“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.
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Sars,
Re: the busty bridesmaid: Honestly, my H cups and I say your reader should ask her sister to consider a more bra-friendly style. I’ve seen several weddings where the bridesmaids wear differing styles (from the …
Dear Sarah:
My favorite website for such things is:
http://www.katespaperie.com/store/productView.php
They carry various stationery lines, including Crane, and their own line is lovely. They have shops in NYC.
I love the stuff from these folks:
http://www.wastenotpaper.com/cgi-bin/waste/index.html
The website is solely to …
My sister chose a bridesmaid dress for me which has tiny little spaghetti straps and a rather low back.
Problem: Me = DD cup.
Do you have any recommendations on how to get the support I need …
Okay, I need some advice from a generational peer on this situation. I’m 26 and I’m starting to have all kinds of icky, very adult realizations about myself and my life. Chief among these is …
In looking for a good translation of Blood Wedding, I would recommend the Ted Hughes version. I am always impressed by how Mr. Hughes manages to capture not only the text of the plays he …
Sars,
I would go to a shmancy jeans boutique or maybe a Nordstrom — the reader didn’t say where she lives — and ask where they send their customers for hems. Since 95% of us have …
So, it’s the All-Star break. Show of hands, everyone who cares. …Raise ’em high, folks. …No? Mr. Selig, how about you? …Okay, “just stretching,” got it. Anyone else?
Yeah, you know, every year it’s the same …
I missed out on the smoky eyes response the first time around, so I’m glad to have a second chance. Bust magazine published an article on smoky eyes a few months, maybe a year or …
Hi Sars,
In response to “Ow, my aching ass” the best thing I can think of for avoiding sore bike ass is biking shorts, the ones with the padded butt. They sort of feel like a …
Hi!
I’ve never cooked with key limes, but I would think the reader could squeeze each lime, put the juice of each into an individual ice cube compartment in a tray, freeze it, pop out and …