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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

#Microsoft Is anyone as bummed as I am about Microsoft getting rid of Publisher in October 2026? I've used Publisher since it first came out and now Microsoft says you can use Word or Powerpoint to do the same stuff. Really? Not even close. Shame on you, Microsoft.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

#SourdoughBread Making my first starter from scratch. Day two. Another feeding tomorrow morning.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

#Dogs I just got a new harness for Zeus. He wore out the old one after four years. I got a free gift worth $20 with my order. Item below. A PDF with some templates for labels! 🤣 It was even an editable PDF. I could do this easier in Word. I blurred out the vendor. I like the harness a lot.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

#Dogs #CrazyStuff #ZeusSV It is harder for me to get eye drops for Zeus, than for me to get meds for myself. I have to send an ORIGINAL prescription in the mail. No copies. We are talking about a dog.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

#WhatImPlaying #Balatro I got turned onto this mobile game as it was picked as one of the 10 best games of 2024 by the Washington Post games guy. Cost $11. You can play without buying other stuff. If you like video poker with lots of strategy this is for you. On Android & IOS.

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Balatro on Steam

The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

#SierraVistaAZ #McDonalds Did you know the first McDonald's drive through window was at a store in Sierra Vista? 50 years ago this month!

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

#Bread #Recipes #2025BakingChallenge My first attempt at sandwich bread. Pretty straight forward. I think I over proofed it a bit the final loaf did rise during baking as far as I thought it should. But it tastes good! I'm happy. Recipe if again from Preppy Kitchen. I like his stuff.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

#WhatImWatching #GameShows Just finished season two of "The Floor". The game is getting more difficult and the categories and strategy have really amped up since season 1. This is a great trivia game. Season 3 coming on Fox next month. You can find the first two seasons on Hulu & Tubi.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

#ZeusSV #Dogs Zeus enjoying a very rare snowfall in southeastern Arizona.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

#Bread #Recipes #2025BakingChallenge Artisan Bread 2025 is going to be my year of baking. First effort is crusty bread based on a recipe from preppy kitchen. Easy to do with great results. Share your recipes with the hashtag bread

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

#OldAge You know you're old when you really like using this. I had to get a power strip from out behind my entertainment unit, where it had been for about 7 years. Thank you for this tool.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

#Free #AppleTV+ #NothingIsReallyFree Spent a good part of today trying to get the free AppleTV+ for the weekend. Apparently I had an old appleID from a iPod I got - long ago. Apple conveniently locked my account because I had not used it for 11 years! Not their fault. But what a hassle.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

#WhatImWatching #NewYearEve #ZeusSV Getting ready to turn down the lights and watch Juror #2 on Max. Hopefully Zeus with join me in the entertainment room to avoid the fireworks that will be shot off behind the house and will scare him into a continuous panting attack.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

#ZeusSV #Dogs Zeus checking out the truck behind the house. Sometimes he tries to stand on the rock to get a better look. Note: The wall is six feet tall. Zeus is a big boy.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

#WhatImWatching #TVGameShows #TheFloor Finished season 1 "The Floor". Great game, crazy finale. No spoilers - the last duel was 45 seconds of play per contestant for $250,000. Very fast - no BS. Started season 2. 100 players instead of 81. Let's see if that changes the game.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

#WhatImWatching Watched Conclave movie last night. I'm not reviewing movies on here, but I wasn't as impressed as most of the reviews I read. Great cast. Rather ridiculous plot. Big issue: you know who it's going to be the first time you see that person. Ending is nuts! Just saying.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Something to occupy the day. I agree with 100 on the list "Little Drummer Boy" which is ear candy - never leaving my mind. As bad as Disney's "It's a Small Small World". Not a Christmas song - but you get it. Let's share our worst song using the hashtag #WorstChristmasSongs wapo.st/4gNiu1w

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Opinion | A ranking of 100 — yes, 100 — Christmas songs

From "Little Drummer Boy" to "I Farted on Santa's Lap," here's where they stand.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

#ZeusSV #Dogs Merry Christmas from Zeus and his human (me).

