The Marocharim Experiment

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Archive for December 26, 2007

The Old Man and the (F’n) Sea

   I’m having second thoughts about going to the beach tomorrow: I have a rather severe case of thalassophobia (fear of the sea).  A vast expanse of crystal-blue water can aggravate my mild psychosis: I automatically think of drowning.  The mere sight of a big wave – that’s not on TV – not only makes [...]

Infernal Boots

   For the first time in four years, I’m back to wearing boots.  But they’re not combat boots: they’re dress boots.  Black suede-leather boots.  Boots for the modern, fashion-conscious cowboy.  I suppose I should dress up in my leather pants, one of my black shirts, my trench coat, my Harley-Davidson bandanna and my cowboy hat, [...]

Walking the Line

   As happy as I am with the way my life is going on right now, I can’t help but be a bit anxious.  It never occurred to me until now that next year is the beginning of the rest of my life: I thought I was struggling then to make a career, but 2008 [...]

Dirty Little Secrets: An Assessment of Porn

   Disclaimer: I’m not a sexual beast, nor am I sexually preoccupied.     Yesterday’s entry was about a hypothetical porno movie about lechon, and it makes me kind of rethink the whole idea of porn in general.  Even if pornography is a multimillion dollar industry, it’s still pretty much illicit.  “Immoral,” even.  The conservative right would rather [...]

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