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.

It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #151

Posted on 9 June 2011 by Henry Gee

This example kindly sent in by Dr M.-T. H. of London, who found it in the lucre-driven, full-on, high-energy, 24-hour bagel-fuelled city that is New York. So exhausting they named it twice.

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A Year With An iPad

Posted on 8 June 2011 by Henry Gee

Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? It hardly seems possible that a year has passed since I bought my iPad. High time, I thought, for a retrospective which, I hope, will answer some of the questions that perplexed reviewers … Continue reading →

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Build II

Posted on 3 June 2011 by Henry Gee

For those few of you who care about this sort of thing – and because I promised I’d keep you informed – here is an update on the ongoing conversion of the Maison des Girrafes into a Palazzo. But first, … Continue reading →

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Marmite

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Henry Gee

And in other news, word has reached mes oreilles that the authorities in a small country far away of which we know very little have banned the sale of Marmite, a popular English comestible. For those of you who are … Continue reading →

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Build

Posted on 17 May 2011 by Henry Gee

And in other news, the Maison des Girrafes is in the process of becoming a Palazzo. The new East Wing is built, though what with one thing and another I haven’t gotten as far with the new kitchen as I’d … Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #49

Posted on 12 May 2011 by Henry Gee

This example kindly sent in by railways enthusiast Mr O. E. of Derby, who spotted it at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway at Wirksworth. The question is whether one goes for Extra Ladies or Additional Ladies. So much choice: so little … Continue reading →

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Shrubbery

Posted on 10 May 2011 by Henry Gee

When I was about five years old, I remember reading a book in the school library called You Will Go To The Moon. This was the 1960s, when the Space Race was being run, and everyone was space crazy (well, … Continue reading →

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AV

Posted on 9 May 2011 by Henry Gee

Well, that’s over. What’s ‘that’, I hear you cry? Ah, well, ‘that’ was the referendum last week in which the voters in the U. of K. were invited to decide whether they’d like to elect members of parliament in the … Continue reading →

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Middle

Posted on 7 May 2011 by Henry Gee

About a year ago I had a mid-life crisis. Now, popular wisdom has it that men having mid-life crises should buy red sports cars and have affairs with younger women. As for the first – I am quite happy with … Continue reading →

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Measles

Posted on 5 May 2011 by Henry Gee

When I was about five or six I came down with measles. I can’t remember if it was the first or second time I had it (yes, I am one o’ them okkered buggers to have caught it twice), but … Continue reading →

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