¡Nuevo blog de Alejandro Vázquez!

Celebro la aparición de un nuevo blog de mi amigo Alejandro Vázquez. Es probable que sea una de esas múltiples empresas que abandonará, como esos otro cuatro o cinco blogs que inició el año pasado (de los que sé) pero también es probable que el sólo decir esto funcione como acicate para que no lo haga. ¡Las probabilidades!

La dirección es preguntadeldia.blogspot.com, encontrarán un link aquí mismo, a la derecha, donde tengo los, ejem, links. El formato sigue un poco esas columnas de, ejem, preguntas, un poco parecido a los Sedaratives de The Believer, esa genial columna mensual de consejos. Algunas muestras de los Sedaratives:

Dear Sedaratives,

I came out to my family as a gay man nearly nine years ago. While they've become more accepting of me, the still hold out hope that I'll meet "the right woman". I've never seen a woman naked, let alone dated one. How can I avoid the "don't knock it if you haven't tried it" argument and convince my family that I'm just not into girls?

Nathan Yergler.

Fort Wayne, Ind.

Dear Nathan,

First of all, did they not knock homosexuality before they tried it? Exactly. They're asking you to be open-minded so they don't have to. You can always lie and say, "Mom, I had sex with a woman and it was awful! Vaginas are gross! I'm glad I tried it but I'm gonna stick with penis. What's for dinner?" Another idea is to adopt a baby. Once there's a baby in the picture, they don't care who you're fucking. They just want to squeeze that little tushy!

Sarah.

Dear Sedaratives,

I'm a chronically depressed shut-in who doesn't bathe much. My lifestyle has caused a testicular fragrance of vast proportions. What should I do?

Chris Heffernan.

Long Island, N.Y.

Dear Chris,

You may think you're a shut-in and that therefore you don't wash your balls. But I'm here to tell you that you are a shut-in because you don't wash your balls. If you wake up and jump in the shower --or better yet, laze in a tub-- by the time you get out and towel off, you are much more apt to feel like going out into the world. This is not a chicken-and-egg scenario. Trust me: balls first, and your life will follow.

Sarah.

Nota: el nuevo blog de preguntas que ha preparado con esmero Alejandro Vázquez no se reduce, por supuesto, a preguntas de consejo. ¡Manden esas dudas universales que les acongojen!