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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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Articles by Sarah D. Bunting

The Vine: August 20, 2003
August 20, 2003 – 11:54 AM | No Comment

Hello, Sars.
The advice that you have given in the past regarding all matters feline has been spot-on, so I’m going to you first with a question regarding my new kitty.
Curious is about a year old, …

The Vine: August 19, 2003
August 19, 2003 – 11:44 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have to rant about something. I know I’m preaching to the choir when writing you (Sars) about it, but I just can’t hold this in any longer. I have noticed that a fair …

In The Dark
August 18, 2003 – 2:38 PM | No Comment

When the power goes out, I think to myself, oh, all right. If the universe wants me to flop down on the couch and read a trashy behind-the-scenes book about the O.J. Simpson defense instead …

The Vine: August 14, 2003
August 14, 2003 – 11:24 AM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Have been an enthusiastic reader of your TWoP recaps for some time and just discovered Tomato Nation, which has meant my last few work days have been spent reading old Vines. If you look, …

The Vine: August 13, 2003
August 13, 2003 – 10:04 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars —
I’m writing to A Sad Mom as another mom, of not one, but two five-year-olds. My advice is to give it to the kid straight. It’s better to be honest and straightforward in …

The Vine: August 12, 2003
August 12, 2003 – 9:49 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I’m writing in response to “What do you mean you can’t take kissing lessons?” in The Vine. I had my first kiss two months ago (at the age of 21). I was in the …

Rain Of Terror
August 11, 2003 – 2:36 PM | No Comment

I understand that nobody who lives in a legitimately hot part of the world is going to want to hear my weather-related tale of woe, so all the readers who do live in legitimately hot …

The Vine: August 8, 2003
August 8, 2003 – 4:11 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
For the longest time I’ve been itching to start my own web journal — yours being my all-time favorite (along with Squishy, The Redhead Papers, Pound, and some others) — but I have some …

The Vine: August 7, 2003
August 7, 2003 – 4:07 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
The letter about “free rein” struck a chord with me. I frequently twitch when I hear or read folks twisting a saying because of phonetic similarities. Some I’ve noted recently:
“Shoe-in” vs. “shoo-in”
“Mute point” vs. …

The Vine: August 6, 2003
August 6, 2003 – 4:01 PM | No Comment

So, I was reading The Vine, and about halfway through the letter from T’s Mama I thought to myself, “If Sars doesn’t let this girl have it, I will never read this column again.” Fortunately, …