SUNDAY 3rd AUGUST 2014 06:57 BST

Read my book - ENLIGHTENMENT FOR ORDINARY FOLK

Also available - EMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT FOR ORDINARY FOLK

WISDOM, HUMOUR, AND LOTS OF OTHER INTERESTING STUFF CAN BE FOUND ON MY PINTEREST PAGE

TO FIND OUT WHAT I DO, CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE

1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (3rd August 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Premier Mikolajczyk of the Polish government-in-exile meets with Stalin in Moscow but can gain no promise of supplies for the uprising in Warsaw

Polish Home Army consolidates its hold on several districts within Warsaw on the west bank of the Vistula, including the city center, Old Town, Powisle, Czerniakow, Zoliborz, and Wola

Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army advances to reinforce 1st Baltic Front
German counterattacks continue around the Praga suburb of Warsaw on the east bank of the Vistula 

Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front is heavily engaged in Sandomierz and Baranow bridgeheads 

On the Western Front...
British 2nd Army attacks around Estry, Villers-Bocage, Mont Pincon, and Vire, capturing Noyers and Missy 

General Brian Horrocks, recovering from his wounds and returning to duty, takes command of 30 Corps of British 2nd Army, replacing General Gerard Bucknall 

US 1st Army captures Mortain and continues advancing toward St Pois and Vire 

US 3rd Army attacks around St Malo and Rennes and reaches Fougeres

In Italy...
German units withdraw to the northern outskirts of Florence overnight after destroying all the bridges over the Arno River except the Ponte Vecchio

General Alphonse Juin relinquishes command of Free French Expeditionary Corps and departs by air for Algeria after being implicated in allowing the mass rape and murder of Italian civillians by Moroccan troops after the Battle of Monte Cassino in May

In the Pacific...
US III Amphibious Corps captures Barrigada and Finegayan on Guam while USN warships bombard the Mount Santa Rosa area 

Japanese vessel Seiko Maru is sunk by USN submarine Cod off the East Indies

New Guinea...
US Ted Force attacks in the Aitape area 

In China...
On the Salween front: 
Chinese forces continue attacking Tengchung and renew attacks against Sung Shan 

In Burma...
A US-Chinese Task Force captures Myitkyina, taking 187 Japanese prisoners, most of whom are already wounded

In the Indian Ocean...
IJN minelayer Hatsutaka is sunk by a mine  

Today's Air Raids...
Saarbrucken, Germany by US 8th Air Force
Friedrichshafen and Immenstadt, Germany by US 15th Air Force 
Brussels and Ghent, Belgium by US 8th Air Force
V-Weapons sites in France by US 8th Air Force and RAF Bomber Command
Mulhouse, Strasbourg and military targets in Eastern France by US 12th Air Force
Southern France on transportation routes by US 12th Air Force
Northern Italy on transportation routes by US 12th Air Force
Brenner Pass, Italy by US 15th Air Force
Yap Island, Woleai Atoll and Ceram Island by US FEAF
Truk Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Biak, But, Dagua, Wewak, and military targets in New Guinea by US FEAF  
Yoyang and military targets in China by US 14th Air Force
Burma military targets by US 10th Air Force

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

Twitter Followers = 1,780 (no change)
Nonfollowed Eliminated = 0
Unfollowers Eliminated = 0
New Followers = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
After particularly unacceptable behaviour this week, Missus informed me that Daughter's morale and therefore behaviour was improved, mainly due to getting out of the house to a social event. The suggestion of therapy was therefore not made, though I suspect it will in due course.

On the hope front, a glorious self-indulgent me-time was thoroughly enjoyed, although I need to have a 2.5 hour nap to compensate for late evenings and early mornings. Quality time with the family ensued in the evening, and it was generally another day in paradise. As all things pass, I have learned to savour with gratitude and appreciation all the good bits!  

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you completely clear in your own mind about what you really want?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry with sunny spells in the morning
Showers in the afternoon and early evening
Dry thereafter with clear spells
A moderate south-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 18 degC
Min Temp = 12 degC
Sunrise at 05:24
Sunset at 21:01

Weathertrack: A depression over northern Scotland will track slowly north and fill. High Pressure over western Europe will build behind it and later extend over Britain

Air Pressure: 1003 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I'm so poor, this year's holiday will be on Google Street View :D 

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
QI: The Wisdom of Athanasius Kircher 

8. TRIVIA
Tumors are more likely to be malignant when they are firm and have irregular shapes, while benign tumors are more likely to feel round or soft.   

9. ZEN WISDOM
Courage and compassion are two sides of the same coin. Compassion without courage is not genuine.