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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (10th August 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 3rd Baltic Front attacks toward Riga
Soviet 1st Baltic Front captures Rasianiai
3rd Army and 48th Army of Soviet 2nd Byelorussian Front cross the Narew River near Bialystok

In the Baltic...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-70 is sunk by a mine

In Germany...
Erich Fellgiebel, Alfred Kranzfelder, Fritz-Dietlof von der Schulenburg, Georg Hansen, and Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg are convicted of participation in the July 20th bomb plot and are executed by hanging by wire nooses from meathooks

In Paris, France...
A general strike begins, all rail transport ceases

On the Western Front...
Canadian 1st Army attacks toward Falaise and captures Vimont 
US 1st Army attacks around Mortain, Gathemo, St Sauveur-de-Chaulieu, and Maisoncelles-la-Jourdan
US 3rd Army attacks into St Malo, besieges L'Orient, captures Angers, and advances toward Nantes, Alencon, and Sees 
All German vessels moored at Nantes are scuttled

In the Atlantic...
U-608 is sunk by RAF aircraft in the Bay of Biscay

In the Mediterranean...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-34 is sunk by Allied aircraft in the Aegean

In Albania...
Communist Albanian partisans open another round of attacks against Zogist Albanian partisans

In Italy...
OSS chief William Donovan and SAS liaison Brigadier Fitzroy MacLean meet with Tito at Caserta

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Seiyo Maru is sunk by USN submarine Bowfin
Japanese vessel Shinei Maru sunk by USN submarine Guitarro off the Philippines 

US III Amphibious Corps is mopping up Japanese stragglers on Guam

On Noemfoor Island, US 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment attacks around Hill 380

Today's Air Raids...
Kristiansand North, Norway by Carrier-based aircraft from RN task force with carriers Indefatigable, Trumpeter, and Nabob - three ships are damaged and six aircraft destroyed on the ground
Berlin by RAF Bomber Command
Bay of Biscay minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Ploesti oilfield by US 15th Air Force
Wotje Atoll, Iwo Jima and Pagan Island by US 7th Air Force
Yap Island, Halmahera Island and Boeroe Island by US FEAF
Manokwari, Sorong, targets around Geelvink Bay, and Japanese ground forces between Aitape and Wewak, New Guinea by US FEAF
Palembang and military targets on Sumatra by US 20th Air Force 
Nagasaki, Japan by US 20th Air Force
Taiyuan, Siangtan, and Changsha, China by US 14th Air Force 

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

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATON
With myself having a rare free Saturday and Son out of the house, a wonderful "honeymoon slob day" was enjoyed by myself and Missus yesterday as we did little else but read papers, watch TV and have sex. 

As thoroughly enjoyable as it was, it will be nice to return to more me time and be a little more productive today. I am well aware that what it took to get to this place of total joy, it takes to keep it. That simply means keeping attention on my intention. Everything flows from this simple but absolutely essential discipline. 

My mind does not default to this mode, so continual effort is required to keep it in this positive place, in the same way keeping clean and smelling fresh requires regular effort.

Fortunately I'm now very used to doing it, and the benign circumstances of home life make it easier still. A healthy fear of the consequences of letting concentration slip from my intention keeps me in the groove.

It's also important to be aware of, though not focus on external threat. This is at present mainly in the form of Daughter and the way she treats Missus. Missus admittedly is astonishing in her ability to soak up the rudeness and disrespect inflicted on her, and my intervention is not generally required, but Daughter is more than capable of breaking even Missus tolerance. I therefore keep a watchful eye on their dysfunctional relationship, as well as any other threats, which are fortunately beyond the horizon at this time.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you vigilant for both opportunities and threats?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dull and damp but mainly dry start
Continuous heavy rain arrives by mid-morning
Rain will break up into showers in the evening
Continuous heavy rain will return at dusk
Rain will ease to drizzle after midnight
A moderate north-westerly will swing suddenly westerly mid-afternoon, and build to become very strong, peaking at midnight
Max Temp = 14 degC
Min Temp = 12 degC
Sunrise at 05:36
Sunset at 20:48

Weathertrack: ex-Hurricane Bertha will deepen rapidly as it tracks across southern England, and deeper still as it moves into the North Sea, causing a violent storm across Britain. It will then become static in the upper North Sea and remain strong.
Air Pressure: 999 millibars and falling

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
We had such fabulous sex that afterwards the neighbours had a cigarette :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Room 101: Brian Blessed does snooker commentary - very good!  

8. TRIVIA
Some common surnames in the British Isles reflect the frequency of red hair there, including Flanary (“red eyebrow”), Reid (“red-haired, ruddy complexion”), and Flynn (“bright red”).

9. ZEN WISDOM
People who can admire true greatness are happy people. By opening wide the doors of our hearts we can broaden our own horizons and strengthen our belief in life. A breakdown in this capacity to praise and respect others can lead to inflexibility and self-righteousness.