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Robert Kirby (born 1953 in California)〔http://affirmation.org/news/2009_071.shtml Affirmation website, accessed 25 Sept. 2009〕 is an American writer. ==Biography== Kirby was born into a military family.〔http://ula.org/conference/2006conf/conf.html Utah Library Association website, accessed 25 Sept. 2009〕 After completing high school he served a two-year mission in Uruguay for his church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he learned to speak Spanish. Upon his return he pursued a career in law enforcement. His first work as a policeman was with the Grantsville Police Department and later Springville, Utah police department (1979). While taking night classes at nearby Brigham Young University Kirby began writing columns for the local newspapers, first the Springville Daily Herald, and later the Utah County Journal (writing under the pen name ''Officer "Blitz" Kreeg''). In 1989 Kirby decided to leave police work and devote himself to full-time writing. He has written a column for the Salt Lake Tribune since 1994, and has written at least nine books. Kirby is a popular convention speaker, and travels widely to appear at conventions and meetings.〔''I guess they booked me because they couldn't get a stripper'' is a typical comment when he announces a speaking engagement〕 His newspaper columns have won several regional awards.〔http://www.utah spj.blogspot.com/2007_06-01_archive.html "Kirby wins first place in 2007 Utah Headliners Award, Opinion Column Category (accessed 25 Sept. 2009)〕 Samples of his newspaper column humor are widely available online.〔e.g. http://greaterthings.com/Humor/KirbyClassics.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Kirby (humor columnist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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