Sars,
As someone with a lifelong history of similar back pain due to scoliosis (among other things) I feel Matt’s pain. Some options -– if the new bed is harder than the old one, Matt could …

Blistex Medex in the blue pot/tube!
For very extreme cases, it’s the only thing that sinks in and works!
C in Toronto

Dear C,
Thanks!Many other readers also suggested Blistex Lip Medex.Other lip-balm suggestions appear below; if I got …

On just like any of a thousand other dawns, Brother Gregory crossed the monastery corner of the estate to the scriptorium at first light, the dew dragging down his robes at the hem, but that …

Dear Sars,
I recently moved back home after finishing up my degree. I will be here for about a year while I apply to grad programs. Problem? The mattress in my “old” room is killing me. …

Sars,
I saw the letter in The Vine about someone with books to donate, and if there’s any way you could pass this on to Pack Rat, I’d be most grateful.
Another place you can donate books …

Dear Sars,
I don’t know of any non-chain type stores that specifically carry
plus sizes, but I do want to point out that there is a decent plus
section in Century 21 usually, if Rubens’s gal is up …

Sars,
I also am a copy editor/page designer for a newspaper. If “Hit” is working
in a newsroom, and the newspaper follows Associated Press style, he/she
should have an Associated Press stylebook and the latest edition of
Webster’s New …

The Relax Therapy Green Tea body mist by The Healing Garden is a nice, fresh scent.Really mild (it clings to skin and clothes, but can get overpowered by cigarettes or fast food).It also has aloe …

Dear Sars,
I’m pretty embarrassed to be asking this question, but it’s been on the back of my mind for awhile now.
I think I stink.
Not terribly, I just don’t think I smell particularly nice. I …

Dear Sars:
I love your site and think that you give great practical advice in the
Vine column.I do have some thoughts regarding your response to the woman who wanted
to sell the excess children’s clothing that her …