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The Vine: November 19, 2002
November 19, 2002 – 6:35 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I apologize for the yuckiness of this letter in advance, but I’m writing for your advice because I honestly believe that you’re the best person to ask this question of. I’ve got a stinky, …

The Vine: October 10, 2002
October 10, 2002 – 7:32 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
I know that, in the greater scheme of things, my
“problem” isn’t that life-altering, but I’d really
like your opinion on this.
Today, my mother and I went shopping for an outfit for
my university graduation dinner/dance.I got …

The Vine: October 2, 2002
October 2, 2002 – 7:30 PM | No Comment

Dude.Check it out.
Here’s my letter to Quoi Faire?, which ran on August 21, 2002.Here’s the Annie’s Mailbox version (that’s Ann Landers’s daughter or successor or whoever), which ran yesterday.
It’s obviously the same letter; Annie edited …

The Vine: October 1, 2002
October 1, 2002 – 7:28 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I have a problem that I’ve created, and I don’t know who else I can talk to
that won’t be all judgmental on me.My friends would absolutely freak if
they knew.
I’m straight, or at least I’m 90 …

The Vine: September 25, 2002
September 25, 2002 – 9:54 AM | No Comment

I am writing in regards to Coffeedrinker.I’d like to add to your
assurances that these kinds of dreams are totally normal before the wedding.
I just got married three weeks ago, and the last couple of months …

The Vine: September 17, 2002
September 17, 2002 – 2:40 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Need a little cat-related advice and so am asking a dumb
question. I’ve been reading through your old TN columns and I
recently came across the one in which you rant about not
being able to find …

The Vine: August 15, 2002
August 15, 2002 – 11:26 AM | No Comment

Please help me figure out what to do about our cat. Here’s the background: She’s about five years old. We got her when she was one. She’s very sweet and friendly, and at first she …

The Vine: July 26, 2002
July 26, 2002 – 1:45 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
I had a cat that also loved nothing more than peeing and/or crapping on the bathmat, but the bathmat ONLY. The vet remarked that the rubber backing on bathmats smells like ammonia to cats, …

The Vine: July 24, 2002
July 24, 2002 – 1:27 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have been thinking about writing for quite some time and am not sure I am doing the right thing, but I am kind of stuck on someone and it is hard to figure …

The Vine: June 28, 2002
June 28, 2002 – 10:31 AM | No Comment

Sars,
I am a 21-year-old male college junior, on the ugly side of average, and generally pretty nondescript.Two years ago, I was diagnosed with social phobia.I’ve taken three medicines for this and gone to both individual …