Monday 30 March 2015

TUESDAY 31st MARCH 2015 07:18 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (31st March 
1945)
On the Russian Front...

7th Guards Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front crosses the Vah River and captures Nitra

6th Guards Tank Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front attacking around Sopron on the Hungarian-Austrian border
27th Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front captures Kormend and Szentgotthard on the Hungarian-Austrian border

On the Western Front...
British 2nd Army is attacking around Hoch Elten, Haaksbergen, Neuenkirchen, and Alstatte, and crosses the Ems River
US 9th Army crosses the Rhine at Wesel and continues pushing spearheads toward the east to isolate the Ruhr
US 1st Army is attacking Paderborn and continues driving north and east to isolate the Ruhr
US 3rd Army attacking toward Kassel, Mulhausen, and Meiningen
US 7th Army is fighting its way into Aschaffenburg and advancing toward Wurzburg-Schweinfurt-Kitzingen area, Wertheim, Ochsenfurt, and Neckargemund
French 1st Army crosses the Rhine near Speyer and Germersheim
French Army Detachment of the Alps concludes attacks against Petit St Bernard Pass on the Franco-Italian border
SHAEF reports it is attempting to cope with 350,000 displaced persons

USA...
General Lucius Clay is appointed Eisenhower's deputy for the military government of occupied Germany
Col. William O. Darby, having been on staff duty in the US, departs for an inspection tour of Italy

In the Pacific...
Bougainville Island:
Tanks support Australian II Corps operations against Japanese 17th Army around Slater's Knoll

Luzon:
US 6th Army is attacking around Salacsac Pass No. 2, Mount Myoko, Santa Maria valley, Calauan, and Mount Macolod

Off Okinawa:
IJN submarine I-8 is sunk by USN destroyers Morrison and Stockton

China...
Laohokou operation: 
Yoshitake Detachment of Japanese 12th Army captures Nanyang

Today's Air Raids...
Halle, Brandenburg, Zeitz and targets of opportunity in Germany by US 8th Air Force
Linz and Villach, Austria by US 15th Air Force
Hamburg by RAF Bomber Command - in a highly successful raid, six U-Boats are sunk in port
Northern Italy transportation lines, supply depots, and military targets by US 12th Air Force
Treviso Rail Yard, Italy by US 15th Air Force
Borneo on military targets by US FEAF - four cargo ships are sunk offshore
Keelung and military targets on Formosa by US FEAF
Bonin Islands by US 7th Air Force fighters
Omura and Tachiarai, Japan by US 20th Air Force - a sub-chaser is sunk offshore
Indochina on military targets by US 14th Air Force
Hainan Island by US FEAF
Ningpo airfield, Shihkiachwang, Sinyang, Yanglowtung, Sienning, and military targets throughout southern and eastern China by US 14th Air Force
Burma on military targets by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Meditation
Me Time
Missus Time
Client prep and session

Twitter Followers = 1,902 (no change)
Non-followed eliminated = 0

Unfollowers eliminated = 1
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New Followers followed back = 1
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION 
Though I am no less determined and on track, two disappointments I have encountered early on in Operation Equinox is firstly there was no rapid immediate loss of weight and secondly the "feeling" hasn't eased off. By tea-time I felt awful, but that made Missus' bacon omelette, a treat she only rarely makes, was particularly wonderful. I don't think I've ever enjoyed a meal so much!

Logic dictates that I must succeed and the "feeling" is only occasional - perhaps the anticipation of food was itself the trigger. I have generally got through Weekend Job shifts, which are fasting days quite well so long as I keep hydrated.

I am feeling a little sorry for Son in his long-distance relationship as he struggles with jealousy - it is essential he gets control of it, as it's a relationship killer. I am myself very grateful that I'm way past all that and it was never really a problem I ever had. The one time Missus did get a crush on someone, I felt hurt rather than jealous, and that was enough to snap Missus out of it.

The spectre of Daughter, after several weeks of blissful absence, has reared her ghastly head once more - as usual getting her mother to spend money, this time on a rail fare to York on Saturday. I compromised and told Missus she could go but the money had to come out of her Christmas pot. 

These issues are of course only flea-bites on what is truly a blissful life. I continue to be focused and profoundly grateful.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you still fighting issues that have actually been long-gone?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Heavy blustery showers driven by cold gale-force winds throughout
Max Temp = 5 degC at 7am
Min Temp = 1 degC at midnight
Sunrise at 06:43
Sunset at 19:40
Moon:
  
Weathertrack: Britain is in a very strong and wet westerly airflow between depressions to the north and a large anticyclone to the south
Air Pressure: 994 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I used to think Pi was 314, but then someone told me I was missing the point :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Tim Vine oneliners

8. TRIVIA
Cats can only sweat through their paws

9. ZEN WISDOM
Violence erupts when one person blames another for a problem or conflict. Conversely, nonviolence is a way of life in which one resolves, “Let me be the one to change first.” If this spirit were to be embraced, how much more at peace would our families and society itself be. 
     

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