{"id":326,"date":"2004-08-09T15:11:14","date_gmt":"2004-08-09T19:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=326"},"modified":"2007-03-05T07:20:31","modified_gmt":"2007-03-05T12:20:31","slug":"guest-column-if-loving-bacon-is-wrong-i-dont-want-to-be-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/guest-column-if-loving-bacon-is-wrong-i-dont-want-to-be-right","title":{"rendered":"Guest column: If loving bacon is wrong, I don’t want to be right"},"content":{"rendered":"

From time to time, I let other people get in on my Virtual Memories. Today, official VM girlfriend Amy has something to say:<\/em><\/p>\n

I’m not naming names, but a certain scrawny-ass blogger<\/a> accuses me of chubby-chasing because of my laissez-faire<\/em> attitude toward (or encouragement of) unhealthy eating habits. It’s true; I don’t care about a few pounds here and there (keep in mind that she’s 5’4″ and about 110\u00c3\u00af\u00c2\u00bf\u00c2\u00bded.<\/em>). A low-pitched fatty grunt<\/a> doesn’t necessarily<\/em> put me off. And perhaps I do find voracity appealing, as it indicates an expansive passion for life, a juiciness I gravitate to in other people.<\/p>\n

But honestly, it’s an unfair accusation! I realized today that, as I come from a typically wide-bodied south Louisiana family, nature AND nurture are conspiring against me. Check out this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I really shouldn’t be surprised by the stuffed deep-fried burger, I guess. My people start spaghetti sauce with a roux, fry turkey, and bacon up everything short of dessert while dishing recipes the way others discuss Michael Moore’s shading<\/a> or all things Olsen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ve gotten wonderful cooking tips from the men at the gun range and even once kept an ex-boyfriend around long enough after breaking up to coax a secret family recipe from him. Heartless? Sure. Proud of it? Not especially. But it’s the best steak marinade YOU’LL ever try. (Holymotherofgod . . . A STUFFED DEEP-FRIED BURGER?!)<\/sheepish><\/p>\n

Ahem.<\/p>\n

Sure, I understand the perils of an immoderate lifestyle: diabetes, heart disease, celibacy. But you know what? This<\/a> still sounds like a good idea to me.<\/p>\n

—Amy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From time to time, I let other people get in on my Virtual Memories. Today, official VM girlfriend Amy has something to say: I’m not naming names, but a certain scrawny-ass blogger accuses me of chubby-chasing because of my laissez-faire attitude toward (or encouragement of) unhealthy eating habits. It’s true; I don’t care about a … <\/p>\n

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