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The new season of The Expanse premiered last night on Amazon Prime with three episodes and I watched the first one. For a season premiere...

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It snowed to-day on my way to the school where I work! To my untrained San Diego eyes, they looked like little flecks of dust. I durst not...

It's getting pretty cold around here, at least by my standards--under 50 degrees Fahrenheit some days. I hear it'll be colder in J...

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