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The Vine: September 17, 2004
September 17, 2004 – 2:45 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I’ve been reading The Vine for almost a year now and finally decided to
try writing myself.
First of all, I’ll try my best, but please pardon my grammar mistakes,
since I’m from non-English-speaking overseas.
Just a little …

The Vine: September 15, 2004
September 15, 2004 – 2:07 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
So there’s this boy.Psych.Actually it’s a man.Actually it’s a professor.
No, it’s not that kind of problem.I just figured you needed a break from the
usual opening.
So I’m in the midst of a year-long directed studies …

The Vine: August 20, 2004
August 20, 2004 – 11:58 AM | No Comment

Sars,
After many many years, I’m finally getting to a place in my life I’m happy with. I’m enjoying being single again, enjoying not needing a roommate and/or a bad boyfriend to help keep the lights …

The Vine: August 18, 2004
August 18, 2004 – 11:37 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars:
Hey! I wanted to write you just so I could brag about getting into graduate school. Woot!
Actually, no. I have a real question. Two of them.
The first one is, the graduate school I’ve been …

The Vine: July 29, 2004
July 29, 2004 – 2:06 PM | No Comment

Oh, wise Sars!
I did it again. Like bargaining in prayer, I promise never to shoot my mouth off again if you tell what to do.
I work in a pharmacy in a fairly small town. I …

The Vine: July 27, 2004
July 27, 2004 – 1:50 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars —
I love your site! My partner and I have a cat with similar issues — he’s just a bundle of love until you need to cut his nails. Our solution was a pillowcase …

The Vine: July 21, 2004
July 21, 2004 – 12:31 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
Love your site…actually stumbled across it while Googling something about raisins. My friend hates those things as much as you do.
Hopefully I can help out your budding designer. Your advice was right on…”get it …

The Vine: July 20, 2004
July 20, 2004 – 12:24 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars — first off, hats off to you and your insightful, amusing web site.
Now that the gratuitous boot-licking is over, on to my dilemma…
A relative of mine is looking to have a coffee table …

The Vine: July 8, 2004
July 8, 2004 – 4:05 PM | No Comment

Hmmm. How do I start? Anyway, I’ve always considered myself as pretty much a level-headed, cheerful and friendly person. But lately the pressure (for lack of a better word) of being nice and “trying to …

The Vine: July 6, 2004
July 6, 2004 – 3:47 PM | No Comment

Strictly speaking, this isn’t my problem, but I’m a little more involved than I’d like to be, and I’d just like to have your refreshingly bullshit-free take on what my responsibilities are here. It’s quite …