I love Cracker Jacks. A lot. When I was a little they used to have a prize- really exciting prizes like rings, and puzzles, and compasses, or better yet, compass rings. To a little kid, the Cracker Jack was the ultimate snack- sugary peanuts and popcorn and a prize. Ultimate. And though I do still love Cracker Jacks, the excitement of eating them has faded as the prizes have become more and more of the temporary tattoo variety and less of the compass variety.
I can definitely remember the tattoo bubble gum from my childhood days. The transfers looked all black until you wet them, then the colors appeared and nearly always smudged when you put them on. The bubblegum was very thin, brittle and a whitish color, but tasted lovely.
The tattoo easily washed off your skin. The whole investment for an hour's fun was pennies. If you washed up before supper time, your mother needn't know how you spent the afternoon.
A person I know, got a tattoo in his youth. Now, older, wiser, much fatter, and looking for work, his tattoos are an obstacle. One tattoo looks like a filthy stain among the folds of flesh on his neck. He looks like he hasn't washed for a long time.
When he was young, I'm sure my friend, like Jack London, thought: "Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past." To any woman reading this article, please, don't get a tattoo. That butterfly looks great on your breast, or your butt cheek, when you're twenty or thirty, but when you get to seventy, it stretches into a condor.
Johnny Depp once had a tattoo proclaiming his love for Winona Ryder inked onto his arm. He later changed it to “Wino Forever” when he found their love was not as eternal as he previously thought. Johnny Depp makes lots of money acting in movies for the Disney Studios. My friend can't even afford to go a $6.00 matinee at the cinema to see an old Depp movie.
Cockamamie means something worthless or trifling, even absurd or strange; a "cockamamie" excuse or story is an implausible, ridiculous one. A new Cockamamie trend is to get a semi-permanent tattoo. Why is this idea so popular? Because people don’t like commitment! Over 40% of American marriages end in divorce – and sometimes you have to live with a tattoo longer than your spouse! A “semi-permanent” tattoo is the one that only lasts 6 months. Or was that 6 years? No one seems to know, because it can’t be done.
So you got one, a “semi-permanent” tattoo, and it won't go away. Now what? Laser tattoo removal cost varies by the geographic location, but also by the tattoo itself: the size, depth, color and number of colors. Usually, the cost is per treatment and with current technology, this can be from 5-15 treatments. Range $100-1000 per treatment. Ouch! Pain, lots of pain, and a high cost for that pain.
I always look for a woman who has a tattoo. I see a woman with a tattoo, and I'm thinking, okay, here's a gal who's capable of making a decision she'll regret in the future.
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Fortune has allowed me to come full circle and return to my earlier interest in photography. I am at that age were some weight loss would be beneficial. I certainly don't believe all photographers need to starve, but my initial goals are realistic, if not humble. The industry has changed tremendously, but the possibilities are unlimited. I am grateful that my parents' gave me a generic name. It's allowed me to explore numerous paths unhindered.
"I continue to seek exquisite beauty in my images, exploring all techniques, old and new".
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