A bit of site maintenance

After close to 13 years (13!), this blog has managed to stay alive. Unfortunately, a lot of links don't. I have been deleting posts when replacement links are not available. If I think a post is salvageable, I am bookmarking links and keeping those posts alive. So if a blog with almost 1100 posts now has barely 900, you know why. There is a lot still to be done. Times have changed, but this blog's ethos has not changed. The ethos is simple: a shaved or buzzed head is just another haircut, regardless of gender. It may not quite be mainstream, but it's no longer quite radical either. It's perfectly fine to be out if you are a girl or a woman who is bald because of conditions like alopecia, lupus, or trichotillomania. Shaving your head in support of someone else or a cause is much more accepted now. The ethos is simple: women and girls, regardless of ethnicity, culture, or age will find find a shaved head to be an empowering experience. It does not matter whether it's just something to try either to satisfy curiosity or to go bald long term. Videos and articles have all been consistent with that ethos. More recently, this blog has featured videos and articles about maintenance of a shaved head or a buzzcut, as well as makeup and accessory tips. A lot of the latter were not available until the last few years. Something across cultures has changed. Finally, a thanks to those who keep links up. Whether they know it or not, they are inspiring, maybe numerous years later, other girls and women who have the same questions, worries, and concerns as the original video posters did. Seeing someone try something, find the experience meaningful, and worth sharing really does help others. This blog only features videos and articles of those who willingly (regardless the reason) shave their heads or decide to show the world that they are bald. There are dark corners of the internet that are best avoided, and this blog stays clear of anything that is not empowering. Anything on this blog features girls and women who took clippers and razors into their own hands, either literally or figuratively, to learn something about themselves that they could share with others who maybe felt the same way. This blog acknowledges that thes are people who are perfectly fine with validating themselves, but who are cool with others validating them as well. The latter seems more likely these days. If this blog inspires some to try something that they wanted to try, that's great. In the meantime, I'll make sure that the content here is truly positive and meaningful. That is good enough. If this blog remains an inspiration to some girls and women who've been thinking about going bald, or to finally be more accepting of those who do, it's done its job. Nothing more. Nothing less.