Hit the local Enroy for gas and breakfast this morning. And there I spotted him.... "sleeve" tatoos covering both arms. Yee hah. Turn my head and then I spot her.... someone's saggy ol' granny with an undecipherable blob of a tatoo on her ankle. Nice? I think not.
Is there anyone left in the state of Maryland that DOESN'T have a tatoo? In the USA?
I get a huge laugh out of this because I hear from people, in the media and in person, that they're getting inked up as a way of making a statement. A statement that they're "different", "unique", that they're a bit "naughty" ( Kyra Sedgewick on Leno commenting about her "tramp stamp". Ugh.) Whatever..........
There was a time when tattoos, particularly on women, -were- unique. I can remember seeing a couple of beautiful, strategically placed butterfly tatoos on girls in bikinis. I dated a girl who had a tattoo of a devil with a pitchfork on her backside. We're talking 30-35 years ago though. They really were not common....... back then.
Now? Well....here's a news flash. Tattoos are now common as air. Sorry but that's the truth. Now if you like the look, and want to decorate your body, get all inked up.... I hear you and God love you. It's your body,......... your right, ........have at it.
But please....... -PLEASE- don't try and tell me how it makes you unique. If you're so unique why didn't you have them 10, 20, or 30 years ago? No need to answer..... I already know . Because it wasn't commonplace and "acceptable", that's why. So ultimately these days a tattoo does make a statment. It's a label of being.......... not so much the unique individual............ but just another follower.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Hey, I've got another call, can you hold on ...??
I love electronics gadgets. I love the internet. ( Or as William Shatner calls it "the interweb"....duuuhhh....)
One of the most useful gadgets is the cell phone. It lends itself to convenience, and even a sense of security. One thing that really bugs me though. Call waiting ( yeah, I know that applies to landlines too, but doesn't seem to come up as often.)
If I'm talking to you on the phone, then lets talk on the phone. If you get another call..... well....... just let it roll over to phonemail. That's what it's there for. Please DO NOT tell me, "hey, I've got another call, can you hold on"?? Here's my answer. No, ....I won't. I consider people who do this on a regular basis guilty of purely RUDE behavior. ("regular basis" see, I'm allowing for the fact that there could occasionally be a bona fide emergency you may need to attend to) I've got a friend who does this often. Sooner or later he's gonna' figure out that every time he puts me on hold, I'm no longer on the other end when he comes back....... and it's not by accident!
Even worse is when I'm talking with someone, IN PERSON. The phone rings, and they feel compelled to answer. It's a phone, it's got phonemail. Answering while in the middle of a conversation with me is basically stating "hey, this incoming call is more important than our conversation". Well.......OK, that's fine. Just don't be all offended if I wander off at that point though. -You're- the one that decided our conversation was over.
Hey, that's it. Tell me what you think.
One of the most useful gadgets is the cell phone. It lends itself to convenience, and even a sense of security. One thing that really bugs me though. Call waiting ( yeah, I know that applies to landlines too, but doesn't seem to come up as often.)
If I'm talking to you on the phone, then lets talk on the phone. If you get another call..... well....... just let it roll over to phonemail. That's what it's there for. Please DO NOT tell me, "hey, I've got another call, can you hold on"?? Here's my answer. No, ....I won't. I consider people who do this on a regular basis guilty of purely RUDE behavior. ("regular basis" see, I'm allowing for the fact that there could occasionally be a bona fide emergency you may need to attend to) I've got a friend who does this often. Sooner or later he's gonna' figure out that every time he puts me on hold, I'm no longer on the other end when he comes back....... and it's not by accident!
Even worse is when I'm talking with someone, IN PERSON. The phone rings, and they feel compelled to answer. It's a phone, it's got phonemail. Answering while in the middle of a conversation with me is basically stating "hey, this incoming call is more important than our conversation". Well.......OK, that's fine. Just don't be all offended if I wander off at that point though. -You're- the one that decided our conversation was over.
Hey, that's it. Tell me what you think.
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