TUESDAY 28th JULY 2010 09:10(BST)

THIS DAY IN WW2 (28.7.40)
In the South Atlantic... There is an engagement in the south Atlantic between the German auxiliary cruiser Thor and the similar but less well-armed British merchant cruiser Alcantara. Thor is only lightly hit but Alcantara is forced to break off and head for Rio.

In Britain... Due to Luftwaffe harrassment, all British destroyers are withdrawn from Dover to Portsmouth.

TODAY IN MY LIFE
Attempting to clear some networking backlog as well as prepare for next PRONET meeting tomorrow. Another networking lunch today and a client consultation.

TODAY'S THOUGHT
When you realise the impact of your actions on others for good or ill, you will never again question your worth.

TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Now whenever I am tempted to neglect a discipline, I simply ask myself, do I want to be the best that I can be?

TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Whose day will you brighten today?

TODAY'S ONELINER
A Yankee fairy tale begins, "Once upon a time..."
A Rebel fairytale begins, "Y'all ain't gonna believe this shit..."

GARY'S 100 CLASSIC ALBUMS YOU MUST OWN No.96
THIN LIZZY - Thunder And Lightning (1983)
Great swansong from this first rate hard rock band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7YWRxAUtDk&feature=related

TRIVIA
An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long.

TODAY'S AFFIRMATION
No matter how bleak it looks it cannot stop me maximising this moment.