Tattoosday #1: Introducing Tattoosday

Hello BillyBlog readers!<br /><br />Behold a new feature that may or may not be a regular feature here....I'm calling it "Tattoosday". And I'm not saying I coined the phrase, others have done so elsewhere.<br /><br />Here's the goal.....every Tuesday I'll post a tattoo or two, along with some or a lot of back story.<br /><br />The exercise is interesting on many fronts....I hope the casual reader will find it brain-tingling and entertaining. Similarly, I hope to have fun producing the weekly post dedicated to body art. But not just any body art. I aim to photograph, with the permission of the inked, of course, tattoos that I find cool, and give a little story behind them.<br /><br />I hope to meet some interesting people, perhaps boost a little readership, and ultimately entertain the readers.<br /><br />However, I have to start out with a little bit of cheating. The first tat belongs to a co-worker, Sephora Uddin (the one that <a href="http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/2007/07/fortieth-birthday-post-14-most.html">gave me the CBGB book for my birthday</a>).<br /><br />Here it is:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xEF6rQyCv-X7bN2Tz-ppwu4JLD9nwEfntffPYkOplQ_yZbXdDY50GMlLH9oseVesY7EbtFaCY6ruFebPmtL8_3mVuS15cTeK70wXQZRFKRTOZYlE-vWyUaVmz6qnTpTvpVvuNojSEh0/s1600-h/100_4619.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094326756672343826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xEF6rQyCv-X7bN2Tz-ppwu4JLD9nwEfntffPYkOplQ_yZbXdDY50GMlLH9oseVesY7EbtFaCY6ruFebPmtL8_3mVuS15cTeK70wXQZRFKRTOZYlE-vWyUaVmz6qnTpTvpVvuNojSEh0/s400/100_4619.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is it?<br /><br /></span>A Hindu <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om"><span style="font-style: italic;">om</span></a> symbol.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Is this her first tattoo?</span><br /><br />Nah. It's her third of five. Her first is a lotus blossom on lower back. Her second is an angel on her shoulder. Her third is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism">Hindu</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika">swastika</a> on the back of her neck.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNs3axnSV-_mes7pvsz2auXA6zK0yjT1AdXYRmqEQeU-ShbzqyVRvuf_GI96QiHe4WbFdrKS64YrtAh6_Vz5X365-XINgjY0n-46SeGTzfMiGp6nhcDdAV88JTPdeXGEy0oM5MkrKHwwA/s1600-h/100_4621.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094327126039531298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNs3axnSV-_mes7pvsz2auXA6zK0yjT1AdXYRmqEQeU-ShbzqyVRvuf_GI96QiHe4WbFdrKS64YrtAh6_Vz5X365-XINgjY0n-46SeGTzfMiGp6nhcDdAV88JTPdeXGEy0oM5MkrKHwwA/s400/100_4621.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Her fifth, and latest, but probably not her last, is on her second <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toe">toe</a> (the one next to the "big" toe, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallux" style="font-style: italic;">hallux</a>) on her left foot, three lines representing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarius_%28astrology%29">Aquarius</a> symbol.<br /><br />For the record, I have only seen this one and the swastika.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">When and where did you get it?<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aYPWVK6z4pkQzq4dPN3RNG0e2euvzhz768rCIPmo5M8hF5aouo6Zh5ec7T7r2Gd141VvMhseNyL7F2xJmWyXFNWLKElhseGV1CP4XMh7lc3GNUYvR2jdnNPkYoPKIcTAnwZd6QP71kE/s1600-h/nyhc.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094327611370835762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aYPWVK6z4pkQzq4dPN3RNG0e2euvzhz768rCIPmo5M8hF5aouo6Zh5ec7T7r2Gd141VvMhseNyL7F2xJmWyXFNWLKElhseGV1CP4XMh7lc3GNUYvR2jdnNPkYoPKIcTAnwZd6QP71kE/s400/nyhc.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.hardcorenyc.com/nyhctattoos/home.html"><span>New York Hardcore Tattoos</span></a><span>, </span><span>October 2005</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Why?<br /><br /></span><span>"The aum or om symbol is sacred in Hinduism and Buddhism, and I find it comforting. It reminds me that I am aspiring to wisdom even if I don't succeed."<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span>So, there you have it. The inaugural tattoo on Tattoosday here at BillyBlog. It should be interesting to see what else I can come up with from strangers, or if I have to revert to friends to help me in this project.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>

Tattoosday #1: Introducing Tattoosday

Hello BillyBlog readers! Behold a new feature that may or may not be a regular feature here....I'm calling it "Tattoosday". An...

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