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The Vine: March 8, 2002
March 8, 2002 – 11:34 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Here’s my problem. I have epilepsy. It’s not really a big deal, though. I was diagnosed in college; after two years of bizarre behavior, a couple grand mal seizures, and a gazillion tests, they …

The Vine: March 6, 2002
March 6, 2002 – 11:15 AM | No Comment

Sars,
You are so-oooooo right on!
I think Confused in Colorado must be an unquestioning devotee of none other than the Misanthropic Bitch (but I’m sure you already knew that!). It’s sad that people don’t have the …

The Vine: February 28, 2002
February 28, 2002 – 3:35 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
Just wanted to mention something that Trying To Deal might find helpful. Nearly every veterinary college has a Pet Loss Support Hotline these days. The people answering the telephone will understand how she feels, …

The Vine: February 5, 2002
February 5, 2002 – 11:45 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Just taking a brain-break at work to read the Vine. If you still post Vine feedback now and then, I have a thought to share with today’s Procrastinator — this helped me greatly in …

The Vine: January 11, 2002
January 11, 2002 – 3:29 PM | No Comment

Sars,
Help me out here…I know the honest truth in the situation but I think I need to hear it said. Okay?
I share an apartment with my best friend for the past year. Only problem…we have …

The Vine: December 27, 2001
December 27, 2001 – 10:56 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I have met a great guy — The One, I think, and he thinks I am that person for him also.We’ve only been dating a short time — less than a month — but the …

The Vine: December 7, 2001
December 7, 2001 – 12:10 AM | No Comment

Sars,
After several years in a relationship, I find myself single again and feeling clueless.How soon do you think you should tell a new prospect that you DO NOT want children?I think it should be out …

The Vine: December 4, 2001
December 4, 2001 – 11:04 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have a question for you, in your infinite grammatical wisdom.I was talking to My Uncle Who Was In Star Wars and My Uncle The Journalist this week (sorry, I only found out about …

The Vine: November 13, 2001
November 13, 2001 – 8:57 PM | No Comment

For all of my 16 years, I’ve been known as the boyfriendless wonder. Well, I can’t say the same for my friends. They each go and get their boyfriends, and do the whole random hook-ups …

The Vine: November 9, 2001
November 9, 2001 – 7:41 PM | No Comment

Sars,
There’s this boy. We’re from the same smallish town, so I’ve known him since we were about five or six, though we were never really friends, just passing acquaintances, at most. In high school, we …