WEDNESDAY 12th JUNE 2013 07:14 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (12th June 1943)
In the Mediterranean...
The Italian garrison on Lampedusa Island surrenders to Royal Navy warships, making a hostile landing unnecessary
Dutch vessel Palima sunk by U-97
Italian vessel Bice sunk by RN submarine Tactician

In Morocco...
King George VI arrives to begin an inspection tour of British forces.

In the Atlantic...
U-118 sunk by USN carrier-based aircraft
USN submarine R-12 sunk by unknown cause off Florida, possibly a mine.

In the Pacific...
USN submarine Trout lands personnel and supplies for the Resistance on Mindanao Island

In China...
Battle of Western Hupei (South Yangtze Operation): 194th Infantry Division of Chinese 6th War Area recovers Mopenchou and Hsinchiangkou

Today's Air Raids...
Saratov Oil Refineries, Russia by the Luftwaffe
Bochum, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Northern France Fighter patrols by US 8th Air Force and the RAF
North Sea Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Plymouth, England by the Luftwaffe
Sicily Military targets by USAAF
Kaimana and Nabire, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Bathtime
Son Time
Meditation
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,673 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Today's blogging was delayed 30 minutes by a particularly affectionate cat who sat on my lap. It occurred to me what an awesome priviledge it is that there are both animals and people who trust me absolutely and count on me for their happiness and wellbeing. It was affirmation that I had learned well a fundamentally important lesson that my own parents never did - that relationships are much more important than soil, bricks and mortar, and this needs to show itself in time and energy. The trusting love of living breathing beings towards you is the most wonderful thing about life.

My inner crusade to eliminate random thought continues. I have found the simple procedure of breathe-and-submit calms my mind sufficiently for intuition to predominate over thought. Well in place when I am quietly alone, I intend to expand this mindset into busy and social interaction periods.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What is driving you?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Early morning drizzle will rapidly clear
Dry and cloudy all day
A band of rain, possibly heavy at times, will pass through in the later evening.
Dry and cloudy overnight
A warm and moderate south-westerly wind will blow throughout.
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 04:36
Sunset at 21:38

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
My life would make a really funny story if it wasn't happening to me : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Kendra Cunnigham talks about being sexually frustrated

8. TRIVIA
In World War I the Russian army mobilised 12 million men. By the time of the Russian Revolution three years later, 75% of these were killed, wounded or missing.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." - Leo Buscaglia