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As the winner of the first challenge, Romi chose our next topic which was: “If your life were like Bill Murray’s in Groundhog Day (where he lives one day over and over), which day would you want to re-live forever, and why?”

At first I thought this might be a pretty easy challenge topic to write about, but the longer I’ve had to ponder it, the less appealing it is. Not the challenge, the prospect of having to live one day in my life over and over again.

I’ve had days where there have been very special moments, but those days have had other moments I wouldn’t care to face day after day. It would be hell.

Then, there are a couple of days that were perfect but I wouldn’t want to re-live those again and again, because that would tarnish such a lovely memory. Badly. Again, it would be hell.

If I were stuck in the constantly rewinding loop of one day I would not even have death as an escape. I think I’ve had nightmares like this and I’ve been very grateful for being able to wake from them.

So, if my life were like Bill Murray’s, I wouldn’t be very happy. I doubt that I would cope as well as he did. However, as I was discussing this with my husband, he reminded me of something we both saw in Bill Murray’s characters’ eyes when he finally broke the cycle; as much as he was happy to be living again, there was a weariness to him. Think of it – all those people have known him for 24 hours or less. If he spent a year or more re-living Groundhog’s Day think of all the memories of those people he’d have… and none of them shared by others. I cannot fathom how that might feel.

In conclusion, I can’t honestly answer this. I don’t want to have to live any day of my life over and over again. A visit back in time is all right, but never would I wish to be caught in an endless loop in which there is no escape.

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Over at Blog Explosion, one of the members suggested that we participate in a Mystery Topic Challenge. A good number of folks signed up and on Wednesday Dan, the idea originator, gave us the first topic. Hopefully we can get enough interest to turn it into a regular challenge. If you like my article, please also vote for it at the Mystery Topic Challenge thread.

So here is my entry:

Tattoos fascinate me. I am always curious about the stories behind tattoos. I’m also interested in why people want to decorate their bodies in such a way. I’ve seen beautiful and ugly tattoos and I find I’m most attracted by the tribal type patterns. Tattoo paintings or reproductions of faces, celebrities and such are all right, but generally seem nothing more than a permanent iron-on transfer.

I also like tattoos on men. I find it masculine, macho, and a bit sexy as long as the tattoos aren’t all over the body. That’s a bit much for me. I absolutely do not like tattoos on women. Most women just looked flawed with a tattoo. More often it seems to look that way to me because they place the tattoo in an awkward place, or it just doesn’t appear to suit them. Some women have skin that I think is too pale for a tattoo. I know, I’m strange.

Something I just learned recently about one of my favorite type of tribal tattoos, the Maori tattoos. Called Ta Moko, the tattoo is very closely identified with their family identity. Some Maori can trace their lineage, through their tattooing, as far back as 2,000 years. It is also considered a form of identity theft when someone copies a Ta Moko, and it is severely frowned upon. Kirituhi is an alternative form to those who are dead set on getting a Ta Moko style tribal tattoo.

From Te Hau Designs

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