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The Vine: April 17, 2003
April 17, 2003 – 5:17 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I had two cats. Callie, 11, Anya 1. Sweeties, but they never really
caught onto the getting-along thing. They had their areas and stayed
out of reach, and after a few months, I had no cat …

The Vine: April 15, 2003
April 15, 2003 – 5:00 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have a fairly new problem, and I’m desperately seeking all the
advice I can for it.
About six months ago, after a few months of medium/large problems piling up, I
thought I was going to die …

The Vine: April 3, 2003
April 3, 2003 – 11:57 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Like you, I’ve got a cat that I love very much, Frisky. Most of the time
she lives at home with my parents, since I can’t keep a cat in my dorm, but
she’s still my …

The Vine: March 28, 2003
March 28, 2003 – 9:33 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I’m sending this to you because I’m caught in a frustrating situation. This
is going to be a long email and I apologize, but I’m hoping you can tell me
something besides, “That sucks, dude.”
My boyfriend, …

The Vine: March 27, 2003
March 27, 2003 – 8:51 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
About six weeks ago, my very elderly and very wonderful cat died. She had a
long and fairly happy life (18 years of it), even if the beginning wasn’t
too wonderful. She was an orphaned kitten …

The Vine: March 26, 2003
March 26, 2003 – 8:45 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
So…there’s this boy. We’ll call him “James.” And then
there’s his housemate, who shall henceforth be named
“Edward.” A while ago, Edward and I fooled around some;
this passed, and I started hanging out at James and
Edward’s …

The Vine: March 25, 2003
March 25, 2003 – 8:24 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
I’ve been dating my befriend for nine months, but I have actually known him for
two years. This past weekend I took him home with me to attend the wedding of
my best friend from high …

The Vine: March 20, 2003
March 20, 2003 – 1:20 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
Love your site. Love the cat stories. I wish the Vine had been around when I was 15. This is not really a major issue, just one of those things that annoys me a …

The Vine: March 18, 2003
March 18, 2003 – 12:56 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
In about a month, I’ll be going back to university, which is about a four-hour commute from the city I’m living in now. Campus residence is a lottery
for the privileged, so I’m moving into …

The Vine: March 12, 2003
March 12, 2003 – 12:08 PM | No Comment

There’s a car commercial running right now — don’t know what the car is — wherein Jeff Goldblum says, “Pretty impactful, huh?”
Chaps my ass every time.
Also, an unrelated but interesting thing: According to my dictionary, …