THIS DAY IN WW2 (9.5.40)
In Belgium... The Belgian army is placed on alert because of recent tension and signs of German troop movements. The Luftwaffe has been successful in keeping Allied reconnaissance flights away from the German preparations.
In France... Reynaud has been growing more and more unhappy with the leadership of Gamelin, the Supreme Commander. He has been unable to dismiss him because he is supported in Cabinet by Daladier, who remains influential although he is no longer prime minister. These quarrels now come to a head but no announcement is made pending the formation of a new government.
In Germany... Hitler issues final orders for the Western offensive.
TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging and domestic
TODAY'S THOUGHT
The most powerful forces are subtle, persistent, inexorable.
TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Discipline is for ordinary days!
TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you going this way because it's right for you, or because someone said you ought to?
TODAY'S ONELINER
I've got amnesia, that's the third time this year : D
GARY'S 100 CLASSIC ALBUMS YOU MUST OWN No.23
BELINDA CARLISLE - Heaven On Earth (1987)
Glorious whimsical melodic pop/rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngmakCXGe7M&feature=related
TRIVIA
At irregular but fairly frequent occasions throughout time, the Earth's north and south poles switch magnetic polarity, in a phenomenon called geomagnetic reversal. No one knows what causes it and it hasn't happened since before human civilisation arose. If we survive long enough, we may witness one!
TODAY'S AFFIRMATION
Today I will permit my distractions to inhabit my awareness but not my attention.
Saturday 8 May 2010
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