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.

Alumnicious

Posted on 23 March 2014 by Henry Gee

You know the feeling – no sooner have you graduated from some hallowed hall of learning or another than one’s alma mater sends you a begging letter. It’s rare for one to receive such a missive from an institution of … Continue reading →

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Autobuccinery

Posted on 21 March 2014 by Henry Gee

On my thirtieth birthday I remember feeling that whatever else I might have achieved, I’d at least published my first book. More than twenty years later, it seems I might have produced something that people actually want to read. The Shameless Plug has made … Continue reading →

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Ceci N’Est Pas Un Oeuf

Posted on 18 March 2014 by Henry Gee

I know Spring really is here when the Cromer Poultry Great War Re-Enactment Society lays the first egg of the year. This is it. As I don’t know which particular member of the CPGWRS laid this particular egg, I shall … Continue reading →

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Medicine and Maths

Posted on 16 March 2014 by Henry Gee

As you both know, Crox Minor wants to become a surgeon, and some time ago she announced that what she most wanted to do to celebrate her 16th birthday was to go to London and visit the Hunterian Museum at … Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #47

Posted on 14 March 2014 by Henry Gee

Custom-made Universes, made to order in Cromer. And you thought Cromer was all about crabs.

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The Anonymity of Warfare

Posted on 13 March 2014 by Henry Gee

My colleague Professor S. C. of London has just alerted us to a short film clip showing how airmen prepared an atomic bomb for use on Nagasaki in 1945, commenting that the full horror of the piece lies in its … Continue reading →

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Repair Newie

Posted on 12 March 2014 by Henry Gee

Cromer is pulling itself together after last December’s storm surge. When the Canes croxorum and I took advantage of the sunshine earlier today to investigate, we found that the beach huts were, in general, assuming a more upright state, though … Continue reading →

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The Great War Remembered #2

Posted on 11 March 2014 by Henry Gee

‘Standing Orders, Poussin-en-Corbeille, 1917′ by the Cromer Poultry Great War Re-Enactment Society. While we’re on the subject of the Great War, I’d recommend the BBC Mini-Series 37 Days to War, which you can view on the BBC iPlayer, but probably … Continue reading →

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The Book Thief of Gravity

Posted on 9 March 2014 by Henry Gee

I spent most of yesterday afternoon and late evening watching two very different films: The Book Thief, and Gravity. Here, then, are my impressions – be aware that there are spoilers, so, if you don’t want to know what happens, … Continue reading →

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Careful With That Amphioxus, Eugene

Posted on 7 March 2014 by Henry Gee

Spare a thought for the amphioxus, a humble marine creature which spends its adult life buried in sand, filtering particles of food from seawater using its beautiful and elaborate system of gill slits. On the left is a picture of … Continue reading →

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