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The Vine: May 21, 2008
May 21, 2008 – 12:39 PM | 44 Comments

Dear Sars:
My younger sister (she is 25) and her fiancé are to be married this fall. It will be a brief, non-denominational ceremony followed by dinner and dancing, held in a fancy restaurant. My sister …

The Vine: May 14, 2008
May 14, 2008 – 8:21 AM | 129 Comments

Dear Sars,
I have read your blog for a long time, and I’ve searched the archives and I haven’t seen your estimation of the Best Baseball Movie Ever. Who better than you to make the call?

The Vine: May 7, 2008
May 7, 2008 – 12:23 PM | 24 Comments

Dear Sars:
I’ve got a sticky situation and I need help coming up with something good to tell my friend. Here’s the thing. My girlfriend of almost 20 years has been begging me to come out …

The Vine: May 2, 2008
May 2, 2008 – 9:50 AM | 19 Comments

This may be a tricky one — I’m looking for the title and author of a short horror story. It came out a year or three before the Internets got big, so I’m having trouble …

The Vine: April 30, 2008
April 30, 2008 – 10:37 AM | 28 Comments

Dear Sars,
Things are a little bit wonky with my family, and I’m trying to figure out how best to deal with the situation. My brother and I both live pretty far (6+ hours’ worth of …

The Vine: April 25, 2008
April 25, 2008 – 11:42 AM | 86 Comments

Three queries on Ask The Readers Friday today, all clothing-related. If you post an answer/solution, please make sure it’s clear which letter you mean, and as always, keep those URLs short ‘n’ manageable. Thanks!
Hi, Sars. …

The Vine: April 23, 2008
April 23, 2008 – 2:16 PM | 76 Comments

Dear Sars,
My boyfriend of five months is currently traveling solo through Southeast Asia, and although he’s already been gone for over three weeks (and is almost halfway through his trip), he has yet to …

The Vine: April 18, 2008
April 18, 2008 – 10:52 AM | 23 Comments

Hi Sars,
Seeing as your readers have such great taste in blogs, I’m wondering if anyone has any blogs to recommend on the subject of gardening, particularly vegetable gardening — the more specific to the …

The Vine: April 16, 2008
April 16, 2008 – 1:46 PM | 23 Comments

So, picture this: You’re a 27-year-old woman, you’re a young professional finishing up grad school and you have recently become engaged to your boyfriend of seven years. You live with this boyfriend, boyfriend has been …

Vine News ‘n’ Notes
April 16, 2008 – 12:46 PM | 15 Comments

On a trial basis, I’ve decided to publish The Vine as follows: a set of “classic” Vines, mid-week; and Ask The Readers on Fridays, as usual.
I’ve also decided to leave the comments open on a …