Getting a tattoo is such a liberating experience... I have four already, my first was when I was nineteen; I'd gotten it six months after my dad died. In fact, that tattoo was in honor of him. He loved Harley Davidson motorcycles... so I got the HD emblem with his birth and death dates underneath it. Yes, I'd say for someone to get a tattoo that is going to last for life, it has to mean something to you, whether it has something with family, something you love ,etc. Anyway, I'll probably be covered with them by the time I've gotten old... but all I'd have to say by then was that at least I'd enjoyed my youth. By the way, Lizzardbits, I just love your "crow" tattoo.