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Thanks to @callyson.bsky.social for posting this link to a hilarious send up of the season. We need a good laugh.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

#Dogs #ZeusSV Zeus got a new dog bed for Christmas. Exactly the same one he had for the last four years. It took him all of two minutes to test it out. It was acceptable.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

What do you want me to say about thermal underwear? Note: I really don't think my opinion matters. But thanks for trying to make me feel important.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

#WhatI'mWatching #Television #Trivia #GameShows A friend recommended "The Floor", currently in its 2nd season on Fox. I found it on Tubi streamer. Simple, fast paced. The game goes 10 episodes with one winner at the end. Trivia games don't do it for me, but this is really fun.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

#BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge 7 of 20 - continued this from my @rwkarp.bsky.social account.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I think I'm getting too much content from the Washington Post. Just over 24 hours of email newsletters from them.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

#GetTheFacts #FunData Check out the Pew Research Center's Striking Findings for 2024. Did you know that six-in-ten Americans say they probably won’t get the 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine? Yikes! I got my flu shot and COVID shot in October also an RSV(?) shot. www.pewresearch.org

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Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

#WhatImPlaying #CasualPuzzleGames Playing Meridian 157 Chapter 1. Nice game with some interesting puzzles. Be warned no explanations for what you should do for the puzzle and no reset, which makes it more difficult. So far so good.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

#Cooking #ChristmasCrack #Pecans There are a lot of recopies for easy holiday pecan bars. Try this one featuring graham crackers. Hint: these are better the day after baking as the graham crackers get nice and crispy almost like a shortbread. www.foodlovinfamily.com/pecan-pie-ba...

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Pecan Pie Bark

Pecan pie bark is a simple, delicious recipe full of pecan pie flavor. Graham crackers are topped with a sweet pecan mixture. Great for the holidays, gifts, and more.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

#Dog #ZeusSV upset that the pest control guy is going to spray the backyard. He decided to hide his ball from me. Not a great hiding place.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

#Dogsofbluesky Zeus takes a nap after a tough day. He doesn't use his crate very often, only for short naps.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

#HolidayWeightChallenge 202 lbs. this morning after a day of baking some bread as part of my preparation for a year of bread starting in 2025. Still hope to end this year under 200. This will probably not end well for a guy who did Atkins for years.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

#WhatImWatching Enjoying Day of the Jacal on Peacock. Not a remake of the movie, inspired by then novel with an updated plot to current period. I thought it was about to end, but there is at least one more episode. Binge to catch up.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

#Thanksgiving #HolidayWeightChallenge The good news. Just over 200 lbs. this morning. The bad news. I was at 196 lbs. last Wednesday. Hoping to stay under 200 at the end of the year.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge 3 of 20

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

#WhatImWatching No football, I’m not a fan Great British Baking Show (Netflix) Pastry Week Nothing I wanted to eat.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

#WhatImPlaying #UkraineWar Finished Aurora Hills - Chapter 1, which was great, and looked for Chapters 2 & 3 that I saw somewhere online. Nothing showed up. After a bit of investigation, the two developers of the game, brothers, worked on it 3 years ago. Why the gap? They live in Ukraine.

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Finished watching Van der Valk season four on PBS. I like the series, but this season the writers failed the actors with plots that were either too convoluted, or with murderers that were rather obvious. Still, it's still worth a watch for PBS Masterpiece Mystery fans. www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterp...

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Van der Valk on MASTERPIECE on PBS

Marc Warren stars as Piet van der Valk, the dogged Dutch detective in this adaptation of Nicolas Freeling’s bestselling novels. #VanderValkPBS

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Let's go! Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙 #Books #BookChallenge

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Bob Karp @randomtakes.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

#WhatImPlaying I play casual games. (I'm old, 75 - I like them) Really enjoy puzzle type and have been entranced by Aurora Hills - Chapter 1. Elegant game with photo realistic scenes and very clever puzzles. Available on Android. It's free with no ads! Looking for others who enjoy this stuff.

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