A nice day. Wallowing up and down in the pool this lunchtime I was passed by Barney and Geoff surging along in preparation for entering an Iron Man competition later in the year.

Met Mark in the Battle of Trafalgar back in Brighton. Over a couple of pints of Harveys I was particularly interested to hear him talk about his friend who is an inventor, and another who is related to John Masefield, who wrote one of my all time favourite children's books A box of delights. Later strapped on the nosebags at a newly-opened Italian restaurant called Carluccios.

After fond farewells, back home to speak to a cheery MJ who had been for what sounds like a very promising job interview in Manhattan.

Working on my starlings poem a bit.