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The Vine: October 24, 2004
October 24, 2004 – 7:39 PM | No Comment

Hello! I love your writing, both on TN and The Vine — I’ve even gotten my
mom hooked on your essays.
I have a handful of comments and a couple of questions, all of which are
more-or-less related …

The Vine: October 20, 2004
October 20, 2004 – 7:26 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
So how ’bout that security last night at Yank-me Stadium???
Love always,
Bill Simmons’s Dad

Dear BSD,
I would like to apologize to you on behalf of Yankee fans, New Yorkers, and humanity for last night’s total horror …

The Vine: October 19, 2004
October 19, 2004 – 7:22 PM | No Comment

Dear Bill Simmons’s Dad,
Do Boston fans really think they’re that bad off? I mean, even aside
from the easy examples like the Cubs and the White Sox (who have gone
even longer since they won a World …

The Vine: October 8, 2004
October 8, 2004 – 6:54 PM | No Comment

Sars:
I have this great idea for a stage production that involves adapting a piece of literature that is in the public domain.At least I’m pretty sure it’s in the public domain.Finding that out, however, isn’t …

The Vine: September 14, 2004
September 14, 2004 – 1:52 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
I love your site! I have a word that’s been bothering me for years but I’ve
always been too lazy to actually find out if my annoyance is valid. I’m
referring to the overuse of the …

The Vine: July 13, 2004
July 13, 2004 – 10:26 AM | No Comment

Dear Deborah,
A few years ago, we inherited two couches. There’s an antique love seat that my mom let her bulldog use as a dog bed, until the dog got too fat to make the three …

The Vine: July 2, 2004
July 2, 2004 – 3:30 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Your advice to Missed Courtship 101 was spot-on as usual, but I just wanted to add that he should relax — a lot of girls dig that kind of bumbling and clueless, yet cute …

The Vine: May 26, 2004
May 26, 2004 – 2:15 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars and AB Chao,
I am hoping you can shed some light on the mystery of making mojitos
at home. We are having a large party and desperately want to serve them.
But…all that muddling. Is there …

The Vine: May 20, 2004
May 20, 2004 – 9:23 AM | No Comment

Hiya, Sars and AB,
Sars — love the site! AB, love your site also, and I think Mad-Mad is the
second-cutest kid ever. (The cutest being, of course, my own kid.)
I have a
hair question. My daughter is …

The Vine: May 19, 2004
May 19, 2004 – 9:08 AM | No Comment

AB Chao,
My husband and I don’t really drink much (just a good bottle of merlot every
so often), but we do like to entertain friends who enjoy mixed drinks. So,
what are the basic things that we …