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The Vine, May 10, 2005
May 10, 2005 – 10:30 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Long-time reader, love what you’ve done with the place.I’ve got a
roommate situation of sort.R., my roomie, is great overall.We get along
fine, the apartment is clean, the cat is happy…Living here is great.
The problem is …

The Vine: May 6, 2005
May 6, 2005 – 8:26 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I love your site, and I especially love the Vine. Thanks for making my
workdays more pleasant!
I’ve been reading through your old archives recently, and I came
across “Down, Boy!” Now, I’m a grown woman, so …

The Vine: May 5, 2005
May 5, 2005 – 8:13 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
I’m a pretty solitary guy by nature.I just finished college, and afterward I moved
back to the city I ran away from, the city I grew up in.I made some wonderful
friends in college, but few …

The Vine: May 4, 2005
May 4, 2005 – 8:02 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars, I have a question for The Vine.Hopefully someone can laugh
at our misery, because it used to be funny for us, too.
My husband and I live in a ground-floor one-bedroom apartment.The
building is only two …

The Vine: April 28, 2005
April 28, 2005 – 7:25 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars —
I have a question, but no idea who else to ask about
it. My boyfriend and I have been dating for about
four years now. We want to get married, but due to
lack of finances …

The Vine: April 26, 2005
April 26, 2005 – 7:03 PM | No Comment

O divine Sars,
I’m a senior in high school — turning 18 in less than a month — and I’m what could be considered a pretty good kid. My GPA is above a 4.0, I do …

The Vine: April 22, 2005
April 22, 2005 – 6:22 PM | No Comment

Hi, Sars,One of the things I like about your advice is that you have no problem telling people when to step off and mind their own business. So obviously, my question is about whether I …

The Vine: April 13, 2005
April 13, 2005 – 4:42 PM | No Comment

Sorry to bother, but you are the only person I know of who a) owns cats
and b) live(d) in the city. I have a new cat (who I love), an
apartment in a city and, as …

The Vine: April 7, 2005
April 7, 2005 – 4:00 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
My problem is my life. I am 23 years old and just finished a post-graduate
teaching qualification. I don’t have a job yet but plan on doing supply
until the right one (when a school says …

The Vine: April 6, 2005
April 6, 2005 – 3:55 PM | No Comment

Hi there,
When I went to school for my Bachelor Degree in journalism (Carleton
University, Ottawa), we were taught by a veeery particular professor
to go with this option when verbally indicating a quotation:
“The defendant stated quote I …