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The Vine: July 27, 2004
July 27, 2004 – 1:50 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars —
I love your site! My partner and I have a cat with similar issues — he’s just a bundle of love until you need to cut his nails. Our solution was a pillowcase …

The Vine: July 22, 2004
July 22, 2004 – 1:11 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars:
I need help with a feline issue.
Our cat, Tabby, has been a wonderful addition to our lives. We adopted her two years ago as a middle-aged stray from the SPCA. She is very loving …

The Vine: July 21, 2004
July 21, 2004 – 12:31 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
Love your site…actually stumbled across it while Googling something about raisins. My friend hates those things as much as you do.
Hopefully I can help out your budding designer. Your advice was right on…”get it …

The Vine: July 20, 2004
July 20, 2004 – 12:24 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars — first off, hats off to you and your insightful, amusing web site.
Now that the gratuitous boot-licking is over, on to my dilemma…
A relative of mine is looking to have a coffee table …

The Vine: July 16, 2004
July 16, 2004 – 11:04 AM | No Comment

Dear Deborah (and Sars),
I’m a 17-year-old Muslim girl, and I wear the veil.
I’ve never had a problem with it; I’ve never felt oppressed because I wear it, and I’ve never felt forced to wear it. …

The Vine: July 15, 2004
July 15, 2004 – 10:46 AM | No Comment

Deborah —
Thank goodness you’re in the expert column right now.
I have a problem I never thought I’d have. I am part of a very small book group. I worked in bookstores for years before getting …

The Vine: July 9, 2004
July 9, 2004 – 4:22 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Okay. Problem.
First, the relationship: Boy, age 19, and I, age 18, have been friends for a long time, realized that we had feelings for each other during the summer, and then went off to …

The Vine: July 7, 2004
July 7, 2004 – 3:56 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Why are Jesus and Moses the only two exceptions to the apostrophe-S rule? Does God just love them more than everybody else?
Lauren
Dear Lauren,
Garner states that this exception is made for all Biblical and classical …

The Vine: July 2, 2004
July 2, 2004 – 3:30 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Your advice to Missed Courtship 101 was spot-on as usual, but I just wanted to add that he should relax — a lot of girls dig that kind of bumbling and clueless, yet cute …

The Vine: June 22, 2004
June 22, 2004 – 4:17 PM | No Comment

Sarah,
This is a long story, but I will try and stick to the relevant issues. I
recently got engaged to a wonderful man, J. We’ve dated for two and a half years and
I am completely happy …