WEDNESDAY 29th OCTOBER 06:10 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (29th October 1944)
On the Russian Front...
46th Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacks Hungarian 3rd Army around Kecskemet
7th Guards Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacks German 6th Army across the Tisza River
German 8th Army is fighting its way out of the Nyireghaza salient

On the Western Front...
Canadian 2nd Army captures Breda, Goes on the Beveland peninsula and continues attacking the Breskens pocket
British 2nd Army defends against a heavy German counterattack around Liesel and Asten 
US 7th Army captures Bru and Jeanmenil and advances toward Raon-l'Etape

Albania...
Albanian partisans attack Tirana with RAF air support

Italy...
British 8th Army attacks around Meldola 
US 5th Army captures Palazzo

In the Pacific...
Headquarters of US 13th Air Force moves to Morotai Island

US vessel John A. Johnson is sunk by IJN submarine I-12

Japanese vessel Itsukushima Maru, already damaged by a submarine, is sunk by USN PB4Y aircraft 
Japanese vessel Kokko Maru is sunk by a mine off Borneo

On Leyte Island, US 6th Army attacking around Jaro, Ypad, Labir, Dagami, Abuyog, and Baybay 
USN Task Group 38.2 attacks Japanese installations and shipping around Manila and Manila Bay, claiming more than 80 Japanese aircraft destroyed in the air and on the ground at cost of 11 US planes. In addition, IJN guardboat No. 3 Kyoei Maru is sunk off Luzon. However Aircraft carrier Intrepid is damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft 

China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
Japanese 11th Army advances toward Kweilin 
Japanese 23rd Army attacks around Kueiping and Chinese 46th Army and 64th Army begin withdrawing toward Wushuan and Laipin 
11th Army Group of Chinese Y Force resumes offensive around Lungling on the Salween front 

Burma...
British 36th Infantry Divsion of Northern Combat Area Command resumes a southward advance from Mawhun toward Indaw

Today's Air Raids...
Tromso, Norway on battleship Tirpitz, but fail to damage the ship
Munich and rail targets in southern Germany by US 15th Air Force
Cologne, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Walcheren Island, Netherlands on German positions by RAF Bomber Command
Po Valley, Italy on road and rail targets by US 12th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by RAAF, sinking guardboat No. 16 Kiku Maru
Urarom, Kaimana, Soeli, and Ransiki, New Guinea by US FEAF
Halmahera Island by US FEAF
Chichi Jima by US 7th Air Force
Keiwyi, Paoching, Siaokin, Sinyang, Chingmen, Tangyang, and Ichang, China by US 14th Air Force
Kawlin, Wingnang, Hsenwi, Bhamo, Shwegu, Kyungon, Tugyaung, Yebyangale, Henu, and Kayin, Burma by US 10th Air Force 
Hnohnpladuk Station, Burma by RAF aircraft 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shopping with Missus
Lunch
Meditation
Online promotional work
Making Supper
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I have been getting by on 5-6 hours sleep this week, but with almost zero stress in my life, I seem to be getting by just fine on it. All the same, I intend to Meditate and/or nap when Missus does in the afternoon to ensure any "sleep debt" is paid off.  

I have been waking really early unprompted, around 0430 in the past few days, but this has been quite useful, enabling me to keep blogs up to date before waking Missus. I'm just going with my bodymind and responding accordingly.

Son has chosen to keep his birthday on Sunday low-key and just make an evening of it with me. Now THAT'S a compliment! How many 19-year olds would want to spend their birthday with their dad?!

So begins another day in paradise. Paradise, it turns out, is a very unspectacular thing, but blissfully cosy. I intend to fully relish every moment.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What are the things in your life for which you're profoundly grateful?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Clear skies before dawn
Cloud will then steadily build before rain arrives mid-evening, which will persist thereafter, heavy at times
A north-easterly breeze will swing south-easterly in the afternoon
Max Temp = 9 degC
Min Temp = 6 degC
Sunrise at 07:00
Sunset at 16:40

Weathertrack: High pressure centred over Britain will be pushed aside by a large depression advancing from the west, which will drag warm air from the south over the country, causing unseasonably mild temperatures by day's end.  
Air Pressure: 1016 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Ladies! Scare your gynaecologist by mastering the art of ventriloquism.  :D  

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Alan Carr Chatty Man - Kevin Bridges interview 

8. TRIVIA
Most deaths due to flu are because of a secondary bacterial infection causing pneumonia

9. ZEN WISDOM
Even places that have been shrouded in darkness for billions of years can be illuminated. Even a stone from the bottom of a river can be used to produce fire. Our present sufferings, no matter how dark, have certainly not continued for billions of years—nor will they linger forever. The sun will definitely rise. In fact, its ascent has already begun.