Monthly Archives: June 2012

The Curious Case of the Dead Lagomorph

Posted on June 26, 2012 by P. Kirby

Rewind, several years ago, on another hot summer day…. I get home from work and trudge out to the barn to visit the Wonder Horse. Heat is pouring down like scalding rain and splashing off the pavement and sand. A … Continue reading →

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Bosque Fire

Posted on June 20, 2012 by P. Kirby

“It’s a dry heat” is another way of saying, “It’s combustible.” I started a funny little post about the Wonder Horse’s murderous tendencies, but lost heart when I saw this. Just a mile or two up the road, our Bosque … Continue reading →

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Posted on June 15, 2012 by P. Kirby

I expected to like this movie. Instead Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy turned out to be a Black Swan, dripping with the slobber of critics who probably didn’t understand the convoluted mess either, but needed to flex their intellectual superiority complex. … Continue reading →

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Monday, Hulk Style

Posted on June 11, 2012 by P. Kirby

Monday? Again? Seriously? We just had one last week. Here I am, minding my own business: not getting up at the ass crack of dawn to shuffle off to a job that makes watching paint dry seem like a high … Continue reading →

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Plants for the Desert Southwest

Posted on June 8, 2012 by P. Kirby

This Sunday, June 10, is the Corrales (New Mexico) Garden Tour, which runs from 9 am to 4 pm. Come on out to the historic village for a great opportunity to see what can be grown in our dry desert … Continue reading →

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Some Home Time Religion

Posted on June 4, 2012 by P. Kirby

Do it yourself (DIY) projects are for people who don’t want weekends. The kind of twisted mofos who might also enjoy a nice evening of waterboarding. Uh, okay. Hyperbole. But the dining room project is the last big DIY project … Continue reading →

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The Avengers

Posted on June 1, 2012 by P. Kirby

And once again, I’m glad I live in New Mexico, because we have a complete dearth of crap worth blowing up. Granted, there was the minor dust up in a too-Anglo-to-be-New Mexico town in the movie Thor, but that was … Continue reading →

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