Well, you observant guys are quite correct - I do have 2½ weeks growth of facial fuzz.

I like the fact that I do not have to spend 20 minutes shaving every morning, but everyone - yes, EVERYone - tells me that I look years older with it. Even my hairdresser, who likes it, says it is ageing. That is good enough reason for it to come off soon but, more importantly, it does not feature in my Passport photo, which document I shall need for identification purposes only when I present my E-ticket at Gatwick check-in next week, for my flight to Edinburgh. (I don't actually need the passport for the flight, of course, but it's the only form of photographic evidence as to my identity that I have!)

So, for those two reasons, I will be shaving it off at the weekend!