SATURDAY 1st MAY 2010 06:45(BST)

THIS DAY IN WW2 (1.5.40)
In Norway... The Allied evacuation of Andalsnes is completed. Altogether 4400 men have been taken off but much equipment has been lost. The Norwegians surrender in Lillehammer.

TODAY IN MY LIFE
A prolonged morning stint of 3 hours or so on the laptop then all-domestic

TODAY'S THOUGHT
So often in life, having been forced down a road we did not want to go, we discover along it the best thing that ever happened to us.

TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
It has taken over half my lifetime to get to a point where I've started to truly observe the story rather than simply be lost in it.

TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Can you hold together the two truths of your uniqueness and your connection to all things?

TODAY'S ONELINER
The trouble with having an open mind is that your brain keeps falling out! : D

GARY'S 100 CLASSIC ALBUMS YOU MUST OWN No.16
BAD COMPANY - Straight Shooter (1975)
"Down the line" blues rock with great songs and killer riffs

TRIVIA
The high acidity of the stomach is caused by the stomach lining producing hydrochloric acid.

TODAY'S AFFIRMATION
I am open to all the lessons that today wishes to teach me.