Lakota and the Evolution of Man: A Tattoo Odyssey

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF-IiLWOFu_-JfkjDg9M8DVKRpGPQy_U6NmKWoVliCnAELWUU5KsThSsRFQ9uVndmB3eOaEDc17rnpjgVYdQX1GNgfCZarDilm317s25k6YjvpuNJ-L3e6Ksd4MBqmvfnupkpWCXt-f0/s615/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF-IiLWOFu_-JfkjDg9M8DVKRpGPQy_U6NmKWoVliCnAELWUU5KsThSsRFQ9uVndmB3eOaEDc17rnpjgVYdQX1GNgfCZarDilm317s25k6YjvpuNJ-L3e6Ksd4MBqmvfnupkpWCXt-f0/s640/photo.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br />This colorful tattoo belongs to Lakota, who I met in Penn Station back in March.<br /><br />He credited his work to <a href="http://www.mikedrexler.com/">Mike Drexler</a> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/FLYRITE-TATTOO/420818075144">Fly Rite Tattoo</a> in Brooklyn.<br /><br />Lakota explained the origins of this piece:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"It's actually inspired by the opening scene from <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)">2001: A Space Odyssey</a> ... </i>this is the specific moment when  man is elevated from primitive simian ...I really, really liked that concept and that idea. I brought in a couple of pictures. I told [Mike Drexler] what I had in mind and he did the final design."</blockquote>Lakota estimates that the piece was done in three sessions over an eleven hour span and that the fist at the top of the monolith was part of an original first tattoo that was blended into this new design.<br /><br />Thanks to Lakota for sharing this cool and interesting tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.5379685477819294" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit</span><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span></b><br /><br />

Lakota and the Evolution of Man: A Tattoo Odyssey

This colorful tattoo belongs to Lakota, who I met in Penn Station back in March. He credited his work to Mike Drexler at Fly Rite Tattoo i...

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The Story Behind Teddy Roosevelt and the Bear in a Wheelchair

Well, America is another year older, so it seems appropriate to honor our post-birthday euphoria with this unique presidential tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UaTHrb1Tr_O_vjU6eIUYlPz-6ehYJLa-W_m27D_b2ZzYurSZjbVFoecDbGlJ4HlLUQhMw00otukmldcHNlw7_SGpwO2cI4sl9Y32rFyXNgZuXFqKqsN3VMhMdoyl4YyBtSd8cBtX9U0/s0-d/IMG_0315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UaTHrb1Tr_O_vjU6eIUYlPz-6ehYJLa-W_m27D_b2ZzYurSZjbVFoecDbGlJ4HlLUQhMw00otukmldcHNlw7_SGpwO2cI4sl9Y32rFyXNgZuXFqKqsN3VMhMdoyl4YyBtSd8cBtX9U0/s0-d/IMG_0315.JPG" width="252" /></a></div><br />I spotted this piece back in May in Penn Station on the right calf of Emma. And, your eyes are not deceiving you, that's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a> and a bear cub in a wheelchair.<br /><br />The million dollar question, of course, was "Why do you have Theodore Roosevelt on your leg?" Emma replied:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"The short answer is that I think that he was super bad-ass and he's my favorite president. The long answer is that it came from a long decision process - I was gonna get <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking">Stephen Hawking</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fdr">F.D.R,</a> one on either calves, in wheelchairs, so then they could go for walks together and then I realized that that was just absolutely stupid. So I wanted to keep the wheelchair because I really like the way wheelchairs look and I decided instead of FDR, that I'd choose Teddy because he's my favorite president. And then I stuck the bear in the wheelchair so they could be friends because of all of his [Roosevelt's] naturalism...".</blockquote><span style="background-color: white;">An interesting, well-thought out response, but certainly unusual. In fact, the artist, <a href="http://www.virginiaelwood.com/">Virginia Elwood</a> at <a href="http://www.nyadorned.com/#bg=h">New York Adorned</a>, posted this on her website <a href="http://www.virginiaelwood.com/2009/06/whats-the-weirdest-tattoo-youve-ever-done/">here</a>, under the heading, <i>What's the Weirdest Tattoo You've Ever Done? </i>As Virginia says in her post, "this was her first tattoo and she sat like a champ. Teddy would be proud."</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Thanks to Emma for sharing this wonderful and unusual tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.3751841203775257" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit</span><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span></b>

The Story Behind Teddy Roosevelt and the Bear in a Wheelchair

Well, America is another year older, so it seems appropriate to honor our post-birthday euphoria with this unique presidential tattoo: I spo...

