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The Vine: November 20, 2003
November 20, 2003 – 6:51 PM | No Comment

Hello Expert!
Can you tell me why, oh why, my popovers do not pop? I’ve tried starting them in a cold oven, and a hot oven. I’ve tried heating up the pan first, I’ve tried using …

The Vine: November 19, 2003
November 19, 2003 – 6:39 PM | No Comment

I have a confession: I’m afraid of fish.I blame my parents and all the nasty processed fishsticks they tried to feed me when I was a kid.
I’m trying to eat healthier and I’ve read all …

The Vine: November 15, 2003
November 15, 2003 – 4:17 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I know that you give good advice on coping with parents, so I was hoping you could help. I’m in college in Cincinnati, about 10 hours away from my mother, who is a bit …

The Vine: November 12, 2003
November 12, 2003 – 8:43 PM | No Comment

Sars,
Here’s the deal — I am most definitely in need of some
of your wise advice. Let’s get right to it: I am 21
and adopted — I’ve always known that I was adopted, and
I’d always wanted …

The Vine: November 11, 2003
November 11, 2003 – 8:20 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have two older sisters. The middle one is getting married next year, and when the planning started, she immediately asked our oldest sister to be her maid of honor. A slight disappointment to …

The Vine: November 6, 2003
November 6, 2003 – 7:06 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
I’ve got this friend, we’ll call him…”Richard,” anyways, we’ve been good friends for several months now, and we’ve been through quite a lot, including me being with him through a very nasty “break-up” (?) …

The Vine: October 24, 2003
October 24, 2003 – 10:40 PM | No Comment

Sars,
(This is in response to your answer to Colleen.)
While I agree that Jeff Weaver was not the best choice for a pitcher, you have to take into consideration the fact that he had just pitched …

The Vine: October 23, 2003
October 23, 2003 – 10:37 PM | No Comment

To refresh your memory (and in case I have the date wrong): “I am writing to you in the desperate hope that you or anyone you know has ever experienced sciatica…”
Most medical people won’t “give …

The Vine: October 17, 2003
October 17, 2003 – 10:20 PM | One Comment

My husband “T” and I have been married about two years
and are in our early thirties. We’ve known each other since
we were 19, but were just casual friends, mostly
because T was kind of a wild …

The Vine: October 15, 2003
October 15, 2003 – 9:54 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’ve been dealing with this issue for a year or so, and it’s almost at the
boiling point.A friend of mine, we’ll call her “Single White Female,” is
fast on the track to becoming me.It’s been …