Barber shop life lessons

An abridged conversation with a man named Edgar.

E: "What the hell is it with people and tattoos these days? They mean nothing, the ink poisons you slowly all your life and you will live to regret it."

K: (wearing long sleeves) "Sure a lot of people get tattoos they regret when it's simply a cool design vice a tattoo that's telling a story. I like to look at it as the story of your life, like a suitcase with stickers from everywhere you've been, only nobody carries suitcases like that anymore really."

E: "My uncle had a terrible tattoo, I'd see it when he'd wash his face at night after work. He told me that it was the biggest mistake of his life and that it was just poison in his body. But, you know, it's a free country people can do what they want."

K: "There's going to be people getting bad tattoos everyday, tattoos are a sacred to some, others just get what they think are cool designs. You don't have to like it."

E: "Temporary tattoos. Everyone should have temporary tattoos instead. You get it done, you go strut yourself at the beach, and in two weeks it's gone."

K: "I feel that not everyone gets tattoos to be cooler in public."

E: "Telling you, temporary tattoos. All of them will live to regret it."


E: "When I was younger I should have just gone up and got all these hard lessons out of the way by talking to old men."

K: "Sounds a little too sheltered, part of living is making mistakes. If anything it's going to make you a better parent."

E: (clearly ignoring my two cents) "Yup, a lot of young guys come in and I tell them they need to get married by the time they hit 25."

K: "Why's that?"

E: "Well when you're 30 you'll be way too picky."


You want to know the answer to life's problems? Getting married early and staying true to temporary tattoos kids. I know, I asked an old man who's got everything wired tight. Look out life, I'm coming at you swingin'!