D.O.P.-T.

A few weeks ago, I noticed that the tattoo parlor opposite the store was gone. However, last week I noticed the familiar violet lettering from another strip mall that I pass in the bus on the way home - the one with a strip club. I'm glad the guy hasn't gone out of business; he does good work by all reports, a lot of large landscapes and portraits on people's backs. But I miss the two old park benches in front of the now empty store; they were good places to drink coffee and watch the traffic go by.