Author Archives: P. Kirby

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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My Little Pony Goes Crazy

Posted on May 25, 2012 by P. Kirby

The sign says it all. Horses are big dangerous and destructive animals. Why girls go horse crazy is beyond me. (Ahem. There’s a joke in there about men…moving on….) This is the Wonder Horse’s second liability sign. The first, made … Continue reading →

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Fun with Fire

Posted on May 18, 2012 by P. Kirby

And I didn’t set myself on fire once. Not even my shoelaces. Not-so-spontaneous combustion being an occupational hazard of being an artist who works in metal. Welder, plasma torch, grinders, all spiting sparks and fiery bits of metal. Combine that … Continue reading →

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Pitch Black

Posted on May 15, 2012 by P. Kirby

I’ve never much liked Superman. Although Smallville did a decent job of injecting the man of steel with a touch of humanity, the character as a whole is overburdened by his squeaky clean, unambiguous morality. I like my heroes to … Continue reading →

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Wheel of Dreams

Posted on May 11, 2012 by P. Kirby

Okay. So this is a cheat; in the interest of getting the blog fired up after a few weeks of hiatus. I’m still writing. And writing. And writing. And somehow, the effort of doing the “maintain an online presence” thing … Continue reading →

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Why I Read Fan Fiction

Posted on April 17, 2012 by P. Kirby

My To Be Read (TBR) pile of books is starting to reach swaying heights that violate all manner of OSHA rules. I’ve got list of books on hold at the library; more in a stack by my desk; and I … Continue reading →

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