great article....I have always enjoyed the tattoo and peircing craze...it lets little knot heads express their individuality....just like all their friends....go figure.
I wish i didn't have so much to lose....it would do a person good to snatch a nose ring out occasionally or just basically stomp some little tattooed punk's head in for jollies....maybe just a rap upside the head would suffice.
I've just never "gotten" the whole piercing and tattoo craze... I'd wager that I spend at least 1/2 of my waking hours trying NOT to get stuck by sharp objects.
Mark