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Friday Open Thread: Let’s Not Talk About the Weather

Your turn to sound off about whatever's on your mind.

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It's the last day of March. The last day of the work week. And that means it's time for another Open Thread, where we turn the site over to you wonderful readers.

Whatever you do, don't talk about the weather, OK?

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