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 …

Hi, Sars —
Actually, germs do rinse off.Studies have shown that
washing with tap water alone is as effective (in terms
of the decrease in bacteria and virus counts) as
washing with soap and water.This review paper
summarizes a number …

Sars,
I used to work for a jewelry company and helped several customers remove
rings that they decided they didn’t want to buy — after trying them on and
finding themselves unable to get them off. Here are …

Marlon Brando’s Netflix Queue
Alive
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Big
Big Night
The Breakfast Club
Chicken Run
Children of the Corn
Chocolat
Cool Hand Luke
Dinner Along The Amazon
Duck Soup
Eating Raoul
Fat Man and Little Boy
Freaks
Hamburger Hill
Heavy Metal
Home Fries
The Hunger
I Am The Cheese
James and the …

Sars,
I feel like I should be coming up with some clever
introduction like most people do, but frankly I just
don’t have the energy.
My mom has cancer and has been told that she has less
than six months …

Dear Sars,
I’m an American who’s been living in Britain for over two years, so I can give a little advice to Goin’ Overseas about CVs. A good website to look at is www.handsoncv.co.uk. The site …

I coach colorguard myself, so I know how hard it is to find music that
works.I have two suggestions. Check out some of Trans-Siberian
Orchestra’s non-Christmas stuff.They have some classical medlies that are
pretty awesome.Personally, I’ve always wanted …

One more invaluable baseball book that I recommend to people who aren’t diehard fans is Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball by John Helyar.It’s over ten years old now, but it gives …

1. Pick up a dreaming cat
You can pick up a sleeping cat, although I would not advise picking up a sleeping cat of mine without memorizing the manual first, specifically the parts which advise you …

Hi,
Do you (or your readers) know and/or
recommend any sites or books that would help me turn my American-style
resume into a European style CV? I’ve looked it up on monster.com and a
few other places, but I’m …