Cromercrox
is an author who lives in Cromer, Norfolk, England, with his family and numerous pets. His latest book is The Accidental Species: Misunderstandings of Human Evolution, published on 21 October 2013 from the University of Chicago Press. He enjoys writing, playing rock organ, beachcombing, supporting Norwich City FC, and falling asleep. By day he is a Senior Editor of a well-known weekly professional science journal beginning with N, whose parent organisation wishes it to be known that none of the views expressed on this blog are theirs, because they don't know where they've been.Twitstorm
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Books on Goodreads
In Search of Deep Time: Beyond the Fossil Record to a New History of Life
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The Science of Middle-Earth: Explaining The Science Behind The Greatest Fantasy Epic Ever Told!
reviews: 5
ratings: 32 (avg rating 3.22)
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Visit cromercrox's Store at Zazzle for a wide range of products for the discerning geek or nerd.Croxinspectorate
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Herewith Shall Be Emplaced the Roll of Honour in which Participants in this Blog are Judged to have made a Contribution that Transcends the Mere Ordinariness of the Merely Ordinary, and, Stepping Forward, receive the Order of the Unicycling Girrafe, and, this having been attained, shall join, in Perpetuity, Eternally and Forever, Whichever Lasts Longest, the Grand Order of the Unicycling Girrafe, and Shall Henceforth be Entitled to Style Themselves as GOOFTUG, Notwithstanding Inasmuch as Which, [Ahem, Clears Throat] ... er ... where was I?
* Dr H. E. of Toulouse, for an elegant caption entry in a Foreign Language.
* Dr R. W. of Toronto, for Much Silliness.
* Dr C. E. of Vancouver, ditto.
* Dr R. J. O'H of Frankfurt, for more of the same.
* Dr A. C. of Santiago de Chile, our Latin America Correspondent.
* Professor T. of North Wales.
* Dr R. P. G. of Rotherhithe, because he said he'd kill me if he wasn't included.Spear Carriers, Choristers, Defiant Guinea-Pigs, Noises Off by Members of the Cast.
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... is a long way away from anywhere, and if I were you, I shouldn't start from here. By the time you get to the outskirts of Cromer, any distinctions between science, beachcombing, social commentary, writing and animal husbandry have started to blur. When the process is complete, you know you've arrived at the End Of The Pier Show. So, welcome. Find somewhere to park your unicycle. Pull up agirrafechair. Make yourself comfortable.-
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Author Archives: cromercrox
It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #15
This one spotted on a large wooden packing case in the loading dock of a university department, by our correspondent Professor Trellis of North Wales, who disclaims all responsibility. “What the large wooden edifice contains seems to be a mystery,” … Continue reading
All I Want For Christmas
It’s now awfully fashionable to compile lists of things to see or do before you die. These lists are called Bucket Lists, presumably for the colloquialism in which ‘kicking the bucket’ means ‘die’ (qv. ‘bought the farm’, ‘flensed the ferret’, … Continue reading
They Shoot Authors, Don’t They? A Guest Post by Mark Lloyd
Mark Lloyd has just spent the weekend as a self-published author, plugging his book Rum Humour/Rum Humor on social media. And it hasn’t been fun. Activity. Bags of activity: hands and fingers slapping on keyboards, copying and pasting, tweeting, commenting, … Continue reading
Age
They say that you know you’re getting old when a good day is waking without pain. I haven’t quite got that far yet, though I have reached a Professor Branestawm stage with my spectacles. The picture on the right shows, … Continue reading
Who
Unless you have been buried 37 miles underground on the fifth moon of Jaglon Beta since – oooh – the Middle Pleistocene, it will not have escaped your notice that the 50th anniversary approaches of the first broadcast of Dr … Continue reading
A Modest Proposal for the Improvement of Conferences
I am at a coffee break at a conference and a person of a certain age has just engaged me in conversation – having mistaken me for someone else, having been unable to read my name badge. The badges are … Continue reading
Mermaids, Museums … and Murder
Some of you will remember my gothic horror detective mystery romp By The Sea, first serialised on LabLit courtesy of Dr J. R. of Rotherhithe, and then turned into a book. It’s still available on Kindle and as a paperback, … Continue reading
A New Pet
This afternoon I discovered this butterfly, in a somewhat sleepy state, on the windowsill behind my computer screen. I didn’t have the heart to put it out of the window. After I posted the picture on the soshul meeja, my friend … Continue reading
Blogging Briefly: a Guest Post from J. S. Watts
I’m seriously chuffed to be guesting on The End of The Pier Show. I once had a significant oil leak in Cromer (Well, I didn’t, you understand. My car did) and I’ve never quite got over it, but I’m not … Continue reading
