tattoos (& king cake)

in the search for tattoo no. 2 (there is a wife-imposed moratorium on tattoos in excess of one per calendar year, so i only became tattoo-eligible again early in january), i ran across doug gray's christian symbols and their meanings site. pretty interesting, if you're into that kind of stuff, and i am. i'm fascinated by the symbols and art of the xtian church (of any religion, if you press me on it). and on a slightly different note, who knew king cake had religious significance? if you want one and don't have a local eatery that traffics in mardi gras-type confections, try paul's pastry. our office just polished off the first one of the season, and it was from paul's -- best one we'd ever tasted.

• jim @ dappled things has a series going about christian symbolism