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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: October 9, 2007
October 9, 2007 – 10:41 PM | 39 Comments

Dear Sars:
 
I was among the faithful at the Stadium last night, who stayed past Kyle Farnsworth’s miraculous scoreless inning, only to watch Torre pinch-hit the meathead that used to star in those deodorant commercials for …

The Vine: October 5, 2007
October 5, 2007 – 1:17 PM | 83 Comments

Hi Sars,
I am getting married in about a month and am having a hell of a time coming up with gifts for my bridesmaids. There are five of them. If I didn’t have to take …

The Vine: October 2, 2007
October 2, 2007 – 10:42 AM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
 
I want to break up with my live-in boyfriend but I don’t know how.
 
Let me explain to you how I got where I am now. First, the practical stuff: M and I met …

The Vine: Find That Book Fest V
September 28, 2007 – 3:29 PM | 19 Comments

Hey Sars,
Yet another help-me-find-this-book question for the readers, if you don’t know off the top of your head. A book intended for probably the 12-14 audience, or slightly older. Some kind of post-apocalyptic scenario where …

The Vine: Find That Book Fest IV
September 28, 2007 – 2:40 PM | 2 Comments

Hi Sars,
I read a book about five years ago that I think was sort of recent at the time (2002-3). In those days I chose books to read almost purely by the graphic design, so …

The Vine: Find That Book Fest III
September 28, 2007 – 1:18 PM | 13 Comments

Sars,
As a child I had a favorite book that was, my mother says, a folk tale from some Northern European country. Russia? The Ukraine? Norway? We can’t remember, or in any case disagree. It was …

The Vine: Find That Book Fest II
September 28, 2007 – 12:18 PM | 71 Comments

Dear Sars,
I always thought that my first letter to you would contain at least a LITTLE drama or ethical dilemna, but here we have it.
I remember reading a wonderful book when I was around 10 …

The Vine: Find That Book Fest I
September 28, 2007 – 11:16 AM | 8 Comments

There was a children’s book I loved as a kid. It was the story of a brother and sister who were transported to an alternate reality to rescue their grandparents. Their grandparents had fallen through …

The Vine: September 26, 2007
September 26, 2007 – 1:24 PM | 44 Comments

Hey Sars,
I’ve got a question for the readers. It’s about shoes. I don’t think I’m being unreasonable when I say that I like cute shoes, but I also like being able to walk in them. …

The Vine: September 19, 2007
September 19, 2007 – 3:21 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
 
If I do something with intent and forethought (like keeping an e-mail short or dressing like a nun), have I done it purposely or purposefully?Similarly, if I do something with a certain amount …