I’m in a bit of a tattoo frenzy lately, as you may have noticed. I’ve gotten four new ones in the past five months, the most recent a few days ago. I posted a very bad picture on Facebook right after I had it done, but here’s a better one:

I’d been thinking about this one for at least a couple of months, and I’m very pleased with the way it turned out. I think it looks fine here, but it looks even better in person. It’s on my left upper back, and with the contours of skin and muscle it’s hard to get a good sense in a photograph of the straightness and evenness of it. Every time I look at it in the mirror, though — which is often — I’m impressed again by how nice it looks. The kids are mighty pleased with it as well, as you might expect.