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The Vine

The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!

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The Vine: November 2, 2005
November 2, 2005 – 3:06 PM | One Comment

Hi Sars,
My car is in Delaware and I’m moving to
Alaska — I have thousands of miles to cover, and I’m giving myself
about a month to make the trip. No hurry. I know you drove US …

The Vine: October 13, 2005
October 13, 2005 – 3:47 PM | No Comment
The Vine: October 13, 2005

Sars: I love your site and have been an avid reader for quite some time.I feel I must add a recommendation to the list of true crime books.For a seven-year period during the late ’80s …

The Vine: October 12, 2005
October 12, 2005 – 3:44 PM | No Comment
The Vine: October 12, 2005

Hi Sars,
I’m so enthralled by TV shows like 48 Hours Mystery and Cold Case Files, but I often feel like they’re leaving out too many details or telling them in the wrong order or something.I …

The Vine: September 23, 2005
September 23, 2005 – 11:03 AM | No Comment

Sars,
You might direct Cute towards Torrid.com or Hot Topic — or other stores that cater to the “freaky” teen demographic. They quite often carry adult sizes of kiddie-type clothes/shoes. Also, Payless has some cute pink …

The Vine: July 26, 2005
July 26, 2005 – 1:46 PM | No Comment

Hi, Sarah:
The odor is caused when the bacteria on your skin gets onto your watch. The best way to solve the problem is to kill the little buggers. Do this by putting your watch in …

The Vine: July 21, 2005
July 21, 2005 – 12:38 PM | No Comment

“Midwestern Summers” sounds like he/she has a rather common skin disorder called keratosis pilaris. It’s essentially how they’ve described it — the pores can’t clean out the dead skin cells fast enough, so you get …

The Vine: July 20, 2005
July 20, 2005 – 12:26 PM | No Comment

I love the product advice, and thought I’d try my fellow readers out on a question. I need exfoliating advice. I have dry skin, and it is terrible. Summer weather just makes it more apparent.
The …

The Vine: July 17, 2005
July 17, 2005 – 11:50 AM | No Comment

OH LORD FINALLY. The master music list. You are SO WELCOME!
Okay, here’s how it works…I listed the bands and artists that got multiple votes ONLY, because cutting it down to consensus choices is less confusing …

The Vine: July 7, 2005
July 7, 2005 – 3:57 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars:
I’d recommend Captain Klutz just replace the tiles outright. If they’re similar to the ones I saw in Home Depot last week, then new ones are cheaper than a dollar each and installation is …

The Vine: July 6, 2005
July 6, 2005 – 3:50 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars —
Thanks so much for the great list! I have listened to every artist I could find on iTunes (St. Etienne, the Soup Dragons, Tei Towa, “Girls in the Garage,” and Squeeze’s “Argybargy” fell …