Tough guy

Today I was watching the buckeyes game and realized another thing about myself. I have no tattoos or piercings. I have this sort of stigma that tattoos are for tough guys. If I got a tattoo, people would just look at me and think, "who is this guy kidding?" I cannot think of a tattoo that I would want either. Nobody terribly important has died that I want to commemorate. A cross or spiritual tattoo would be okay, but they seem a bit attention seeking. I also seem to remember the Bible saying something about keeping the body clean and a tattoo would seem against that. Piercings are not much different. I am not a pretty boy or think that people should be looking at me. I don't want that attention. They seem a bit gaudy and can't really advance my personality any. "So, you thought enough of yourself that you got a ear piercing huh?" "Yep" would be all that I have to say. Sure, piercings and jewelry look good on women, but I don't think they are for men, me in particular. When I was living in the dorms, my cousin got his ear pierced, and a laughed and hee hawed about that a bit. But eventually it got old and I didn't see the point in trying to ridicule him for it.