Bob Gradeck
@bobgradeck.bsky.social
Guy in Pittsburgh, fluent in dad jokes, recovering Zamboni driver, manages a civic data project at Pitt. Once finished third in the Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture contest. I brake for estate sales.
I hope it makes people laugh
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I hope it makes people laugh
Me back on my bullshit of rolling, cutting, baking, and making royal icing
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Me back on my bullshit of rolling, cutting, baking, and making royal icing
I haven’t seen any yet
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I haven’t seen any yet
If I ever get invited to a Halloween party, this is my costume. If I ever get stopped for a “person on the street” interview, I’ll roll out my inner Carrick accent. My son wants to find him because he doesn’t believe he is real. Barry Pingor is Pittsburgh’s superhero
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If I ever get invited to a Halloween party, this is my costume. If I ever get stopped for a “person on the street” interview, I’ll roll out my inner Carrick accent. My son wants to find him because he doesn’t believe he is real. Barry Pingor is Pittsburgh’s superhero
Keep hope alive, yinz!
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Keep hope alive, yinz!
You’re floundering.
November 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
You’re floundering.
I want to know more about that awful hotel wallpaper. Does it say “live, laugh, love?”
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I want to know more about that awful hotel wallpaper. Does it say “live, laugh, love?”
It was fishy on my part
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It was fishy on my part
Did you do it for the halibut?
November 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Did you do it for the halibut?
Maybe he’s thinking about Monroeville PA - just east of Pittsburgh. It hasn’t been the same since Spirit Halloween shut down for the season. We’d better warn everyone at the Boot Barn and the La-z-boy store
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Maybe he’s thinking about Monroeville PA - just east of Pittsburgh. It hasn’t been the same since Spirit Halloween shut down for the season. We’d better warn everyone at the Boot Barn and the La-z-boy store
It was probably a mistake to read a book about food sculpture www.upress.umn.edu/978145293873...
Corn Palaces and Butter Queens
Teddy Roosevelt’s head sculpted from butter. The Liberty Bell replicated in oranges. The Sioux City Corn Palace of 1891 encased with corn, grains, and gras...
www.upress.umn.edu
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
It was probably a mistake to read a book about food sculpture www.upress.umn.edu/978145293873...
I once finished third in Pennsylvania’s butter sculpture contest
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I once finished third in Pennsylvania’s butter sculpture contest
This year’s theme will commemorate another favorite Pittsburgh building. It will be revealed when the display opens next week
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This year’s theme will commemorate another favorite Pittsburgh building. It will be revealed when the display opens next week
Last year, I rendered a great moment in the history of Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood when we all met Pitt Spider-Man. The Pitt News knows how to write a headline pittnews.com/article/1098...
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Last year, I rendered a great moment in the history of Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood when we all met Pitt Spider-Man. The Pitt News knows how to write a headline pittnews.com/article/1098...
I know that buying a new part will cause the machine to die so did this instead
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I know that buying a new part will cause the machine to die so did this instead
I carved a washing machine latch out of wood for my 27 year old machine rather than buy a new one for $20. It tells the washer that the lid is closed and it’s ok to run a spin cycle. It’s not perfect so we put a heavy can on the lid to make sure it activates. My family has learned to live with me
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I carved a washing machine latch out of wood for my 27 year old machine rather than buy a new one for $20. It tells the washer that the lid is closed and it’s ok to run a spin cycle. It’s not perfect so we put a heavy can on the lid to make sure it activates. My family has learned to live with me
Somebody had to have told him that they’ll just replace the words on the card to make him look like an even bigger dipshit
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Somebody had to have told him that they’ll just replace the words on the card to make him look like an even bigger dipshit
I like what’s here, including library roles and the digital public infrastructure framing. Have been thinking lately about how local governments could incentivize open source as a solution, and encourage participation of staff and others in these communities. Pretty sure I’ll have other thoughts
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I like what’s here, including library roles and the digital public infrastructure framing. Have been thinking lately about how local governments could incentivize open source as a solution, and encourage participation of staff and others in these communities. Pretty sure I’ll have other thoughts