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The Vine: November 11, 2004
November 11, 2004 – 8:30 PM | No Comment

I just wanted to send a big THANK YOU to Book Lover for recommending booksforsoldiers.com.While the site requests books, it also requests birthday cards, Christmas cards, and pen pals for soldiers. I work in a …

The Vine: November 9, 2004
November 9, 2004 – 7:45 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’m in Indiana, so I feel dicked every which way I look.And when I woke up at 12:30 last night and checked the returns and saw that Ohio was going to Bush I cried …

The Vine: November 5, 2004
November 5, 2004 – 6:34 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars:
Can you help me find a couple of programs to which I can donate some books?
They’re in good condition, but eclectic in topic, to say the least. Most of
the programs I’ve seen want you …

The Vine: November 4, 2004
November 4, 2004 – 10:16 PM | No Comment

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 …

The Vine: November 3, 2004
November 3, 2004 – 3:17 PM | No Comment

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 …

The Vine: October 28, 2004
October 28, 2004 – 7:55 PM | No Comment

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 …

The Vine: October 27, 2004
October 27, 2004 – 7:48 PM | No Comment

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 …

The Vine: October 26, 2004
October 26, 2004 – 7:44 PM | No Comment

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 …

The Vine: October 24, 2004
October 24, 2004 – 7:39 PM | No Comment

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 …

The Vine: October 23, 2004
October 23, 2004 – 7:36 PM | No Comment

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 …