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The Vine: November 28, 2006
November 28, 2006 – 8:27 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I’m twenty-two and currently in some heavy-duty therapy. I have a kind of complicated and scary history of anorexia, bulimia, depression, suicide attempts, hospitalizations, et cetera, all of which I’m working on. I’m making …

The Vine: November 10, 2004
November 10, 2006 – 7:55 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I saw the letter in The Vine about someone with books to donate, and if there’s any way you could pass this on to Pack Rat, I’d be most grateful.
Another place you can donate books …

The Vine: November 9, 2006
November 9, 2006 – 7:52 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I don’t know of any non-chain type stores that specifically carry
plus sizes, but I do want to point out that there is a decent plus
section in Century 21 usually, if Rubens’s gal is up …

The Vine: November 8, 2006
November 8, 2006 – 7:38 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I also am a copy editor/page designer for a newspaper. If “Hit” is working
in a newsroom, and the newspaper follows Associated Press style, he/she
should have an Associated Press stylebook and the latest edition of
Webster’s New …

The Vine: November 2, 2006
November 2, 2006 – 3:11 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars:
I love your site and think that you give great practical advice in the
Vine column.I do have some thoughts regarding your response to the woman who wanted
to sell the excess children’s clothing that her …

The Vine: October 26, 2006
October 26, 2006 – 1:09 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’m an American who’s been living in Britain for over two years, so I can give a little advice to Goin’ Overseas about CVs. A good website to look at is www.handsoncv.co.uk. The site …

The Vine: October 19, 2006
October 19, 2006 – 1:00 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I had the same problem with Depakote and I was leery of shaving my head. I’m off it, as well, and eventually it leaves your system, but valproic acid is lipophilic (so it won’t …

The Vine: October 17, 2006
October 17, 2006 – 12:54 PM | No Comment

It’s “The Reaper’s Image” by Stephen King. Try this for a basic plotline and such.
Keep rockin’ The Vine!
Briana

Dear Briana,
Thanks!
King also has a pretty cool story in, I believe, Everything’s Eventual, about a painting with a …

The Vine: October 11, 2006
October 11, 2006 – 12:45 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in January after two and a half years of trying to figure
out what was
wrong with me. Crohn’s Disease is a chronic illness that gets progressively worse and
although Crohn’s …

The Vine: October 10, 2006
October 10, 2006 – 12:43 PM | No Comment

Actually there’s an easy way to tell if a belt (or any substance for
that matter) contains nickel. Nickel is ferromagnetic, which means a
magnet will stick to it. This is also true of iron and cobalt, …