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The Vine: September 2, 2003
September 2, 2003 – 1:50 PM | No Comment

Sars,
First of all, excellent advice about Jerry, the check-low-balling
cheapskate who should be returning his bottles for the deposit instead
of screwing his friends into paying the whole check.
Secondly, I’ve always found it easier just to have …

The Vine: August 26, 2003
August 26, 2003 – 4:08 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I don’t have a huge drama-scene problem. But I’ve got things that have been turning over and over in my head, and it seems like they’re all coming to a head at once, so I …

The Vine: August 20, 2003
August 20, 2003 – 11:54 AM | No Comment

Hello, Sars.
The advice that you have given in the past regarding all matters feline has been spot-on, so I’m going to you first with a question regarding my new kitty.
Curious is about a year old, …

The Vine: August 19, 2003
August 19, 2003 – 11:44 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have to rant about something. I know I’m preaching to the choir when writing you (Sars) about it, but I just can’t hold this in any longer. I have noticed that a fair …

The Vine: August 13, 2003
August 13, 2003 – 10:04 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars —
I’m writing to A Sad Mom as another mom, of not one, but two five-year-olds. My advice is to give it to the kid straight. It’s better to be honest and straightforward in …

The Vine: August 12, 2003
August 12, 2003 – 9:49 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I’m writing in response to “What do you mean you can’t take kissing lessons?” in The Vine. I had my first kiss two months ago (at the age of 21). I was in the …

The Vine: August 6, 2003
August 6, 2003 – 4:01 PM | No Comment

So, I was reading The Vine, and about halfway through the letter from T’s Mama I thought to myself, “If Sars doesn’t let this girl have it, I will never read this column again.” Fortunately, …

The Vine: August 1, 2003
August 1, 2003 – 3:33 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I know that you get tons of letters, and the chance that you’ll respond is slim, but I think I need to at least say this to someone more than anything else. I am …

The Vine: July 30, 2003
July 30, 2003 – 2:47 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
What is a Twinkie? What? I’ve never known, and I’ve become more confused than I was before after looking at the Planet Twinkie website. People dress them up? Is it a bread roll? Is …

The Vine: July 25, 2003
July 25, 2003 – 1:33 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I can’t turn down a dare, especially when it’s a grammar dare.
I had a feeling the difference between “pleonasm” and “tautology” had to do with pleonasms being phrases, while tautologies appear to be clauses. I …