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The Vine

The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!

The Vine: February 27, 2007
February 27, 2007 · No Comment

Hiya! Some of the Firm folks have started a new DVD set (my sis is one of them). They can be found at http://www.tracielongtraining.com/. Hope this helps!
JC

iChing
February 26, 2007 · 4 Comments

I’m hardly the first person to observe this phenomenon, but what the hell: the iTunes shuffle-songs feature knows what I’m thinking. It can sense my moods; it can tell what’s going on in my life. …

The Vine: February 23, 2007
February 23, 2007 · No Comment

Hi Sars,
Re: the woman who hates the pill and her boyfriend who hates condoms,
I highly recommend the sponge (http://www.todaysponge.com). It’s back
and it’s great. I have been using it with my boyfriend of seven
months and it …

The Vine: February 22, 2007
February 22, 2007 · No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’ve been thinking about writing this letter for awhile now, but kept putting it off because, well, admitting that I needed advice from someone instead of being able to work things out on my …

The Vine: February 21, 2007
February 21, 2007 · One Comment

Hi, Sars.
My initial question was a lot simpler, but then I started thinking more about it. Okay, I’ll try not to make this too long. My husband and I have been married for a little …

The Vine: February 20, 2007
February 20, 2007 · No Comment

I have a basic grammar question. In American English, the word “herb” is pronounced without the H, making the first syllable sound like a vowel. So is the correct usage “an herb” or “a herb”? …

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Baseball
February 19, 2007 · No Comment

Spring training had gotten underway perhaps eight minutes previously when 1) The Baseball Non-troversy Du Jour reared its head (well, “heads”) and 2) an email mentioned it in a PS to another matter entirely and …

The Vine: February 16, 2007
February 16, 2007 · 4 Comments

Hey Sars —
After she finds some good fits, she should ask her husband to hang up the
shirts she doesn’t want shrunk, rather than just stuffing them in the dryer.
It keeps them from shrinking, and you …

The Vine: February 15, 2007
February 15, 2007 · No Comment

Dear Sars —
Your Dire Straits searcher should check out www.pandora.com — it sets up “radio stations” that play songs similar to either the artist or the individual song you give them initially. Sounds like it’s …

Girls’ Bike Club XVI: Family Affairs
February 12, 2007 · One Comment

Wing Chun: Hello?
Sarah: Hello? Hello?
Wing Chun: Hel– hello?
Sarah: Hello? I can’t — hello? Anyone there?
Wing Chun: Hello!
Sarah: Hel– I’m sorry, you’ll have to speak up, I can’t hear you over the din of this goddamn …