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.

Science of Middle-Earth: New Paperback Edition

Posted on 12 February 2014 by Henry Gee

The printing history of The Lord of the Rings is reputedly one of the more complex and tangled issues in modern publishing history. Matters aren’t quite so fraught for The Science of Middle-earth, my own contribution to the canon. For … Continue reading →

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Echinoids

Posted on 9 February 2014 by Henry Gee

Here is a small collection of fossils. I’m posting this to celebrate the recovery of the second one along on the bottom row, found by me earlier today on Cromer East Beach while Crox Minor and I were walking the … Continue reading →

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Cats for Kites

Posted on 7 February 2014 by Henry Gee

Mrs Crox has just passed me a story on some unforseen consequences of the present inclement weather. The full story may be found here.

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Marvelous Maths

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Henry Gee

I love maths. My adoration of maths has, however, been largely unrequited. Having long since abandoned my one-way devotion as hopeless, I have recently been forced into a number of startling episodes of nostalgia, now that Crox Minor (15) is … Continue reading →

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The Great War Remembered #7

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Henry Gee

‘Mess in the Trenches, Chemin-des-Dames, 1916′, by the Cromer Poultry Great War Re-Enactment Society.

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Pet Supplies

Posted on 1 February 2014 by Henry Gee

Americans do love collecting leftovers for their dogs. I took this picture at the highly recommended Ironworks BBQ restaurant in Austin, TX, last month. Over here we are a little less free and easy about what our dogs consume, as … Continue reading →

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Reflections On This Weekend’s Events

Posted on 23 January 2014 by Henry Gee

This Sunday last, I ‘outed’ a pseudonymous blogger known as Dr Isis. Given the consequences of that action, I should like to say a few things about the business that I hope will clarify matters. First, I want to apologise … Continue reading →

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Creation, by Adam Rutherford

Posted on 18 January 2014 by Henry Gee

There’s a story, probably apocryphal, of how Winston Churchill gave a speech to the Free French, ill-advisedly in the tongue of Molière and Balzac. Quand je regarde mon derrière, boomed Britain’s great wartime leader, Je vois qu’il est divisé en deux parts. None … Continue reading →

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The Maison Des Girrafes Caption Competition #67

Posted on 18 January 2014 by Henry Gee

Here’s a snap I took this morning in the Vestibule des Girrafes, featuring Emma the until recently pissed-off Siamese Cat, and Heidi the Dog. Now, normally, I’d invite captions, and you may submit some if you wish. However, to make … Continue reading →

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Jumps Red Lights

Posted on 13 January 2014 by Henry Gee

The death a couple of days ago of the former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon raised memories of my one and only visit to Israel, and is associated with a particular piece of music. When I visited, in the summer … Continue reading →

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