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Weather: From a record high in the 70s this past week to cold winter-type temperatures starting Friday, it’s been an interesting fall.

The week: For the last week or so, I’ve been working on a program for a Christmas party tonight (Saturday). It’s always a lot of fun but I’m also glad when it’s all over and then we get ready for Christmas, which is next weekend.

TV: Haven’t had a lot of time for TV this week but have watched a few episodes of Succession (HBO Max). We also went to the movies and saw the new West Side Story.

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Weather: After some severe storms Friday night it looks like there’s going to be quite a bit of fluctuation in temperatures in the week ahead.

The week: We’re having dinner with friends Saturday evening. I’ve been working on videos for a Christmas program next weekend. Haven’t done much else.

TV: I haven’t watched too much TV this week. We finished all 9 episodes of Ordinary Joe (NBC) Friday night and are up to date on some of the regulars we watch, A Million Little Things, The Connors, Dexter: New Blood. There are probably a couple of other ones too.

That’s it from B&P Headquarters in St. Louis. What’s going on in your world?

Weather: After a downright balmy few days (a record 76°F on Friday) things are cooling back down closer to normal for this time of year.

The week: Not much going on except I’m doing a couple of small work projects and working on videos for a Christmas party on December 18.

Websites: We moved some of the sites to a faster server and I can tell that they run faster. I hope you experience that too. Thanks to those who made donations to help cover the increased price of the hosting.

TV: I watched the first of three episodes of the Beatles documentary, Get Back (Disney+). I plan to watch the other ones too, I just have to get enough time to do that – the first one was 2.5 hours long. We also started binging on the first season of Ordinary Joe (NBC) which follows the three different paths college graduate Joe takes and they’re all related to one another and have the same characters but in different roles depending on what track (or path) you’re watching at the moment. It’s quite interesting but you do have to pay attention. Last weekend we also went to the movies and saw Ghostbusters Afterlife. It was good but I think this should be the last episode. There should be no more Ghostbuster movies.

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Weather: A little warmer and dryer than usual as we end November and bring in December.

The week: We’re going 3-pin bowling tonight in the basement of an area bar Saturday night. Then I’ll be spending most of my free time working on videos for a Christmas program due in 3 weeks. Not much else going on.

TV: We finished the new season of In The Dark (Netflix) earlier this week. We watched the Home Sweet Home Alone (Disney+) movie this week, and we watched the 7 episode series True Story (Netflix) with Kevin Hart in a serious drama playing a comedian who gets involved in a murder. Good show. We plan to watch the Beatles Let It Be (Disney+) short series too.

Websites: We’re upgrading our web hosting for Bits and Pieces and Bits of Wisdom. I’ve initiated the upgrade and it should be done in a day or two. There might be some downtime on the site during the upgrade. That upgrade will cost me $110 a month. Donations are appreciated.

Weather: I think our weather is a tad warmer than normal here for Thanksgiving week.

The week: We’re having half the family over on Saturday for Thanksgiving. Then on Sunday, we’re going to dinner with friends. We’re doing the other half of the family on Thanksgiving day at my son’s house. Then next Friday we’re going 3-pin bowling in the basement of a bar in St. Charles.

TV: We finished the latest season of YOU (Netflix) and we’re currently watching the newest season of In The Dark (Netflix). We’re also watching Dexter – New Blood, (Showtime), Yellowstone (Paramount) as new episodes appear weekly.

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Weather: After a few rainy days we’ll have a dryer weekend with a chance of rain midweek. Looks like it’s cooling down a bit for the first week of November

The week: We’re going to a Halloween party on Saturday night. Not sure what we’re doing on Halloween Sunday. We don’t get many trick-or-treaters here.

TV: We’re just about done with season 1 of Maid (Netflix). We’ve caught up with Succession (HBO), Billions (Showtime) and Ted Lasso (Apple TV+).

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Weather: Cooler weather is finally upon us this week. This is more typical for mid-October in the St. Louis area.

The week: I’m going to a chili cookoff on Saturday with friends and then I’m going to do some yard work on Sunday. Not much else is planned for the week ahead.

TV: We’re finishing up the first season of Big Sky 16 episodes (HULU). I started watching Seinfeld (Netflix) from the very first episode of season 1. I watched one episode of Squid Game (Netflix). It’s way out there. I may try another episode or two, I’m not sure.

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Weather: It’s about 10 degrees (F) warmer than average in these parts at this time. Some trees are just starting to change colors and some leaves are starting to fall, but it’ll be a couple of weeks probably before it really gets pretty here. I think they said the peak will be the last week of October.

TV: We watched The Many Saints of Newark (HBO) movie, a prequel to The Sopranos, which I think is my favorite TV series for quite a while, now. It features Ray Liotta and Michael Gandolfini, who is the actual son of James Gandolfini who played Tony Soprano. Young Michael plays a young Tony Soprano. I thought it was really good.
We’re also watching our usual shows plus we’re a few episodes into Big Sky (HULU). I wasn’t so sure about it during the first episode, but there was an interesting twist that made me want to watch more.

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Weather: Starting October with a little wet and a little warm weather. It’s a few degrees warmer than average for these parts, but some leaves are starting to fall. They say that peak foliage will be in the last week of October in my area.

The week: Trying to catch up on some stuff that I put off the last couple of weeks. Having some family over on Saturday for lunch and to play cards. Sunday we’re probably going to go to the movies.
Buster has had some skin allergies and he’s been to the vet a few times in the last month or so. He now has an inflamed ear that we’re treating.

TV: Like above we’re trying to catch up on some stuff we recorded, like The Walking Dead, Ted Lasso, A Million Little Things, and a couple of others.

That’s it from B&P Headquarters in St. Louis. What’s going on in your world?

Weather: After a couple of cool days, summer is trying to get its last hurrah in this week before turning a little cooler later in the week.

The week: Spending the weekend at a reunion of old friends, many of whom I’ve known for 50+ years. Sunday night we’re going to see the Rolling Stones kick off their No Filter Tour in St. Louis. I don’t go to many concerts these days but I wanted to see the Stones.

TV: We really didn’t watch much TV this week as I was working on a video project most evenings.

That’s it from B&P Headquarters in St. Louis. What’s going on in your world?