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.

Animals

Posted on 13 November 2011 by Henry Gee

You’ll both know by now that we’re very fond of animals here at the Maison des Girrafes. At the moment we have two dogs, four cats, a rabbit, thirteen hens, two snakes, five freshwater tropical fish and an axolotl. We’ve previously … Continue reading →

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iNterface

Posted on 12 November 2011 by Henry Gee

The biggest problem with computers, as I have always thought, is the whole business of getting your wishes out here to link up with what the computer is doing in there. Many times, when I’ve been struggling with against a … Continue reading →

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Vegas

Posted on 2 November 2011 by Henry Gee

I’ve just arrived in Vegas for the 71st Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. This is the view from my hotel bedroom window. No, seriously. I’ve never been to Vegas before, and as for first impressions, I have … Continue reading →

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Kittehs To The Rescue

Posted on 30 October 2011 by Henry Gee

I was going to discuss politics and religion in this post, until I remembered (1) a promise I made to myself at Yom Kippur not to get embroiled in such discussions any more, as they only seem to cause anxiety … Continue reading →

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The Maison Des Girrafes Caption Competition #401

Posted on 24 October 2011 by Henry Gee

Greetings from a litl ‘lotl.

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Europe

Posted on 24 October 2011 by Henry Gee

I love Europe. A rash of recent trips in the cause of Your Favourite Etcetera has taken me, in recent months, to Amsterdam, Leipzig, Dresden and Switzerland, and I’ll be doing much the same in Helsinki before the year is … Continue reading →

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By The Sea – Now On Kindle

Posted on 22 October 2011 by Henry Gee

With thanks to the good offices of Dr S. C. of Omaha, who pointed me in the right direction, my novel By The Sea is now available for you to buy on Amazon’s Kindle. You can get the ebook from … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire

Posted on 20 October 2011 by Henry Gee

I’ve just returned from a most interesting trip to Yorkshire. First I had to visit the Yorkshire consulate in London where a nice man called Willie Eckerslike renewed my visa and made sure my jabs were up to date, notwithstanding … Continue reading →

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Uploads, Downloads

Posted on 15 October 2011 by Henry Gee

If I hadn’t been going to the football today with my friend Mr W. P. of Cromer, I might not have learned that my novel By The Sea is for sale to read on your iGadget from the iBooks store … Continue reading →

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Excerpt

Posted on 12 October 2011 by Henry Gee

I have been deluged by a request from a Dr J. G. of Sussex to see some of the draft of my ongoing book, The Beowulf Effect: Fossils, Evolution and the Human Condition. I’m now well over 30,000 words in … Continue reading →

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