“You look like someone stuck you in the dryer for too long,” my hairdresser casually remarked to me this morning, as he began to expertly apply highlights on the crown of my head.

Whoa, let’s back up a wee bit here. I know I’ve come down with a cold and am on the verge of a sinus infection; and that my face is ruddy, dry, and patchy because of the crazy weather we’ve been having here (cold spells alternating with blustery Santa Ana winds) — but do I really look like I’ve been ferociously tumbled and tossed inside a scorching metal box for an hour?

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