Robert Kirby

Humor columnist

Fool-in-residence Robert Kirby has been lampooning life in Zion since 1994. He has won numerous literary awards of dubious note, but is most proud of blowing things up — particularly the tempers of those who take themselves too seriously.

Robert Kirby: How we believe is more important than what we believe

By Robert Kirby | January 10, 2021, 2:01 p.m.

Robert Kirby: After Dad’s death in 2020, my thoughts turn to the afterlife

By Robert Kirby | January 3, 2021, 3:34 p.m.

Robert Kirby: Raise a glass to 2020 — bad to the last drop

By Robert Kirby | January 1, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: What did we learn from this year of the Great Pandemic?

By Robert Kirby | December 29, 2020, 2:04 p.m.

Robert Kirby: And you thought Christmas was over? Ask Mary and Joseph.

By Robert Kirby | December 27, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: Sometimes, the best Christmas presents are the ones we didn’t ask for

By Robert Kirby | December 25, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Julianna, 3, and Dylan Lasczak, 5, visit with Santa through a transparent barrier at a Bass Pro Shop in Bridgeport, Conn., on Nov. 10, 2020. In this socially distant holiday season, Santa Claus is still coming to towns (and shopping malls) across America but with a few 2020 rules in effect.

Robert Kirby: Let’s delve into the history and mystery of Santa

By Robert Kirby | December 22, 2020, 1:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: Who else should be in your Christmas Nativity sets?

By Robert Kirby | December 19, 2020, 4:08 p.m.

Robert Kirby: In praise of porches — places where neighbors schmooze and thieves ‘shop’

By Robert Kirby | December 18, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: No chimney? Well, there are other ways to let Santa enter our homes and hearts

By Robert Kirby | December 15, 2020, 1:00 p.m.