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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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The Vine: May 22, 2009
May 22, 2009 – 11:15 AM | 29 Comments

…Bookfest!
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Hi!
I asked a question on Ask Metafilter when it stumped people, one of your readers suggested I send a note to you.I’m looking for a book of short-story mysteries that I read sometime back in …

The Vine: May 20, 2008
May 20, 2009 – 3:50 PM | 62 Comments

Sars,
Help me.Please.I need to know what to do about my sister.I’m scared for her, and in the meantime, she’s driving me nuts.
The background:she’s in her mid-twenties; she’s always had a conflicted relationship with my mother …

The Vine: May 15, 2009
May 15, 2009 – 10:21 AM | 62 Comments

FYI: Wednesday Vines will return next week.   I happened to have cross-country flights on each of the last two Wednesdays, and forgot to mention it here, but the service interruption is a temporary one. …

The Vine: May 8, 2009
May 8, 2009 – 12:34 PM | 44 Comments

Hello Sars,
Longtime reader, first-time questioner! Here’s my dilemma: I have insane, ridiculous, sensitive skin. No eczema or rosacea, just really pale, really hyper-sensitive skin. Because of this, I generally skip a lot of makeup.
But there …

The Vine: May 1, 2009
May 1, 2009 – 4:31 PM | 38 Comments

Hello Sars,
Sometime back in 1976-1980, I had a Snoopy plush doll that was about 10″ (or so) tall, and one could buy outfits for him separately.There was a motorcycle outfit, a baseball outfit, a pajamas …

The Vine: April 29, 2009
April 29, 2009 – 5:28 PM | 81 Comments

I have a question for you and/or the readers, and it’s kind of a dating etiquette question, but with legal overtones too.
A few weeks ago I met the Guy on a blind date, and we’re …

The Vine: April 24, 2009
April 24, 2009 – 11:04 AM | 59 Comments

Dear Sars,
My husband is driving me crazy. He’s trying to remember a song he heard, oh, maybe five or 10 years ago, about the world ending (and no, it isn’t REM’s “End of the World …

The Vine: April 22, 2009
April 22, 2009 – 1:05 PM | 50 Comments

Hey Sars,
I can’t shake these feelings I have for a guy.
We dated for less than three months in the summer of 2007 (geez is right). Met at work, started light flirtations, and then took the …

The Vine: April 17, 2009
April 17, 2009 – 1:26 PM | 45 Comments

Hi Sars,
I have a question for you and your readers about a vaguely remembered book from my childhood that I’ve been wondering about off and on for years.It was a Young Adult book; I think …

The Vine: April 15, 2009
April 15, 2009 – 3:33 PM | 71 Comments

Hang in there, taxable citizens.
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Dear Sars…I suspect this letter is more for your readers’ input than your own, but it’s a topic I need some unbiased and impersonal advice on.
It has to do with drinking, …