Author Archives: Henry Gee

About Henry Gee

Henry Gee is an author, editor and recovering palaeontologist, who lives in Cromer, Norfolk, England, with his family and numerous pets, inasmuch as which the contents of this blog and any comments therein do not reflect the opinions of anyone but myself, as they don't know where they've been.

Jubilee

Posted on 5 June 2012 by Henry Gee

Being as it is the occasion of One’s Jubilee, it is perhaps fitting to grace these pages with a Royal Anecdote, however tangential. Mrs Crox has more connection with H. M. than many. Her late father was in the horse … Continue reading →

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Skate

Posted on 1 June 2012 by Henry Gee

This is not a skate. It is something else. Possibly a cod, or, notwithstanding inasmuch as which, a haddock*, pictured on Cromer East Beach earlier today. Cod is Dead – Nietzsche I mentioned skate for a different reason, namely and … Continue reading →

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Lord Of The Rings

Posted on 27 May 2012 by Henry Gee

I have just acquired a new toy. Here it is: As you can see, it’s a ring modulator – no, not a means of assuaging the after-effects of very spicy foods (the assumption to which my friend Mr M. P. … Continue reading →

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Country Life

Posted on 24 May 2012 by Henry Gee

The global economy is in tatters; the Eurozone teeters on the brink; much of Africa is starving; thousands are massacred in Syria; and Israel and Iran edge towards war. Meanwhile, in Norfolk…

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Crabs

Posted on 22 May 2012 by Henry Gee

Last weekend the environs of North Norfolk were infested by played host to the Cromer and Sheringham Crab and Lobster Festival. Cromer’s turn was Saturday, but I missed it as I was too busy in my shed listening to tapes … Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #796

Posted on 15 May 2012 by Henry Gee

This peculiar notice in Santiago de Chile is reported by our erumpent egregious intrepid correspondent Dr A. C. of that fine city.

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice Special Double Issue

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Henry Gee

Dr R. W. of Toronto sends this image, with the rider “I’m sure there’s a joke in this photo somewhere. I’m equally sure that I don’t know what it is.” And in other news, Canis Primus Croxorum found this sign … Continue reading →

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Music

Posted on 3 May 2012 by Henry Gee

It will not have escaped the notice of either of my readers that I have been somewhat absent of late. Absent in more than one sense, as I have been fighting off a rather vicious episode of depression caused mainly … Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice 2ex30741 – 1

Posted on 2 May 2012 by Henry Gee

This topical tip in the Eastern Daily Press was spotted by Mr M. P. of Cromer to whom we owe an immense debt, I’m sure.

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Holocaust

Posted on 27 April 2012 by Henry Gee

Israel has just celebrated its Independence Day, hot on the heels of Holocaust Memorial Day. This resonates with me, as my grandparents and two aunts (infants at the time) perished in Auschwitz. The resonance increases with the idea that such … Continue reading →

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