“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.
From Norman Mailer to Wendy Pepper — everything on film, TV, books, music, and snacks (shut up, raisins), plus the Girls’ Bike Club.
Helping public schools, winning prizes, sending a crazy lady in a tomato costume out in public.
Monologues, travelogues, fiction, and fart humor. And hens. Don’t forget the hens.
The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!
Hi,
I work in a research laboratory, and a coworker of mine from Japan asked me for information on books by famous American authors. I haven’t read any “famous” American authors since high school (which was …
Hi Sars.
A year ago I had $8,000 in credit card debt, on a Visa with 17% interest. I was making monthly payments but not making any headway — I was pretty much just paying the …
Hi Sars,
I’m a chronic nailbiter as well, and the following has helped me manage it:
1. Getting acrylic nails.
2. Twice-monthly manicure/pedicures.
It sounds silly, but when I know I’ve spent a certain amount of money on my …
Sars,
In keeping with the John Denver theme, she could also use “I Guess He’d Rather Be In Colorado.”
K
Hi Sars,
I am putting the finishing touches on the yearly All-Company Meeting in Denver, CO, at the end of this month. One of the last things I have to do is put together the music …
Hi Sars,
Well, I don’t know how reliable it is, but according to this site, “the phrases ‘Broken Arrow’ and ‘Bottle of Rain’ are Native American expressions, meaning (respectively) ‘Peaceful End of Conflict’ and ‘Good Prospects/Good …
The song is indeed called “Walking.” The name of the band is Pocket Size and they’re British.
This song came out when I was big into buying whole albums just for one single and I have …
Come on, too easy! The two songs from my graduation year (we voted on a class song) that divided the cool kids from the popular kids: “These Are Days” by 10,000 Maniacs and “So Hard …
Moving house sucks, no question, but the silver lining to the whole agonizing, cuticle-ravaging process is that, every time you move, you get to start over. You get to launch a hundred grand organizational and …
Dear Sars,
I’m looking to make a Mix CD for my upcoming high school graduation. I’ve found a couple of good songs (“Time of Your Life” by Green Day, “Graduation” by Vitamin C, et cetera) but …