...
Cologne, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Off the Solomon Islands In a disastrous raid on American shipping, 93 of 94 Japanese aircraft are lost, scoring only two American ships damaged and 6 American Fighters shot down.
New Guinea on transport barges along the coast by US 5th Air Force
New Britain on transport barges along the coast by US 5th Air Force
Koepang and Oeikoesi, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Me Time
Missus/Lunch Time
Meditation
Me Time
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I have been experiencing some cognitive dissonance!
On the face of it, everything's peachy and comfortable, with many things to be grateful for, and good progress is being made in spirituality and mind-management. However I'm experiencing some anxiety over the fact that I am financially dependent on Missus, and that business year 5, though still in four figures, generated only a third of the turnover of year 4.

As with all anxiety, having identified the problem, I also know that the solution is correct focus. I therefore need to put the time in to being correctly focused. At the same time, it's important to feel the fear and do it anyway. Even when you are settled on your course, some anxiety is inevitable - it does not mean you are necessarily doing anything wrong or going the wrong way.

The other way round is equally true - missus is equally dependent on me emotionally and practically, needing my guidance and reassurance as well as organization and care. Perhaps this is all for the best - marriage is supposed to be about interdependence - that way, neither can consider the other a "burden".

 4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What are you depending on?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry throughout with sunny periods
A moderate westerly wind will gradually ease, to become negligible by late evening.

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I had a handle on life, but it broke! : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Tim Homayoon on marriage, Snuggles the cat and his sexual history

8. TRIVIA
The hormones generated by stress will, over a prolonged period, shrink, damage and ultimately kill brain cells. The human brain has not evolved to deal with and has no coping mechanism for continual stress.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake." - F. Wilezek