SATURDAY 5th FEBRUARY 2011 09:25 GMT

THIS DAY IN WW2 (5.2.1941)
In North Africa... The first British armored units reach the coast road near Beda Fomm with armored cars and light tanks after their drive across Cyrenaica. Heavier tank units are following rapidly. The retreating Italian columns are engaged and about 5000 men are captured. In the north the Australians take Barce.

TODAY IN MY LIFE
A quiet day expected - I will be working on my talk for Overgate Hospice and generally being kind and gentle.

Suckered by a Facebook virus! I will put it down to experience.

Twitter Followers = 1017 (down 2)
Yesterday the dehumidifier extracted: 1.33 pints = 758mls

TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I was completely de-centred yesterday by a remark. I guess it's not just the power of a missile but where it strikes. This one came from point blank range and struck at a weak point. The explosion was delayed until evening!

Oddly I have no regrets. The power of the dark side unleashed enabled me to eliminate a threat, or at least cripple it, but at the expense of hurting someone. It was the not wanting to hurt someone that had prevented decisive action before. I have to say that the regret about causing hurt is far outweighed by the relief I feel in quashing the threat. I'd do it again!

TODAY'S THOUGHT
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me

TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Did you learn or are you still just bitterly regretting?

TODAY'S ONELINER
What is a man's idea of helping with the housework? Lifting his leg so you can vacuum. : D

WHAT I ATE YESTERDAY
1 peanut butter/jam sandwich, 1 can curry, 3 chocolate bars, 1 tub ice cream, 1 chocolate dessert, 1 packet crisps, 2 bouble measures Baileys Irish Cream

..oh dear! A result of being suddenly de-centred (see above) I did enjoy it all though! : D Back to self-control today.

TRIVIA
The most remote island in the world is Bouvet Island, an uninhabited and small Norwegian-owned island in the South Atlantic Ocean It's 994 miles from any other land (Queen Maud Land Antarctica, where there is a Norwegian research station)

TODAY'S AFFIRMATION
Forward from here!

FRIDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2011 06:55 GMT

THIS DAY IN WW2 (4.2.1941)
In North Africa... The British advance across Cyrenaica has now begun. Msus is taken and the forces then move toward Antelat. In the north the Italian retreat is continuing.

In East Africa... The British forces begin to attack the strong Italian positions around Keren. There are 30,000 Italian troops in this area. In the first phase of the battle, which last until February 7th, the 11th Indian Brigade manages to take Cameron Ridge but is thrown back from other positions by Italian counterattacks.

TODAY IN MY LIFE
Writing! An article for BEST OF BRADFORD and prep for a talk at a hospice I'm giving on Tuesday.

Twitter Followers = 1019 (down 4)
Yesterday the dehumidifier extracted: 1 pint = 568mls

TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Facing an old familiar threat with a new attitude, returning to centre...

TODAY'S THOUGHT
A threat can evoke both fear and determination.

TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you look at what might happen or the best thing to do right now?

TODAY'S ONELINER
How can you tell if a man wants sex? He's breathing. : D

WHAT I ATE YESTERDAY
1 peanut butter sandwich, 3 chocolate biscuits, 1 meatballs+mash, 2 chocolate eclairs

TRIVIA
Each square inch of human skin consists of twenty feet of blood vessels.

TODAY'S AFFIRMATION
Feelin' determined!

THURSDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2011 08:40 GMT

THIS DAY IN WW2 (3.2.1941)
In the North Atlantic... The German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau go on a commerce destroying expedition in the Atlantic under the command of Admiral Lutjens. During the night they pass through the Denmark Strait.

In Berlin... The OKH plans for the German invasion of the USSR are presented to Hitler. He again tries to draw attention away from the central drive toward Moscow which the Army planners think essential.

TODAY IN MY LIFE
With my recent (amicable) divorce from networking organisation PRONET, Thursday is now permanently "Househusband" day, but with major ongoing refurb projects on the house and the FIT FOR PURPOSE scheme filling the appointment book, I don't have time to sit on my arse watching DVDs all day! Shopping, tidying and cleaning will be permanent Thursday jobs, and this week I need to order the materials for phase 3 (the bathroom, which starts on Monday, and meet the joiner regarding phase 4 (garage doors, garden gates)

I'm also doing a quickie live interview on BCB @ 17:15 regarding the new regulatory body for Complementary Therapists in the UK, CNHC
Twitter Followers = 1023 (down 2)
Yesterday the dehumidifier extracted: 1.25 pints = 710mls

TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Feeling fulfilled!

TODAY'S THOUGHT
No better time to act than now!

TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What now?

TODAY'S ONELINER
Some women love wife-murderers - it means they're single! : D

WHAT I ATE YESTERDAY
1 bowl of porridge, 1 Greggs pasty, 1 choc/custard doughnut, 1 can of lamb chunky chicken, 4 chocolate biscuits 1 cream bun, 1 packet crisps.
Unsurprisingly not hungry in the morning!

TRIVIA
The River Severn, the longest river in the UK, experiences a tidal wave twice a day, known as the Severn Bore. As it's a regular ancient feature, the land and river banks are shaped around it so no damage is caused

TODAY'S AFFIRMATION
Feelin' good

WEDNESDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2011

THIS DAY IN WW2 (2.2.1941)
In East Africa... The British carrier Formidable, on her way to the Mediterranean to replace the damaged Illustrious, sends its planes to attack the harbor installations at Mogadishu.

In North Africa... The Australian forces have already advanced well to the west of Derna on the coast and are discovering that the Italians are withdrawing at speed. Wavel agrees with O'Connor that 7th Armored Division should be sent hurrying across the center of Cyrenaica in an attempt to cut the Italians off. Supplies are being assembled to support this move but because the Italian retreat is so rapid the advance will have to start before the preparations are complete.

TODAY IN MY LIFE
Some pause for breath after a very busy Tuesday! I have an article to write for the BEST OF BRADFORD and may get time over for some more work on my book.
Twitter Followers = 1025 (up 1)

TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Feeling robust at the moment, coping well with occurrences that in the past would have ruined my day. In fact, I'm feeling very grateful for a current "purple patch". I intend to enjoy being "on a roll".

TODAY'S THOUGHT
One man's lighthearted quip is another's grievous insult

TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What will you do after you've got what you wanted?

TODAY'S ONELINER
Why do they lock public toilets? Are they afraid someone will clean them? : D

WHAT I ATE YESTERDAY
1 bowl of porridge, 1 can of lamb hotpot, 3 chocolate biscuits, 4 white chocolate mice, 1 peanut butter sandwich, 1 packet crisps, 1 pot fruit yoghurt - serious evening munchies!

TRIVIA
In 1989 Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena became the last two people executed before the abolition of capital punishment in Romania in the following year.

TODAY'S AFFIRMATION
I have everything I need to get the best out of today!