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The Vine: March 10, 2006
March 10, 2006 – 11:53 AM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I hope you can help me out with this strange, stupid problem. I graduated high school with my best friends this past May. It was a pretty big deal for all of us to …

The Vine: March 9, 2006
March 9, 2006 – 11:45 AM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
I have an ongoing dilemma for which I would like your advice and the advice
of your readers. I’m just overcoming life-long, slumping, cringing,
hair-in-the-face, shyness. When I’m around strangers, I tense up and feel
awkward. It’s …

The Vine: March 8, 2006
March 8, 2006 – 11:38 AM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I have a work-related dilemma, and I respect your advice very much;
I’m hoping you can help me out.
I work for a small startup firm; among the 20 or so of us, I am one …

The Vine: March 3, 2006
March 3, 2006 – 11:03 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’ve been working happily away at a non-profit arts organization for many years now, and my boss just announced that she plans to leave the company, a not-so-big surprise. In addition to being a …

The Vine: March 2, 2006
March 2, 2006 – 10:53 AM | No Comment

I have an odd problem. It’s related to armpits. I believe you are a, erm,
dewy person, but I don’t know if these things overlap. I get itchy, irrited
armpits whenever I shave. I suppose it’s razor …

The Vine: February 15, 2006
February 15, 2006 – 1:28 PM | No Comment

Hello Sars,
Is there a polite way to tell someone that their table
manners are horrid? I have an friend who has to be the
most disgusting eater I’ve ever seen. He puts his
face right down near his …

The Vine: January 25, 2006
January 25, 2006 – 6:33 PM | No Comment

Dr Pepper Lipsmackers. I’ve sworn by it for five years running.
Yeah, it’s a little tween-y, but it gives my fair-skinned, dark-haired
self just enough color when I’m not in a lipstick mood. It doesn’t
have the best …

The Vine: January 19, 2006
January 19, 2006 – 5:36 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
So how do you completely change your career path?
For the past four years I’ve been working as a
substitute teacher. I took a long-term position this
August that ends next June, and I’m already miserable.
I know …

The Vine: January 18, 2006
January 18, 2006 – 5:29 PM | No Comment

I was in this position — quite literally — when I was pregnant. Phone calls are great as books, yarn, magazines, et cetera. In the four weeks I was on bedrest, I blew threw all …

The Vine: January 17, 2006
January 17, 2006 – 5:19 PM | No Comment

O Wise Sars,
I have a question for you. It’s not about a boy, but it is, in its own way, about negotiating relationships.
First a little background: I am a Ph.D. student at a large university. …