As America's preeminent columnist Jim Anchower might say, "Hola, amigos. It's been a long time since I rapped at ya."

Work and other duties have kept us Expat staffers away from the blog for a while, but the site should be more frequently updated in the days and weeks ahead. Now that our apology is out of the way, let's talk tattoos — specifically, those that adorn Darren McFadden.

If you lie awake at night wondering exactly what the seemingly countless tattoos on DMac are, the video clip below is for you. Regardless of whether you approve of such markings or not, it's at least nice to see that Darren has so much pride in his home state. And it makes me less embarrassed about my tattoos celebrating Crowley's Ridge and Dinosaur World.