Dear Sars,
My 8-year-old had a little nighttime accident last night — in my bed. In my brand-new, week-old mattress I hadn’t yet gotten around to covering with a mattress pad (because my husband is 9,000 …

 
I am hoping that you or your wonderfully knowledgable readers can help me out with some advice on electronics.
My husband and I are going to Hawaii from Arizona for our anniversary. The flight is …

Sars,
I need help! I saw a pair of totally awesome gloves that looked like bear paws, and now I can’t remember which website I saw them on. They’re big and brown, they have fur (fake …

Oh wise one in the ways of many things fashionable (bow, scrape), can you or the readers recommend a good eye-makeup remover? I’ve finally gotten the hang of putting on eye liner (bless the Mary …

Sars,
 
I was getting a pedicure the other day and reading a copy of People magazine that had the gift guide in it.There was an ad for a baseball quiz book that had a …

Hi Sars,
I’m looking for a horror movie I saw on TV as a kid sometime in the early ’80s — it could even have been a TV movie. It was about a house that kills …

 
Sars,
 
About three or four years ago, I found these great bobby pins at a local chain drugstore. They’re not the brown/black/brassy cheap-looking kind with the weird ridgey top. These were smooth with a slight curve. …

1. Something that is built haphazardly/slapped together/makeshift is:

a) jury-rigged; b) jerry-rigged

Both appear in the 11c; “jury-rigged” is the older construction. Which do you use?
2. Something that is built hastily/built poorly/looks cheap is:

a) …

Hi Sars,
 
For one of my jobs, I need to compile a list of verbal pet peeves — the “if you will”s, “Joe and myself”s, and other grammar- and style-related mistakes that the unknowing often …

Hi, Sars —
I have a software-related question I hope you or your readers could help me with. My boyfriend mentioned that he wanted some sort of picture software. Basically, I think he wants something that …