THURSDAY 16th JULY 2015 07:15 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (16th July 1945)
Berlin...
Churchill tours the city and inspects Hitler's bunker

Alamagordo, New Mexico...
The first ever atomic bomb is successfully detonated

San Francisco...
USN heavy cruiser Indianapolis departs for Tinian Island with parts, including a uranium warhead, for an atomic bomb

In the Pacific...
IJN submarine I-13 is sunk by USN destroyer escort Lawrence C. Taylor and aircraft from escort carrier Anzio

Mariana Islands...
The Headquarters of US 20th Bomber Command and 21st Bomber Command are disbanded, and their units come directly under the command of 20th Air Force headquarters on Guam

Java Sea...
IJN torpedo boat Kari is sunk by USN submarine Baya
IJN gunboat Nankai is sunk by USN submarine Blenny

Borneo...
Japanese forces unsuccessfully counterattack Australian 7th Infantry Division in the Balikpapan sector

Off Japan...
Five Japanese vessels are sunk and one written-off by mines

China...
Japan awards French possession of Kwangchow Wan in southern China to the Nanking puppet government
Japanese units are withdrawing from Amoy

Today's Air Raids...
Celebes Island by US FEAF
Luzon on Japanese pockets by US 5th Air force
Formosa fighter sweeps along the west coast by US FEAF
Japan on military targets by US FEAF
Japan on Numazu, Oita, Kuwana and Hiratsuka by US 20th Air Force
China on targets throughout southern and eastern China by US 14th Air Force
Indochina on multiple military targets by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Ironing
Meditation
Quality Missus Time
Me Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION

So begins 2.5 weeks of quality time with Missus, over which I have mixed feelings. On one hand I'll miss the freedom I normally get but on the other I know that all things pass so you have to make the most of your relationships. Bottom line is that she is Priority #1 and all the happiness I enjoy is because of her. I also never forget that there are times when she has carried ME. We are in short utterly interdependent.

I think unlike most folks that its good to keep mortality and death at the forefront of your mind as you then live better lives, but I certainly hope none of the four of us dies in the next ten years as it will be disastrous! In that time I hope the kids will be established in adult roles and my Practice will be self-supporting. Then, when death an bereavement comes, we will be robust enough to cope - I don't think we're there yet.

I further hope that Missus then dies first - that is in the best interest of everyone. Most disastrous of all is if I die first - that will leave a very messy and unhappy situation indeed. I hope to discuss with Missus cousin in September some sort of contingency in that event.

However - right here right now I'm doing everything I can and life is bliss, so I'm not going to spoil that by worrying, which is effectively a prayer for something you don't want. Instead, I'll ride the wave of pleasure as it thunders through me.

Amused, Higher Consciousness looks on...

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU

Are you making the most of this moment?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD

Dry and cloudy throughout, with some sunshine late morning and a moderate south-easterly wind

Max Temp = 18 degC at 3pm

Min Temp = 10 degC at 7am

Sunrise at 04:56

Sunset at 21:29

Moon: New Moon

Weathertrack: An anticyclone over the North Sea will keep Britain dry today but is moving away east

Air Pressure: 1020 millibars and falling

6. TODAY'S ONELINER

If you are what you eat, supermarkets are clearly selling vast quantities of stupid :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!

Arielle Scarcella - The types of lesbians who hang out in the nightclub

8. TRIVIA

The Iraqi desert is home to the dangerous saw-scale viper. Many scientists consider it the most dangerous snake in the world. The viper is known to strike without provocation and even chase its victims. Its bite often results in death.

9. ZEN WISDOM

Trust is difficult to earn and it is easily lost—the trust built over a decade can be shattered in an instant by one offhanded remark or deed. A person who is not swayed from their chosen path, even during the most trying times, will ultimately find that he or she is trusted by all.