Dear Sars,
I recently moved back home after finishing up my degree. I will be here for about a year while I apply to grad programs. Problem? The mattress in my “old” room is killing me. …

Sars,
I saw the letter in The Vine about someone with books to donate, and if there’s any way you could pass this on to Pack Rat, I’d be most grateful.
Another place you can donate books …

Dear Sars,
I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in January after two and a half years of trying to figure
out what was
wrong with me. Crohn’s Disease is a chronic illness that gets progressively worse and
although Crohn’s …

Hi Sars. I have a mystery that has been plaguing me for 25 years: when I was a small child I visited friends in Long Island. I was always an early riser, so one morning …

The best replacements for Umbros that I have come across are the Adidas soccer shorts.
I have actually been able to find Umbros every now and then at soccer shops. Actually any the shorts designed …

Sars,
My boyfriend and I stayed at The Cosmopolitan Hotel (http://www.cosmohotel.com/)last September and it was fine — the rooms were perfectly clean, if a bit on the small side, the hotel was quiet, and there was …

Two ideas:
1) Smell. If, for example, a lemon doesn’t smell lemon-y, it isn’t ripe yet.
2) http://yourproduceman.com/. It’s goofy, but he usually explains how to pick a ripe whatever he is raving about that day. …

Hey Sars,
I have a problem — as does everyone. It’s not about boys or living conditions or anything like that.
I’m scared of the grocery store. Seriously.
I’m 25 years old and have never really learned how …

Hi Sars,
In response to “Ow, my aching ass” the best thing I can think of for avoiding sore bike ass is biking shorts, the ones with the padded butt. They sort of feel like a …

Hi!
I’ve never cooked with key limes, but I would think the reader could squeeze each lime, put the juice of each into an individual ice cube compartment in a tray, freeze it, pop out and …