SUNDAY 18th AUGUST 2013 07:00 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (18th August 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet Voronezh Front and Steppe Front attacking in and around Kharkov
Soviet South Front continues its offensive in the Mius sector against the German 6th Army

In Germany...
Having erroneously ordered Berlin's air defences to fire upon 200 German fighters, Luftwaffe chief of staff Hans Jeschonnek commits suicide in the Wolfschanze, East Prussia.

In London...
The British government signs the Anglo-Portuguese agreement granting a British airbase in the Azores 

In Yugoslavia...
First US liaison officer arrives at the Chetnik (Serbian nationalist resistance) headquarters 

In Italy...
USN cruisers Philadelphia and Boise and four destroyers bombard Palmi and Gioai Taura 

In the Mediterranean...
RN submarine HMS Saracen IS sunk by Italian corvette Minerva

In the Atlantic...
U-403 is sunk by RAF aircraft

In Quebec, Canada...
The Quadrant Conference in Quebec continues with Churchill and Roosevelt and their delegations.

In the Pacific...
US 43rd Infantry Division continue attacking Japanese positions on Baanga Island 
IJN auxiliary sub chasers Cha-5 and Cha-12 are sunk by USN destroyers north of Vella Lavella Island 
USN LST-396 is sunk by an accidental explosion off Vella Lavella Island

Today's Air Raids...
Woensdrecht, Netherlands by US 8th Air Force
Netherlands Allied Fighter patrols
Ypres, Belgium by US 8th Air Force
Italy multiple military targets by USAAF
Wewak, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force

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

Twitter Followers = 1,663 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New Followers = 0 

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Shift 2 of the Weekend Job, though uneventful, proved to be hard going, due entirely to inner turmoil. My Reiki training tells me in such times to look deep within for the origin. That was clear enough - the final breakdown of my longtime dysfunctional relationship with Daughter, a lull in financial abundance and a resentment of currently needing the Weekend Job.

A change of air however can work wonders. With Son away with friends overnight, a time of marital enrichment began when I got home that will continue into the evening today. A slight damper on the occasion is awaking with a soreness in the lower back roughly in the region of the right kidney, though it just could be pulled muscles. Nothing pain management techniques can't manage!

From a spiritual perspective, this is all just being "lost in the drama", where your consciousness gets engrossed in the character you are playing. Were I flawless at detachment, I could keep my focus above the events at all times. As it is, I require comfortable solitude to regain it. That said, to be a successful therapist, recent experience of suffering helps you maintain empathy with your clients. The recent loss of focus can be exploited for positive purposes.

Nevertheless, I still aspire to have a mind that is absolutely still in all circumstances. In such a state, I could wield more power and make more difference. The struggles to attain this state accrue wisdom that you can employ later, so in the overall scheme of things I am grateful with no complaints whatsoever.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
How are you going to develop and improve yourself? 

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny all day.
Mainly dry overnight, though there is a chance of showers around midnight.
A fresh, cool and breezy westerly will blow throughout and ease overnight
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 05:50
Sunset at 20:31

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor  : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Jimmy Carr on the nature of taking offence

8. TRIVIA
From 1850 to 1942, cannabis/marijuana was listed in the United States Pharmacopoeia as a useful medicine for nausea, rheumatism, and labour pains and was easily obtained at the local general store or pharmacy. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
If a person has just one good friend, their happiness is doubled and their life immeasurably enriched. This is genuine wealth.