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The Vine: August 29, 2002
August 29, 2002 – 10:42 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’ve got a question that I’d like to hear your answer to. Yesterday was my birthday, and Grandma sent me a china Lenox clock. This is the third time she’s given me a piece …

The Vine: August 28, 2002
August 28, 2002 – 10:37 AM | No Comment

Hey Sars —
I wanted to throw some more feedback towards Hopefully Not Doomed To Attend
A Community College.
You say your academics are great and that you have a few
activities on your CV, so listen to Sars …

The Vine: August 27, 2002
August 27, 2002 – 4:28 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
First of all I love your site and read it faithfully. Secondly, after reading what “Blatant Hacker With A Dash Of Psycho” wrote, I really had to write because I’ve been going through almost …

The Vine: August 24, 2002
August 24, 2002 – 2:58 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
First of all I love your site and read it faithfully. Secondly, after reading what “Blatant Hacker With A Dash Of Psycho” wrote, I really had to write because I’ve been going through almost …

The Vine: August 14, 2002
August 14, 2002 – 10:20 PM | No Comment

I’ve been so impressed with your Vine advice that I’ve sometimes wished I had a problem just so I could see what you would tell me to do. Now I have that problem. Wishes suck.
I …

The Vine: July 17, 2002
July 17, 2002 – 11:45 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
So here’s the deal. I’m a 19-year-old student going to a good college. When I was in about the third grade I was diagnosed with as LD (learning disabled). Over time, by learning my …

The Vine: July 16, 2002
July 16, 2002 – 10:54 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
As a former journalist who also quickly realized she’d never make a stellar reporter, I’ve got two bits of wisdom for “Probably Not Lois Lane,” who’s trying to figure out whether to start a …

The Vine: July 12, 2002
July 12, 2002 – 10:19 AM | No Comment

Sars,
You mentioned in your response to “Been There, Done That” that you had to acknowledge at some point that you’d “make a sucky reporter.” If you don’t mind using Vine space to talk a bit …

The Vine: July 11, 2002
July 11, 2002 – 4:29 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I felt just like Go Back for four years when I went through B.S., round one. My undergraduate institution sucked the joy of science right out of me. But I was able to renew …

The Vine: June 13, 2002
June 13, 2002 – 2:21 PM | No Comment

Sars,
It’s a lot of good luck that kept your uncle alive.I don’t know the details surrounding the response to his heart attack, but I have a pretty good idea of how things panned out.I’ve been …