RAT-A-TATTOO-EE

When I first spotted this picture, I thought the woman had tattoos all over her face. Of course, upon closer inspection I could see it was a veil with flowers imprinted.

Tattoos are huge today for some reason. I heard one heavily marked up or decorated guy say he loved art and tattoos were an art form. "So is fresco," I thought, as I tried to picture him in moist plaster bas relief.

To say I'm against tattoos would be correct, I suppose. I know anything concerning a needle that was not obligatory is not something I have any interest in. Also, I'm for the long haul. What might be in vogue now, may not be in just a few short years.

Except for a former Marine nephew of my wife, our family is devoid of tattoos as far as I know. And I don't want to sound judgmental against them, but I guess I am. Maybe it's like the old saying,"It's better to have loved a short girl than never to have loved a tall."