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Kristen's Ink Honors a Generational Vocation

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWSfuMQmR-O9VTH3cyejU97Bf1mgpz1X3d81VJ1X6o7MKhyzwdTaEat-bxJZhWoCZuJfAD4WSC3hSgV1I5ZiCP-VbVuRKuTUXdEcfnc6QTA05V69jsxOtb1M0fLanjM3bBPeH4nqCZo8/s0-d/IMG_0469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWSfuMQmR-O9VTH3cyejU97Bf1mgpz1X3d81VJ1X6o7MKhyzwdTaEat-bxJZhWoCZuJfAD4WSC3hSgV1I5ZiCP-VbVuRKuTUXdEcfnc6QTA05V69jsxOtb1M0fLanjM3bBPeH4nqCZo8/s0-d/IMG_0469.JPG" width="286" /></a></div><br />At the end of last summer, we saw a traditional-style tattoo from Kristen (<a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2011/09/kristens-anchor-dedicated-to-daddy.html">here</a>).<br /><br />Since then, our paths have crossed several times in the neighborhood. Last weekend, I once again had the good fortune to be doing laundry at the same time Kristen was, and I asked if she'd share the piece above, which is dedicated to her mother.<br /><br />Kristen explained that her grandmother and mother were both nurses, and she, too, is in the same profession. It's a tribute not only to her mother, but a symbol honoring three generations of dedicated women.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">She explained that this, too, was <span style="color: #4e2800; line-height: 16px;">inked by an artist named </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/skin1369" style="color: #b5643a; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Twace</a><span style="color: #4e2800; line-height: 16px;"> who works in Brooklyn. You can see some of his work on the site for the Brooklyn shop </span><a href="http://www.citizeninkstudios.com/artist-twace1.html" style="color: #b5643a; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Citizen Ink</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />Thanks again to Kristen for sharing her ink with us here on Tattoosday. <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.6595236181747168" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit </span><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span></b>

Kristen's Ink Honors a Generational Vocation

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Lucy's Radiolarian

I met Lucy yesterday in Penn Station after I spotted this cool tattoo on her right arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SzceReQWEEPi0dHspfjaElcum930ZC9ChqW0jcS_ql6cf95CgbnFNEFoWWdV3i0HVW18H6N6YwFzrxpiw_uQtn011E2AgKcnCksuRACGGCmimcD8F7JdeogQ3kLTiESL0HNQvIpwONg/s0-d/IMG_0475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SzceReQWEEPi0dHspfjaElcum930ZC9ChqW0jcS_ql6cf95CgbnFNEFoWWdV3i0HVW18H6N6YwFzrxpiw_uQtn011E2AgKcnCksuRACGGCmimcD8F7JdeogQ3kLTiESL0HNQvIpwONg/s0-d/IMG_0475.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br />Lucy credits the artist JK5 with this tattoo. She said he did this out of <a href="http://www.savedtattoo.com/">Saved Tattoo</a>, but he freelances and has also worked out of <a href="http://www.daredeviltattoo.com/component/option,com_gallery2/Itemid,26/?g2_itemId=2900">Dare Devil Tattoo</a>.<br /><br />And what is this on her arm?<br /><br />Lucy explained that this is based on an illustration by German biologist/naturalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Haeckel">Ernst Haeckel</a> and depicts a creature known as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiolarian">radiolarian</a>, an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoeboid">amoeboid protozoa</a>. This is something you would see on the great science tattoo site, <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/science-tattoo-emporium/">Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium</a><br /><br />Thanks to Lucy for sharing this wonderful tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.029090943513438106" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit</span><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span></b>

Lucy's Radiolarian

I met Lucy yesterday in Penn Station after I spotted this cool tattoo on her right arm: Lucy credits the artist JK5 with this tattoo. She sa...

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Jenn's Robotic Tattoos, with a Hand-Mixer to Boot

