Decrepitude And Dongles

[poliphilo]

I was sitting on the hearth rug attending to the gas fire, with my legs drawn up beside me- like the little mermaid on her Copenhagen rock- when something went ping in the region of my right ankle. It hurt badly to begin with- a sharp, pointed, pain- and I was tottering round on a stick- but gradually eased so that now- a day later- so long as I tread carefully, I'm fine. I don't know what that was but it had me worried.

I'm now accessing the Internet through a dongle. It's faster and, we're hoping, cheaper. Dongle; isn't that a great word? It makes me think of Edward Lear.

Comments

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

The dongle with the luminous nose?

Almost as good a word as dugong which also has something of the Lear about it, as does the wonderful creature it names. :o)

[(Anonymous)]

Ah, is the gas fire working? Sorry to hear about your ankle. Jenny x

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

I'm very fond of Edward Lear.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Matthew fiddled with the taps and got the gas to feed through to the fire.

My ankle is much better today, thanks.

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

I have used a dongle on a laptop for years , and have two of them, one for the wi-fi at home and another pay as you go version for when i am out and about.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

They're clever little doo-dads.

[jfs.livejournal.com]

I love your love of language.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thank you.:)