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The Vine: March 8, 2007
March 8, 2007 – 11:39 AM | One Comment

Hey Sars,
LF should try Jeff Shaara’s Rise to Rebellion. It’s a well researched historical fiction (though more history than fiction) work that reads like a novel, following the main players of the Revolutionary War on …

The Vine: February 16, 2007
February 16, 2007 – 1:39 PM | 4 Comments

Hey Sars —
After she finds some good fits, she should ask her husband to hang up the
shirts she doesn’t want shrunk, rather than just stuffing them in the dryer.
It keeps them from shrinking, and you …

The Vine: January 2, 2007
January 2, 2007 – 11:19 AM | No Comment

Happy holiday, Sars!
An easy, quick and not too boring way to speed up typing is the game TyperShark. This can be found on Yahoo Games and other sites, I believe.
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The Vine: December 13, 2006
December 13, 2006 – 8:02 PM | No Comment

Hi,
A year ago, my partner and I entered into a foster/adopt situation with
a two-day-old baby with only four hours’ notice. We knew from the second
that we met her that we really, really, really wanted to …

The Vine: October 3, 2006
October 3, 2006 – 11:47 PM | No Comment

While I don’t have specific artist recommendations, I would totally steer Janelle towards Greasy Kid Stuff on WFMU. The actual program itself is on temporary hiatus at the moment, but Janelle can check out the …

The Vine: September 19, 2006
September 19, 2006 – 9:03 PM | No Comment

I agree with you for the most part [about resubmitting an ms.], but I wanted to chime in on just
one thing, speaking from experience as an editor who reads a lot of
unagented material.
See, I probably …

The Vine: August 22, 2006
August 22, 2006 – 12:11 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars!
My suggestion for Not a Fashonista is to try taking her daughter to juniors departments, especially at department stores like JC Penney.
My largest gripe as a 5’2″, 135-pounder is that nothing they have is …

The Vine: August 8, 2006
August 8, 2006 – 4:14 PM | No Comment

Musicplasma.com is the music website you’re thinking of. As far as recommendations, I think A might like Thievery Corporation. They are more sort of lounge/downbeat, but I think they’ll have the groove A is looking …

The Vine: June 6, 2006
June 6, 2006 – 12:41 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Okay, quick background — 27, virgin, all-around good-girl. I don’t smoke,
don’t drink, don’t do drugs, and have absolutely no intention of ever
starting (religious and family reasons). I just moved out on my own (yeah
me!) …

The Vine: March 28, 2006
March 28, 2006 – 9:35 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I can’t even believe that I’m in this situation.
I am 28, a professional with a well-paying (85K) job in a large eastern seaboard city. I’ve been dating “the one” for almost a year now …