I had been chatting with my friend Andy about this cool "new" thing -- literary tattoos! -- when he casually mentioned "Oh, yeah, I've got a Mad Hatter."

So, of course, I immediately made him roll up his pant leg and show me. 

See? These things are everywhere.

So if you have one you're just dying to share, send 'em my way. Or drop a comment with a link, so all the world can see.

And as for Mary's query about what my own literary tattoo would be, I was thinking about a HUGE rendering of Harry Potter's face, over the expanse of my back. That wouldn't be creepy at all.

Or, in a subtler moment, I might choose The Sun's 168-year-old motto, "Light for All." It may be corny, but it's the reason I got into the business in the first place -- and in my opinion, a good way to live life.

(Photo courtesy of Andy Leach)