WEDNESDAY 26th JUNE 2013 06:50 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (26th June 1943)
In the Mediterranean...
Greek vessel Michaelios and Syrian vessel Toufic Allah sunk by U-81

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Shinryu Maru sunk off the Kuril Islands by USN submarine Runner
Japanese vessel Shozan Maru and Toyo Maru sunk by USN submarine Jack off Japan.

Today's Air Raids...
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Poissy airfield, Villacoublay, and Triqueville , France by US 8th Air Force
Bay of Biscay minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Kiska Island and Little Kiska Island by US 11th Air Force unaware that the Japanese are abandoning the islands
Rekata Bay, Santa Isabel Island by US 13th Air Force
Lae and Salamaua, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Penfoei, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Bath
Housework
Son Time
Meditation
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,672 (down 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
My main affirmation of the moment is "enjoy the movie" - I am mainly detatched from the character I play, simply experiencing what my character and everything else does. I am however not so detatched that I can't be sucked back into the picture. A disruption to the routine or unexpected frustration releases powerful emotions that can easily drown my detatchment. I am coping reasonably well with minor frustrations, learning to observe them arising and fall, but it's surprisingly tiring, like standing still in a strong wind.

Every day I practise detatchment and mindfulness I grow more robust, but I am humble enough to know that I am not invincible - I can be overpowered by a sufficiently strong experience. But if that happened, I would simply seek time and space, refocus and begin again.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
If your thoughts are you, why do they sometimes insult you, criticise you, or sometimes arise as multiple voices that conflict with each other? Are you sure this is "you" speaking?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry in the morning with sunny periods
It will become increasingly overcast in the afternoon
Isolated showers, some heavy, are expected in the early evening.
Any rain will clear away by dusk
Dry overnight with clear periods
A moderate north-westerly wind will ease to negligible by dusk
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 10 degC
Sunrise at 04:37
Sunset at 21:42

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
An invisible man sleeping in your bed, who ya gonna call? The psychiatrist!

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Things You Wouldn't Hear on a Science Documentary  : D

8. TRIVIA
A Harvard study showed that eating one serving of cooked oatmeal two to four times a week was linked to a 16% reduction in the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. One serving five or six times a week was linked to a 39% reduction in risk.

9. ZEN WISDOM
The average person delights in the novel and gaudy - the Enlightened delight in the ordinary.