SUNDAY 28th JULY 2013 05:52 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (28th July 1943)
In Sicily...
British 8th Army captures Agira 
US 7th Army captures Nicosia

In the Mediterranean...
Italian vessel San Francisco di Paola A. sunk by RN submarine HMS Unrivalled

In the Atlantic...
Dutch vessel Rosalia sunk by U-615 
U-404 sunk by USAAF and RAF aircraft in the Bay of Biscay
U-359 sunk by USN aircraft off Puerto Rico

In Washington DC...
Jan Karski of the Polish Home Army briefs Roosevelt on the  German murder of Jews 

In the Pacific...
IJN submarine RO-103 vanishes
US 37th Infantry Division and 43rd Infantry Division attack Munda on New Georgia Island and make negligible progress

In the Indian Ocean...
Japanese vessel Tamishima Maru sunk by US aircraft 

Today's Air Raids...
Kassel and Oschersleben by US 8th Air Force
For the first time, US fighters penetrate German air space by extending their range using drop-tanks
Luftwaffe uses air-to-air missiles for the first time against US bombers
Zeebrugge, Belgium by US 8th Air Force
Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France Allied Fighter patrols
North Sea Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Sardinia USAAF Fighter patrols
Unea Island by US 5th Air Force
Cape Gloucester, New Britain by US 5th Air Force, sinking destroyers Ariake and Mikazuki offshore
Boela, Ceram Island by US 5th Air Force
Lautem and Cape Charter, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force
Hong Kong by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
 Blogging
The Milk Run
Ironing
Lunch
Meditation/Me Time
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,656 (down 4)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 5
Unfollowers eliminated =0
New Followers = 1
@DanellaWatkins  

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Usually in times without a schedule, the body-clock lapses forwards - you go to bed and get up increasingly later. Mine appears to be lapsing backwards!
Last night I hit the sack at 20:40 and awoke this morning at 04:00!  I don't consider this a problem - it gives me lots of "me time" in the morning! However, a long deep meditation this afternoon may help re-set the body-clock.

"Holiday at home" is proceeding marvelously - rarely has so much fun been had by doing not a lot. Son's recovery is continuing well and he has started singing (carefully!) again. 

As I sit here in the earlybright of a July morning, I sit at the absolute pinnacle of joy in my life. My training teaches me not to grasp and cling to it, but to "ride the wave" - whatever happens in the future, no one can take from me this joyous memory. I am tasting and savouring every delicious minute!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What brings you joy?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Showers, some heavy, with sunny intervals throughout
Showers and clear spells overnight
A moderate westerly wind will veer gradually southerly and ease
Max Temp = 19 degC
Min Temp = 15 degC
Sunrise at 05:14
Sunset at 21:12

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I've started a band called 999 Megabytes - we haven't got a gig yet : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Al Murray on Australia and Spain  

8. TRIVIA
Barack Obama’s grandfather, Hussin Onyango Obama (c. 1895-1979) was recruited to work for Kenya’s colonial power, Great Britain, during WWI. According to one of his wives, the British imprisoned and tortured him for taking part in the Kenyan revolution after WWII. He converted from Christianity to Islam. He was a prominent farmer, elder of the tribe, and healer.

9. ZEN WISDOM
The prime requisite for peace in the community is that every individual is valued.