Every Saturday night for almost 70 weeks straight I'd mix a drink, a nice strong one, then I'd sit down and draw. These sketches started as a way to get through the pandemic. It was something regular and recurring; steady and reassuring, in a messed up world.

The first few drawings were tattoo ideas. A few years before, while on a beach trip, I had an epiphany! I finally figured out what I wanted my second tattoo to be. It was only a decision some 31 years in the making. I got my first tattoo right after I turned 18. Just about as soon as I was legal and had some cash. It was a very adolescent act of rebellion that I hid from my mom for a couple of years. We were at the beach again, at the height of the pandemic. I won't go into how dumb and stressful that was. Looking for an outlet I thought maybe inspiration would strike again and started working up some ideas for my next tattoo.

We came home and I simply kept on drawing. Every Saturday night. After a few weeks of consistency an idea started to take shape. It wasn't entirely clear then and still hasn't completely come into focus. There's a story line, although it's mostly still in my head. I'm hoping it'll come together more as I post these Saturday Dharma Doodles. There are characters, not many. I draw myself into them a good bit and to a large degree all of the characters are really me. Trey Stiks, the Humanaut character, represents awareness. The others I'll introduce along the way.

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