Dear Sars,
The letters over the past couple of weeks have made me want to ask a baseball expert a question that I’ve been thinking about for a long while now.And please, let me be clear …

Sars,
The Vine letter from “Take My Blood, Please” is correct. A male is
ineligible to donate blood if he has had sex with another male since
1977, even once. A bunch of other populations are also considered
to …

I didn’t have Halloween plans yesterday — or, more precisely, I had plans yesterday, but not of the Halloween variety. I’d gone to Bean’s legendary Halloween fete the night before, kitted out as Zombie Jackie …

Hey Sars,
Far be it from me to suggest anything that favors Dubya, but your response
regarding the Electoral College skipped over the one thing that I feel comes
most closely to justifying its existence.Were we to rely …

Dear Sars,
I have a suggestion for BHL, who was asking for ways to help her favorite
causes.The Cancer Council of Australia had “Night In” week last week, the
idea being that you get a group of people …

And now, BSD on The Curse…

Dear Cupped Candles,
“The Curse.”Ahhhh, two words I hope to never hear again by the end of this weekend.As to what it is, there’s really no official definition to what it.I …

Shelley comes out into the front office, glances into the cabinet, and snaps her fingers lightly. Olivia: “[Eyebrows?]” Shelley: “[Head flick.]” Olivia gets up and follows Shelley into the back office. She looks over her …

Hello! I love your writing, both on TN and The Vine — I’ve even gotten my
mom hooked on your essays.
I have a handful of comments and a couple of questions, all of which are
more-or-less related …

Dear Sars,
I’m a big fan of all your sites, and I also really agree with your stance that it’s okay for fans of other teams to berate Yankees fans, but the other direction is not …

Hi Sars —
Sorry about the loss.I have to admit that even as I celebrated like
a crazy person last night, I thought to myself, “Aw.Sars.”
Here’s my question for Bill Simmons’s Dad (or for you, if you …