An hour of honest endeavour and then an hour on the bike with Tom. Our usual 10 miles; anticlockwise today. Cramond / Barnton / Silverknowes/ Craigleith / home.

Suitably awake I ploughed on but all momentum was lost with the team Skype meeting....took a long time to regain the impetus but by mid afternoon I was striding onwards.

Then as I set out to fetch yet more emergency supplies for Her, the rain crept in. I sheltered awhile which gave me my blip (home of my first blip..  I hope you're taking notes for the Mastermind specialist subject questions)

But there was no escape.  By the time I'd tried to seek shelter in another supermarket I was a little bit soggy.

I duly dutifully deposited the rations and beat a speedy retreat for home.

Satay chicken and another chunk of the Storyville OJ Simpson programme fae the iplayer.

The only news I've so far seen today involved a grown man throwing his toys out the pram whilst spitting out the word "Chi- nah!". The UK is / has been fucked, but USA? OMG!