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1. THIS DAY IN WW2 (10th
October1942)
On the Russian Front... The Romanian 3rd Army relieves the German VIII Korps north of Stalingrad which then
deploys into the city.
In the Black Sea... Romanian vessel Carpati sunk by Soviet submarine SC-216
In the Mediterranean... Italian vessel Enrichetta sunk by RN submarine HMS Unison
In the Atlantic... British vessel Duchess of Atholl sunk by U-178
In the Indian Ocean... British vessel Orcades sunk by U-172
From Washington... The US Government announces that Italian citizens in US will no longer be considered enemy
aliens.
In the Pacific... Japanese vessel Kamoi Maru sunk by USN submarine Wahoo off Bougainville Island. Japanese vessel Shigure Maru sunk by USN submarine Seadragon off Balikpapan. German raider Thor arrives at Yokohama to refit.
In India... Gandhi's birthday is celebrated by strikes and anti-British demonstrations
Air Raids Today...
Japanese positions on the Kokoda Track by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul by RAAF Catalina aircraft and US 5th Air Force
Kiska by US 11th Air Force
Benghazi by US MEAF
US fighters claim ten dogfight victories over New Georgia Sound
2. TODAY IN MY
LIFE
The day did not get off to the greatest start as my alarm failed to go off. It's an old Morphy-Richards clock radio that's had slightly "dodgy" switches for some time. Missus still managed to get herself out the door on time at 0635, getting ready in 20 minutes flat. I however find my normal routines disrupted, though I've nothing pressing today. The clock-radio has been thrown out and replaced with backup alarm clock. After blogging I will have a full "toilette". Marketing materials to create today. Missus time in the evening.
Twitter Followers = 1,553 (down 3)
Nonfollowed eliminated
= 3
Unfollowers
eliminated = 0
3. TODAY’S
SELF-OBSERVATION
This morning's unfortunate alarm failure was a good test of my response to a "raw nerve" - letting people down. My "default" response to such events is self-pity and Munchausen's Syndrome - "losing it" to elicit sympathy and deflect criticism - a deep-rooted imprinted childhood-derived behaviour. Fortunately I have of course come a long way in self-development and none of this happened - no harm was done. I am not so naive as to think I cannot be broken, but at least in minor raw-nerve incidents I am now managing myself, and I work hard to avoid letting others down in general.
Incidentally, unealistic expectations, unfairness, bullying or unreasonable demands used to evoke the same reaction, but has in recent years turned into a different response - wrath! And I have found it very effective. Adults tend to want minimum grief, and in the face of someone baring their teeth and making a stand, they will usually back away. I find this empowering and therefore fully intend to continue to wield this weapon.
I find myself abandoning the concepts of Good and Evil as human constructs of limited use. Instead I prefer the Chinese philosophy of YinYang, a balance of opposing yet mutually dependent forces, that manifest as creation/growth and decline/destruction. Both are necessary for life and progress. Negative forces are vital to maintain balance. Cancer for example is a direct result of the failure of cell destruction. I therefore have no problem wielding both creative and destructive forces to achieve not the temporary experience of victory but the ongoing experience of fulfilment, experiencing life as a "ride", moving from one objective to the next.
4. TODAY’S QUESTION FOR
YOU
Are you clear about your own purpose?
5. TODAY’S WEATHER IN
BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy all day, evening and overnight.
Wind will be consistently moderate and south-easterly.
Max Temp: 9 degC
Min Temp 6
degC
Sunrise 07:26
Sunset 18:20
Jetstream: Over the North Sea and northerly
6. TODAY’S
ONELINER
I don’t want everything. Most of it has to be fed, fixed or dusted. : D
7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE
WEEK
Unlikely things for a Royal correspondent to say
What a Rugby commentator would never say
8.
TRIVIA
There are more than 15,000 different kinds of rice.
9. THE WISDOM I’VE LEARNED
FROM
OTHERS
"Every thought we think is creating our future."
— LOUISE
HAY
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