FRIDAY 2nd JANUARY 2015 07:50 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (2nd January 2015)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front is heavily engaged in Budapest
German IV SS Panzer Korps counterattacks 4th Guards Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front in an unsuccessful effort to relieve Budapest

Denmark...
Resistance forces destroy a factory producing parts for V-2 rockets

On the Western Front...
The Battle Of The Bulge:
Hitler refuses to allow German forces to withdraw from exposed positions in the Ardennes 
US 3rd Army captures Gerimont, Mande St Etienne, Senonchamps, Oubourcy, and Wardin

Operation Nordwind:
US 7th Army retreats around Gros Rederchiing, Bitche, and the Maginot Line

France...
Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay is killed in an air crash

English Channel...
British vessel Hayburn Wyke sunk by a Kriegsmarine Seehund two-man submarine

Italy...
British 8th Army captures Conventelle

USA...
The Exclusion and internment order is rescinded, and Japanese-American internees begin to leave the camps

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Daian Maru sunk by USN submarine Becuna off the East Indies

Burma...
US 475th Infantry Regiment of Northern Combat Area Command crosses the Shweli River 
British 14th Army captures Yeu 

Today's Air Raids...
Marshalling yards, communication centers, bridges, German ground forces, and other targets at multiple locations in Germany by US 8th Air Force
Nuremberg, Ludwigshafen and Berlin, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Antwerp, Belgium by one V-2 rocket
Po Valley and Brenner Pass, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Halmahera Island by RAAF aircraft

Celebes Island and the Molucca Islands by US FEAF 
Shipping off Luzon by US FEAF, sinking 6 cargo ships and a coastal defence vessel
Mindoro Isand on US airfields by Japanese aircraft
Haha Jima and Iwo Jima by US 7th Air Force
Bangkok, Thailand by US 20th Air Force
Lohochai, Pengpu, Man Pong, Wan Pa-Hsa, and Sinyang, China by US 14th Air Force fighters
Japanese positions and supply dumps around Mabein, Panghka, Manut, Letpangon, Loimun, Panghkai, Namhsan, Thabeikkyin, and Lashio, Burma by US 10th Air Force fighters

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Short missus Time
Shift 1 of the Weekend Job
TV comedy night 

Twitter Followers = 1,852 (up 1)  
Non-followed Tweeps unfollowing = 0
Unfollowers Eliminated = 0
New Followers followed back = 1
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I didn't get as much "me time" as I thought I was going to get over the holidays as I overlooked the amount of time I would spend caring for Missus. This led to some internal struggle. In the end though, caring for Missus is fundamental to my purpose so the Discipline of Surrender won out.

Somewhat more concerning is lack of sleep - early waking and late nights. I've averaged 4-5 hours in the last three days! I don't feel particularly bad at the moment but this is not adequate to maintain wellbeing! My bodyclock is in the groove of early waking regardless of when I go to bed. Hopefully the return of routine next week will restore balance.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you doing everything necessary to maintain wellbeing?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny all day
Skies will remain clear after dusk until mid-evening when cloud builds
A strong westerly will ease and swing south-westerly from mid-evening
Max Temp = 5 degC
Min Temp = 4 degC
Sunrise at 08:25
Sunset at 15:57

Weathertrack: Successive ridges of high pressure will usher in a spell of cold and dry weather
Air Pressure: 1020 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I'm trying to stop my weird urge to pack myself into suitcases. Every time I see one, I can barely contain myself :D  

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Russell Howard's American TV debut 

8. TRIVIA
The entire species of the dwarf chimpanzee is bisexual. Lions have also exhibited homosexual behavior. Homosexual behavior has been observed in 1,500 animal species and is most widespread among animals with a complex herd life.  

9. ZEN WISDOM
Indifference and acquiescence in the face of the negative, destructive functions of life is, ultimately, to side with the forces of destruction.