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Aside from clothes, shoes, and accessories, hair is a big piece of the puzzle when making a personal statement and standing out in a crowd.

Week Ten Contest Winner & New Contest Posted

I like to think very few of my childhood quirks have survived the rigors of adulthood. I want to know that I've matured in both mannerism and mentality. That the things I once had no tolerance for are now a part of my daily life. Like appreciating a Woody Allen movie or actually getting a Monty Python joke.

Summer is full of hot, risky trends and bright attention-grabbing colors. As soon as temperatures start to hit low 70s, winter pushes its way into the picture, and our wardrobe starts to get a bit drab.

It's easy to get swept up in the romance of the holidays. All that cheer! The merriment! Decking the halls, caroling, and what have you. So many holiday-themed events are coming up, including Ronald McDonald Houses' Enchanted Forest and BARC's Magical Forest, and Bakersfield seems to be straddling the cusp of Autumn evenings and Winter nights. I can smell Christmas in the air. Or at least I think it's Christmas...it's hard to tell with the piña colada-scented air freshener in my car.

There are a lot of fund-raising events in Bakersfield right now...evidence that we're a very giving community.But I doubt there are any that are more fun than the Boots and Bachelors Auction held for the benefit of the Bakersfield Homeless Center.

A collective sigh of relief spread through the office today. It was the usual “end-of-an-issue” sigh. You know, the kind of sigh accompanied by girlish laughter and a feeling that can only be described as “editorial euphoria.” Which will henceforth be known as Euphitorial (patent pending). Many of us in the office suffer from this condition.

In theory, blogging is easy. One simply has to jot down a few anecdotes, a life lesson, a handful of opinions...and bingo-bango you've got a blog. And, in theory, your electronic diatribes will resonate with at least one person and you'll have a follower.

...as I was saying (writing), all of this high-tech stuff is a little overwhelming to a guy that remembers being worried about bomb shelters in the mid-'50s, along with pink and black jackets, blue suede shoes, '55 Chevys, Andre's, Stan's, and the famous Michener's Drive Ins. Whoops. There I go, dating myself.

You can find the perfect present for someone with some type of sentimental value 20 minutes before the party.

Because just like Coco Chanel once said about herself, “I don't do fashion, I am fashion."

A blog? Our Executive Editor (yes, he's my son) thinks I should communicate with the world. When I asked him “what should I communicate?” his reply was “stuff...but make it cutting edge.”

I swear, he's more like his mother than ever (thank God).

Welcome to the new and improved Bakersfield Magazine website. I'd like to electronically welcome you to this blog. Hello!

You might be wondering why I'd title my blog “Alliteration Aside,” when, clearly, I'm a huge literary nerd. Seeing as I generally condone the use of alliteration in any form (assonance or consonance), why would I want to excuse it?