new ink

Got some more tattoo work done by Greg at Blue Rose on Tuesday evening. :) I'm up to #46.



Got my zencat tat touched up; I quite like him in this wisdom-eyed incarnation.


A remembrance of summer, sketched from the thistle bouquet I picked last week; also for the TATM--as I saw the first thistle bloom of the season along the trails there. Placement is above the ankle on my right inside lower leg. This one was a little hurty to get (which seemed appropriate for a prickly thistle)and is making itself known today as well as it heals.

and old ink :)

Sometimes I pout a bit that my tattoo collection is so piecemeal and randomly composed of lots of small designs, rather than being something like kick ass large cohesive sleeves or a full coverage backpiece. But most of the time I'm content (with the content). The scrapbook/journal effect suits me, and it also nods back to "old school" and vintage tattoo style.

Thanks to B. for the pics!

Book #37

37) Kastner, Charles B. BUNION DERBY : the 1928 footrace across America. University of New Mexico Press: 2007.

On March 4, 1928, 199 men lined up in Los Angeles, California, to participate in a 3,400-mile transcontinental footrace to New York City. The route largely followed U.S. Highway Route 66, then new and mostly unpaved, that subjected the runners to mountains, deserts, mud, and sandstorms. The Bunion Derby, as the press dubbed the event, was the brainchild of sports promoter Charles C. Pyle. The runners represented all walks of American life, from immigrants to millionaires, with a peppering of star international athletes.

Interesting factual account, but not as lively as Tom McNab's novel FLANAGAN'S RUN based on the event.