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The Vine: October 26, 2000
October 26, 2000 – 7:43 PM | No Comment

This is how it went down,
Not long after graduating from college, feeling the impending threat of student loans, I took a job with the Department of Defense in a management intern program.It would be a …

The Vine: October 24, 2000
October 24, 2000 – 7:38 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
Seeing as how you have a cat, this letter might be insulting to you, but I’d like your advice anyway.I hate cats.Very much.I’m not sure why, but I’ve always thought that cats are the …

The Vine: October 19, 2000
October 19, 2000 – 7:22 PM | No Comment

I have been online friends with these two girls for over two years. Last Christmas they all sent me gifts, even though I told them I don’t celebrate Christmas and they didn’t have to send …

The Vine: September 29, 2000
September 29, 2000 – 3:31 PM | No Comment

Hmm.I have to disagree to some extent with your advice for Uncelebratory.Yes, we’re all adults, and learning to be comfortable with others in the family you’ve joined is part and parcel of being an adult.However, …

The Vine: September 28, 2000
September 28, 2000 – 3:30 PM | No Comment

Dear God’s Gift to Intellect,
How do you say no to gifts?More specifically, how do you say “hell no” to the suggestion that it will be in your best interest to accept gifts from people in …

The Vine: August 30, 2000
August 30, 2000 – 9:56 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
My brother and his fiancée will be getting married in a couple of weeks. This should be a time of joy, togetherness and warm family feeling.Well, the family feeling has been anything but warm …

The Vine: August 4, 2000
August 4, 2000 – 10:58 AM | No Comment

Okay, here goes…I go to a bar where friends of mine work the staff. Because I perform at the bar, I’m to get a discount on the drinks. At a certain hour the drinks become …

The Vine: August 2, 2000
August 2, 2000 – 10:54 AM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,I love to dance, and I am a good dancer. I like going to see bands that I can dance to, and I generally have a great time. The problem is my husband. He …

The Vine: July 11, 2000
July 11, 2000 – 3:04 PM | No Comment

Let’s just say I know a girl and I really like her and I ask her out. What should we do on the date? If she says no should I ask her out again in …

The Vine: June 21, 2000
June 21, 2000 – 11:00 AM | No Comment

My best friend of I don’t know how many years started dating a new guy about seven months ago.Within weeks they had exchanged “I love you”s, and within months she had packed up and moved …