MONDAY 8th DECEMBER 2014 06:11 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (8th December 1944)
On the Russian Front...
4th Guards Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacks Hungarian 3rd Army north of Lake Balaton
57th Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front advances toward Lake Balaton

Off Norway...
Carrier-based aircraft from a RN task force sink two vessels
Norwegian vessel Ditmar Koel in German service is sunk by Free Norwegian MTB-717 and MTB-653

On the Western Front...
US 9th Army attacks around Juelich
US 3rd Army engaged around Dillengen, Sarreinsming, and Sarreguemines
US 7th Army attacks around Enchenberg, Lemberg, Niederbronn, and Gambsheim
French 1st Army is attacking to reduce the Colmar pocket against strong opposition 

Greece...
RN cruiser Caledon and escorting warships bombard ELAS positions near Piraeus and Salamis

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Shoei Maru is sunk by USN submarines Paddle and Hammerhead in the South China Sea

US 6th Army advances toward Ormoc on Leyte Island, whilst the last Japanese paratroopers are eliminated around San Pablo airfield and IJN midget sub Ha-81 unsuccessfully attacks USN warships and shipping in Ormoc Bay

Burma...
Japanese forces recapture Tonkwa
British 14th Army attacks toward Pinlebu

Today's Air Raids...
Graz, Klagenfurt, Villach, and military targets in Austria by US 15th Air Force 
Urft Dam and Duisburg, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Halmahera Island by RAAF and US FEAF 
Negros Island and Cebu Island by US FEAF
Iwo Jima by US 20th and 7th Air Forces
China on supply dumps, troop positions, and transportation lines and armed reconaissance around Nanking, Nantan, Liuchow, Hochih, Lipo, Shihhweiyao, Tuhshan, Santon, Paoching, Hengyang, Taiyuanand Linfen by US 14th Air Force
Burma on Japanese positions, supply dumps, transportation lines, and other targets around Kyingyi, Loi-Lun, Hke-hkun, Namti, Nawngkem, Shwebo, Namun, Namhkai, Sedaw and Nawnghkio by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
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The Milk Run
Housework
The Monday Roast
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I enjoyed sex last night. This was unusual firstly because Sunday evening is not a usual occasion, and secondly because I initiated it spontaneously and without chemical assistance. This has left me with the question of how did I achieve it?  

Clearly a combination of factors were involved. I was relaxed, well-fed and hydrated. It had also been a few days since the last orgasm. There appears to be life in the old nob yet, although not reliably or consistently. Still it's comforting to know that whilst I have erectile dysfunction, I'm not impotent!  

The Magic Blue Tablets enable me to schedule occasions, but it's comforting to know that without them, there is still a libido underneath, that when not forced, still functions, if not at the virility of the man in his prime.

I have been contemplating my recent distress at the inadequacy of time and also done some study on it. My learning tells me it's an attachment that needs to be released. It's now particularly important that I don't cling to circumstances as they are not only temporary but increasingly so!

My focus needs to be on the difference I am making at this moment, to self, others or the environment and with the underlying Attitude of Gratitude. My circumstances, though not without challenges, have never been better, but it's very important not to cling to them - they are passing! The difference I can make is the only constant, and THAT must be my focus.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you giving the right things your attention?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Showers, some heavy and some wintry, in the morning
Dry thereafter and increasingly clear
Fog overnight
A cold north-westerly wind will ease overnight
Max Temp = 3 degC
Min Temp = -1 degC
Sunrise at 08:11
Sunset at 15:46

Weathertrack: A ridge of high pressure will introduce calm settled weather for 24 hours
Air Pressure: 1013 millibars and rising rapidly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I've got a three-season bed - it has no Springs :D  

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Have I Got News For You - Tony Blair's Glasses 

8. TRIVIA
For reasons that are unknown, males dream of males more often than females dream of males. This sexual asymmetry is universal and has emerged from at least 29 different comparisons of male and female dreams—and it holds true for children, adolescents, and adults in all parts of the world.

9. ZEN WISDOM
“Dig beneath your feet, there you will find a spring.” The place where you are now is crucial. Never try to avoid that which you must do.