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The Vine: October 24, 2006
October 24, 2006 – 1:04 PM | No Comment
The Vine: October 24, 2006

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 …

The Vine: October 20, 2006
October 20, 2006 – 1:03 PM | No Comment

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 …

Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Love Baseball
October 9, 2006 – 11:41 AM | No Comment

You ever see State and Main? I haven’t seen it in a few years, myself, but if I recall correctly, there’s a scene in which Alec Baldwin wrecks his ride, gets out all drunk, announces …

The Vine: October 4, 2006
October 4, 2006 – 9:34 AM | No Comment

I’ve done a couple of projects with a paint-stripper
called Kutzit.You definitely need to wear gloves for
this (as for any chemical paint-stripper, I expect)
but I’ve seen it go through four layers of paint at
once without tearing …

Postseason Blues
September 26, 2006 – 11:40 AM | No Comment

Sunday night, coming off a pointlessly protracted border crossing that added an hour and a half to what’s already an eight-hour drive in the best-case scenario, I started stabbing the radio console in the car, …

The Vine: July 25, 2006
July 25, 2006 – 1:35 PM | No Comment

I think the biggest thing you can do for an intern is to give them structured, balanced (some good/some negative) feedback. The ability to use both types of information to improve your work performance will …

All-Star Lame
July 10, 2006 – 11:32 AM | No Comment

So, it’s the All-Star break. Show of hands, everyone who cares. …Raise ’em high, folks. …No? Mr. Selig, how about you? …Okay, “just stretching,” got it. Anyone else?
Yeah, you know, every year it’s the same …

The Vine: June 6, 2006
June 6, 2006 – 12:41 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Okay, quick background — 27, virgin, all-around good-girl. I don’t smoke,
don’t drink, don’t do drugs, and have absolutely no intention of ever
starting (religious and family reasons). I just moved out on my own (yeah
me!) …

The Vine: June 1, 2006
June 1, 2006 – 12:01 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
This is mostly an academic question about etiquette. My boyfriend and I have talked about marriage, but it’s still quite a ways off in the future (and yes, as such, I shouldn’t be worrying …

The Vine: May 23, 2006
May 23, 2006 – 4:14 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I’m
hoping you can help me out with my boy troubles.
I recently started a “thing” with a boy I’ve been friends with for
about three years. We were flirty for a long time, and all our
friends took …