Colder then Siberia this Weekend? Just Kidding.

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Earlier today I was kidding about the weekend being colder then Siberia. But with the windchill, it may feel colder in Albany then Siberia this weekend.

Albany Forecast: Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 21F. Wind chill values as low as -6F. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 25F.

Northern Siberia (Dzalinda, Russia) Forecast: Saturday, cloudy with a high near -4F. Winds light and variable. Sunday, Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High -6F. Winds light and variable.

This 1950s Drive-In Used Conveyor Belts To Serve Food: LAist

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Photos: This 1950s Drive-In Used Conveyor Belts To Serve Food: LAist

With minimum wage going up in our state, this is the future. All restaurants will be drive up, without waitresses or workers. Or maybe not. After all, the future happened around 1950, as we all know.

"A customer would drive up to a window-high bin, mounted on rails, containing glasses of water, menu, pencil, and pad. He or she would then fill out the order, push a button, and send the bin scooting back to the kitchen, which lay at the center of the circular structure. While the order was being prepared, the bin would be sent back with the bill. After the bin was returned with payment, the food and change would be sent back down the rails, with no need to tip a waitress."

Purple America Has All But Disappeared

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Purple America Has All But Disappeared

I think this is a troubling trend for Democrats, in light of the fact that Republicans control all branches of the federal government, and almost a two thirds majority of state houses.

But all people in power tend of over-reach and become tone deaf. At some point, things are going to go disastrously wrong for the GOP, and Democrats will wake up and become less tone deaf to the public. The magic and shine of Donald Trump will at some point wear off, and people will want a different direction for the country. Healthcare reform seems to particularly troublesome -- although voters may actually like the fact that his plan is better for middle-class voters.

When will it happen? I don't know. It might not happen until 2020 or 2022. At some point, some heavily red counties will inevitably turn purple, when Democrats come to their senses that they don't have to always talking about the most liberal policies in the book.