No, I'm not against any of those things. What would make you think that? I simply think people ought to choose to do piercings and tattoos when they're past infancy, babyhood and childhood. And I don't believe there's much real justification, at least in developed countries with modern hygiene, for male circumcisions any more except for religious reasons. In the case of tattoos, I think kids ought to do those once their bodies are through growing but I also know a lot of folks who've later regretted tattoos. For people who want to have cosmetic surgery for a more balanced figure or, say, a face lift, that's fine, too. I probably won't do that, but others are welcome to and should have the freedom to do that. I do think some people cross the line into plastic-surgery obsession, however, and I've seen some ladies here in my area who're so puffed up and pulled that they don't look real anymore. That's a bit of a turnoff.

I have had pierced ears since I was 16 and have periodically given consideration to getting a small, discreet tattoo, but I'm not sure I'll ever go through with that. If I were younger and still showed my belly very frequently, I'd have a belly-button ring.

I honestly think that some of you guys don't read very thoroughly. You gloss over opinions that I generally articulate in a very detailed and clear fashion and then make the assumption, because you didn't actually take time to read what I'd written, that I was disapproving of something. At any rate, I don't disapprove of any of those things.