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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: October 6, 2006
October 6, 2006 · No Comment

Hi Sars. I have a mystery that has been plaguing me for 25 years: when I was a small child I visited friends in Long Island. I was always an early riser, so one morning …

The Vine: October 5, 2006
October 5, 2006 · No Comment

I congratulate the bartender in St. Louis who is considering her financial
future.
I am a bartender in San Francisco and have been for years.While I think
your dad is dead on with the SEP/Roth IRA suggestion for …

The Vine: October 4, 2006
October 4, 2006 · No Comment

I’ve done a couple of projects with a paint-stripper
called Kutzit.You definitely need to wear gloves for
this (as for any chemical paint-stripper, I expect)
but I’ve seen it go through four layers of paint at
once without tearing …

The Vine: October 3, 2006
October 3, 2006 · No Comment

While I don’t have specific artist recommendations, I would totally steer Janelle towards Greasy Kid Stuff on WFMU. The actual program itself is on temporary hiatus at the moment, but Janelle can check out the …

Sincerely Your’s II: Pirates of the Carribean
October 2, 2006 · 5 Comments

Print it out and post it over your desk. Forward it to a friend. Hand it out to your class. You don’t need my permission; you don’t even have to credit me. Same with this …

The Vine: September 29, 2006
September 29, 2006 · No Comment

Oh wise Sars (and all her Vine-contributing wise friends)!
I’m happy to start by saying this is NOT a relationship question. That
aside, here’s my dilemma. I’m a 25-year-old bartender and thoroughly
enjoy working in the food/beverage industry. …

The Vine: September 28, 2006
September 28, 2006 · No Comment

The Treo line is well worth checking out…full keyboard, huge
screen, perfect for the uses that Cing is looking for. With an
unlimited data plan, it also works well for web browsing, email,
downloading and reading e-books, and …

The Vine: September 27, 2006
September 27, 2006 · No Comment

Not sure they’ll have exactly what she’s looking for but I’m a huge fan of Gap Body.The styles aren’t frou-fy and the fabrics are always soft.
S

Dear S,
Thanks!More recommendations below; if I got it more than …

The Vine: September 26, 2006
September 26, 2006 · No Comment

The only thing I’ve ever gotten to work is Selsun Blue’s moisturizing
formula with aloe.Now if I could find a shampoo that would protect my
black shirts from cat hair…
I’m plenty flaky on my own, thanks

Dear Flaky,
Thanks …

Postseason Blues
September 26, 2006 · No Comment

Sunday night, coming off a pointlessly protracted border crossing that added an hour and a half to what’s already an eight-hour drive in the best-case scenario, I started stabbing the radio console in the car, …