Back in April, I passed Jenn in Penn Station and this tattoo stopped me in my tracks:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwoGS1qbckX45-FEovBT90I9m31hR_ypwv2TKQfSCqZJLGuIJkMiBv6HVQecE8HaRVZLqDOPH-PFVyQCkVFCj6M4hhJeN7Okyb-8IIfUcgqwCXYmGdA3-HagizXTNlUiUzvfjF4xw84A/s615/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwoGS1qbckX45-FEovBT90I9m31hR_ypwv2TKQfSCqZJLGuIJkMiBv6HVQecE8HaRVZLqDOPH-PFVyQCkVFCj6M4hhJeN7Okyb-8IIfUcgqwCXYmGdA3-HagizXTNlUiUzvfjF4xw84A/s640/photo.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br />Jenn, who has eleven tattoos, explained that her work has a predominant robot theme. A lot of her <span style="background-color: white;">work was done by</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/angryslotharmy">Cyndi Lou</a><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">at</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><a href="http://squidandwhaletattoo.com/">Squid & Whale Tattoo</a><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">in Portland, Maine.</span><br /><br />Speaking about the tattoo above, Jenn told me:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="background-color: white;">"It's the lucky cat but we doctored him up to have the robot armor and a lot of the metal work ... everything's made of metal to fit the theme. I needed some good luck two years ago, so we did it ... I really like the bright colors."</span></blockquote>When I asked if the cat brought her good luck, she acknowledged that he did, "it's been a really good year, actually, a very successful year."<br /><br />And then she was kind enough to share her chest piece, which features a mechanical heart:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbfdTaoGl59tF_aGUm2ojnezU1EElGf8T1gvu5SnMWzPODVn0RDUIwp2HveLDBEXgyC9NPcLwhae94YEx68iWRvKZtAYyQnA1FYEYivqgXnxyVrFo9MzLUkSZHckA7xio9hLomhKkPY4/s775/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbfdTaoGl59tF_aGUm2ojnezU1EElGf8T1gvu5SnMWzPODVn0RDUIwp2HveLDBEXgyC9NPcLwhae94YEx68iWRvKZtAYyQnA1FYEYivqgXnxyVrFo9MzLUkSZHckA7xio9hLomhKkPY4/s400/photo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">And one last tattoo from Jenn is this hand mixer on her right forearm:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboYwaVngOzQSa5gouCDJ2KZrf6V_Wy0aPvy2KAtUhJ27aKAqLn_cp5Lxmx5LhkAA_PUAmQ2m9iMEwsIX_NkhxYLhdQFrP_P7wrf6ReqG9N_YfijTwpWnwML4T3ucejiMAmM7ISNMpREk/s615/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboYwaVngOzQSa5gouCDJ2KZrf6V_Wy0aPvy2KAtUhJ27aKAqLn_cp5Lxmx5LhkAA_PUAmQ2m9iMEwsIX_NkhxYLhdQFrP_P7wrf6ReqG9N_YfijTwpWnwML4T3ucejiMAmM7ISNMpREk/s640/photo.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br />Jenn is a baker, and this ties into her vocation.<br /><br />Thanks to Jenn for sharing these awesome tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.3614138613920659" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit</span><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span></b>

Jenn's Robotic Tattoos, with a Hand-Mixer to Boot

Back in April, I passed Jenn in Penn Station and this tattoo stopped me in my tracks: Jenn, who has eleven tattoos, explained that her work ...

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Congratulations to our Pantera Giveaway Winners!

One small administrative matter: we never formally announced the contest winners for our <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2012/05/pantera-giveaway.html">Pantera giveaway</a>.<br /><br />These Tattoosday readers<br /><ol style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><li>Ryan Loomis</li><li>William Carter</li><li>Terry Payne</li><li>Sandy Tran</li></ol><div>were our lucky winners, each receiving copies of <a href="http://www.pantera.com/">Pantera's</a> 20th anniversary CD/DVD of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgar_Display_of_Power">Vulgar Display of Power</a>.<br /><br />Congrats to all!<br /><ol style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></ol></div>

Congratulations to our Pantera Giveaway Winners!

One small administrative matter: we never formally announced the contest winners for our Pantera giveaway . These Tattoosday readers Ryan Lo...

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Joe's Motto: Ora et Labora

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-f4BHpurrl3nUh61xejSZ6zIfJ1sAB1eo-RnqDXuTaqklqt_oI_zxHNqEAb4c7NqIx5J0DkGfS7JsCclFoEUjuLQ9U1AsGK8FNUTpnr_CY_0XRj78cdFvvO8o8oU61V2-gMdyKyBYg0/s0-d/108_1502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-f4BHpurrl3nUh61xejSZ6zIfJ1sAB1eo-RnqDXuTaqklqt_oI_zxHNqEAb4c7NqIx5J0DkGfS7JsCclFoEUjuLQ9U1AsGK8FNUTpnr_CY_0XRj78cdFvvO8o8oU61V2-gMdyKyBYg0/s0-d/108_1502.JPG" width="538" /></a></div><br />Last September, at my dear friend Jill's wedding, I met Joe, who is the father of Kathy (Jill's step-mother).<br /><br />There wasn't a lot of visible ink at the wedding, but when Kathy saw me at the reception, she yelled "Hey, Tattoosday!" and brought Joe over to see me.<br /><br />He held out his wrists and I snapped the photo above.<br /><br />It was a bit noisy at the reception, but he basically said that this was his motto. In Latin, Ora et Labora  mean "pray and work," and as Joe tells it, all he does is work and pray. The phrase is attributed to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_Saint_Benedict">Saint Benedict</a>.<br /><br />Kathy concurs, "I will tell you that he does is work and pray ... or tell us to work and pray ... it really is quite a theme with him."<br /><br />This was tattooed at <a href="http://godspeedink.com/tattoo/">Godspeed Tattoo</a> in Breckenridge, Colorado. Joe got these words inked on his wrists a few years back, when he was in his early seventies. Who says cool tattoos are just for the youth?<br /><br />Thanks to Joe for sharing his tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.5215090541169047" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit</span><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span></b>

Joe's Motto: Ora et Labora

Last September, at my dear friend Jill's wedding, I met Joe, who is the father of Kathy (Jill's step-mother). There wasn't a lot...

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