TUESDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2015 07:13 BST

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1. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
29th September 1918
THE ALLIES BREACH THE SIEGFRIED LINE
The Allies were in the middle of a major offensive that had begun with the decisive victory of the Battle of Amiens in August. The Siegfried Line was the last German static line of defence. 1,637 guns were concentrated along a 10,000-yard-long front. In the last 24 hours alone the British artillery fired a record 945,052 shells. This obliterated the defences and caused a gap through which Allied troops were able to advance. 

Though German resistance continued to be fierce, with no fixed defences remaining, the Allies could bring their superior numbers, resources and firepower to full effect, and the Germans could only at best slow the advance. In November the Germans sued for peace.

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Ironing
Lawnmowing
Business marketing
Meditation
Me Time
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 2,020 (up 2)
Non-followed eliminated = 2
@FunnyUrbanQuote, @cutonazefaqa
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
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New Followers followed back = 3
@SpanglerScience, @YourLifeCoach, @passlocu82, 
Spammers not followed back = 1
@Crowd_Analytics

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION

With abundant time available, all aspects of this character can get some attention today - domestic, business and spiritual. I will need to be particularly mindful of "time greed", my capacity for squandering time when it's abundant. 

To counter this inclination, I put my focus on making a difference, to myself, the environment and others, and on making the maximum difference possible per unit time. Internally, the focus is on unity, getting all the various aspects of this character united behind the common cause.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you using what you have to move your life in a clear direction?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Foggy start
Fog will lift by mid-morning into cloud
Cloudy thereafter with cloud slowly thinning to a clear sky by midnight
An easterly breeze will blow throughout
Max Temp = 14 degC at 4pm
Min Temp = 8 degC at 7am
Sunrise at 07:04
Sunset at 18:49
Moon: 

Weathertrack: An anticyclone over the North Sea will keep Britain dry and calm

Air Pressure: 1038 millibars and static

6. TODAY'S ONELINER

Most people don't realize this, but you can eat organic, all-natural, gluten-free food without preaching your boring bollocks to the rest of us :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!

Have I Got News For You: Reginald D Hunter is curious about The House Of Lords

8. TRIVIA

One of the largest earthquakes in history occurred over 100 miles off the coast of Chile on May 22, 1960. Just 15 minutes after the 9.5 quake, 80-foot waves struck the coast. Fifteen hours later, tsunami waves struck Hawaii and, finally, 22 hours after the earthquake, the tsunami struck Japan—10,000 miles from where the earthquake took place.

9. ZEN WISDOM

Life is tenacious; it is endowed with the impulse to survive and the power to heal. Ultimately, it is we ourselves who can cure our illnesses, and the decision to undertake this battle arises from within.