I recently decided that my only concern about tattoos and/or their placement is other people. So I wouldn't get a tattoo that precluded me from looking Very Conservative on demand, but if that is not a concern for other people, I say go for it! Shit, someone I know who works for the state department has several tattoos that would be visible in typical female work clothes, so maybe there are no rules anymore.

Have you tried compression, ita?

Ha! I'm having a debate on FB with my cousins and their mom. But check this out. Not a bit of it is from the right or even the center-right. We all basically agree, it's just the matter of degree we would be satisfied with.

I have tats on each of my ankles, so they are out when I wear a skirt. But no one seems to notice them. If I wear a shirt that is cut a bit lower in the back than most shirts - I tend to get a comment on the back tat (and then I tend not to wear that as a work shirt anymore).

If someone asks about my opinion on tattoos, I tend to say - don't get one on your 18th birthday - you are going to have it your whole life, take time to really think about what you are doing. And remind them about placement. Can you hide them, if necessary?

Have you tried compression, ita?

Yeah. It's been wrapped since last night. I should rewrap.

Can you record rather than write? If you lack appropriate devices (unlikely) they are cheaply available at Target and such.

Just landed a ticket to "Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?". It's going to take me an hour and a half to subway and bus there but it'll be worth it.

I had something to say but now all I can think of is ow, hand. Hope the swelling and pain subside soon, ita.
 
Oh, right, decapitated body! We had a dog find a human skull on the Navajo reservation recently. Maybe it`s the missing head! </inappropriate> Hee.
 
Good classes today. The kids really retained well over the summer, and the new ones are doing good. Now it`s peaches for the rest of the day as I try my hand at canning. Peaches in apple juice and peach jam. We shall see if the day results in sunny deliciousness all winter or tears and recriminations.

We shall see if the day results in sunny deliciousness all winter or tears and recriminations.

Every time someone attempts canning, I go right to poor Meg in Little Women.

My dad got his first tattoo a few years back. And then last year he showed up with his second -- a huge thing on his calf with an angel and a devil. This was the one he got while deciding on the tattoo he REALLY wants. So, Steph, expect more!

More advice requested: I have too much skim milk and am making dinner for a friend Friday. Any common recipes that use up a lot of milk? Maybe lasagna bechamel. I'm at a weird loss. (She's making dessert so that's out.)