It's probably time I explained the title of this Blog. At least a little bit.
"The Gedle" is a character in an unwritten children's book... My unwritten children's book. Considering his part in the tale he's probably not the most appropriate character to name as the voice behind a a rambling, tangential, sometimes bitter and occasionally esoteric internet diary. But, the good users of gmail had taken both of the two names I would have used already...
Of the two, the title character (who mercifully plays a very small part in the story) is definitely bitter, frustrated, overworked and misunderstood, and given the chance would moan on till long after those legendary wandering cows were inside, milked, fed, and fast asleep; the other possibility, a jolly, "all knowing" lay expert on popular-everything would probably still be droning on after said cows had woken up and gone out again if he had the leisure not to attend to more pressing matters (most of these the fault of the first character).
... and I like the Gedle. He's loyal, and unexpectedly helpful, and, seeing he doesn't "sez" much, there's perhaps no reason to suppose that underneath it all he's not jolly,bitter or esoteric.
He certainly has a taste for flies.
I think it's great that you have such an original name and that it is connected to your story. :)
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