THURSDAY 19th DECEMBER 2013 06:14 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (19th December 1943)
On the Russian Front...
German XLVIII Panzer Korps continue attacking in the Meleni sector 

In France...
Rommel inspects the "Atlantic Wall" coastal fortifications

In Albania...
German forces open a major anti-partisan offensive into the Cermenike mountains 

In Italy...
US 5th Army attacking toward Mignano Gap

In the Pacific...
IJN destroyer Numakaze is sunk by USN submarine Grayback 
Japanese vessel Kaito Maru is sunk by US aircraft in the Bismarck Sea

In China...
Japanese 11th Army resumes withdrawal to prepared positions and fortified garrisons 

Today's Air Raids...
Innsbruck, Austria and Augsberg, Germany by US 15th Air Force
Split, Solin and Trogir, Yugoslavia by US 12th Air Force
Civitavecchia and military/communication targets, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Mille Atoll and Maloelap Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Bougainville Island military targets by US 13th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by US 13th Air Force
Cape Gloucester, Gasmata and Arawe, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Finschhafen and Madang, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Bangkok, Thailand by US 10th Air Force
Hengyang, China by Japanese aircraft
Nan-hsien and Ansiang, China by US 14th Air Force
Rangoon, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging/Bookwriting
Meditation/Me Time
Quality Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
It was a distinctly odd Wednesday in which no one did what expected of them. Son did a runner from College to avoid participating in the last-day-of-term mandatory choir performance because he hated the songs. Missus came in from work highly distracted and blithering a lot of naive nonsense mostly about what was on the news. Having realized she was irritating the f*ck out of me she retreated to bed early and slept right through. 

I was somewhat disappointed by Missus' distracted mood and was less tolerant than I would have wished and was myself distracted after discovering certain new sites online. The odd thing was that we all emerged better for it. Seb was delighted with my latest educational investment for him, Sibelius composing software, and I fully got out of my system my own distractions. 

As missus slept, myself and Son hooked up for an enjoyable hour in front of the TV before I went to bed. I was woken very early in this morning by a rock hard erection that demanded self-indulgence. These days, this feels like a triumph! it is now a rare occurrence and reassures me that I am not yet completely dead from the waist down.

After a day in which everyone was distracted yet somehow it led to positive outcomes, today I intend to be re-grounded and re-focused on my life-purposes and objectives.  

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is it time to reassess your life and what you intend to do with it?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Any remaining wintry showers will clear before dawn
Cool, dry and sunny in the morning
Thereafter it will cloud over and there will be occasional light showers.
A consistent moderate cool south-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 4 degC
Min Temp = 2 degC
Sunrise at 08:21
Sunset at 15:46

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Don't date a Ninja, you'll never see him : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Miles Jupp on why we should let the rich rule

8. TRIVIA
The scales on fish have growth rings like trees, so you can tell their age

9. ZEN WISDOM
One’s true worth as a human being is not a matter of outward appearance or title but derives from the breadth of one’s spirit.