Something different, the subject of tattoos. When I had mine done at the tender age of twentyone, it was bikers and servicemen, period. Piercings were unknown except for the earlobe. It's all over now, housewives and office clerks, businessmen and celebrities. It's THE popular art form of the late 20th early 21st centuries. It seems everyone is doing it now.

I confess I too am considering adding to my one, a colored Bald Eagle in the striking position, claws extended on my right forearm. My wife got her first one two days ago, an awesome wolfs head on her right calf. It looks like it was airbrushed on. The subject has never come up before and I'm curious. How many of the readers and commenters at RNS also have delved into this ancient artform?

I'm thinking of getting a bear on my left forearm, to sort of balance them out. piercing is out though, not a chance. The only steel inside my body has been either surgical, or accidental. Puncture wounds blow, don't wanna go there. Branding is way too extreme, you gotta be goth or off your medication to even consider that one.

Come to think of it, if I could find a brand that looked cool.........