What I learned about Cowboy Bob's Tattoo Ranch this evening while sitting at a traffic light:

1. Cowboy Bob's is now open *EVERY* day! This is apparently a change from the previous policy of only being open when the tattoo artists were sober.

2. They are looking for a "Body Piercist". The sign didn't say what level of experience they are recruiting for, so I suspect we could be looking at quite a few exclamations of "whoops!" until the new piercist gets the hang of it. I didn't even know that was a word (piercist). How does one become a piercist? Do you study as an apprentice? Do you start with the ear lobes and work your way around the body from there? What's the difficult body part to pierce?

3. Cowboy Bob's also contains a Taxidermy Studio - why does the combination of the two creep me out? And why is the taxidermy studio in the basement?

One of the guys I work with made millions from selling his company to my company. As a result he's able to afford some luxuries that he's never had before - a house at the beach, an addition to his home, a swell car (my adjective, not his). He's had his heart set on a Jaguar since his teenage days. I'm trying to convince him that a Jaguar, while certainly a nice car, is not a remarkable car. I'm trying to convince him to spring for a Maybach or, if he's feeling that may not be his style, a Lamborghini. I fear he will end up with the safe and sane Jag, which today looks every bit like the Taurus that its parent company manufactures.