Goodbye to a good year

Above: Tattoo members at a meeting in July, 2005

Left: Zach Brokenrope and Teague Neal interview Beth Swineford, a marine biologist, aboard a whale watching boat off Provincetown, Mass.

Here at Tattoo Central, it's been quite a year. We've turned out pages, had a couple of big parties, held weekly meetings and generally had a good time despite some busy, busy days.

We've even had visits from Tattoo writers Minha Lee of Minnesota, Teague Neal of Ontario and Zach Brokenrope of Nebraska. Alums Kaishi Lee of Singapore, Joe (Wilbur) Killian of North Carolina, Shaina Zura of Boston, Amanda Lehmert of Cape Cod and many Connecticut old-timers have brightened our days as well.

Here's hoping that in 2006, we see more of our farflung staff -- and produce more great journalism!