Got a House? Let Rick Move It

Guess who is named Rick?  The current 4th generation owner of Goodwin House Moving of Washington, Iowa.  Per their website, Rick started working there when he was just 12 years old and has been in charge since 1983.

Recently, Rick and crew moved the old City Hall (built in 1880s) just down the street to make way for 'progress' in the form of a new development ironically named Old Town Coralville, which apparently is too 'old' to contain the old City Hall (I would doubt anyone on the Coralville City Council noticed this).

That's One Hairy Rick

I really don't have much to say about this other than I don't really know who this Trey Kerby fellow is, but I like the cut of his jib.  Well, I liked it better before he killed Rick.  So now I'm wondering if I shouldn't like him at all.

Is Trey Kerby a rick hero for naming his beard Rick, or a rick villain for shaving it?  Do I put a Rick in Peace tag on this post?  A Villains tag?  I'm not sure what to do!

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Update: War of the Ricks

Earlier this year I posted about a Rick v. Rick political lawsuit.  The case went all the way to the Iowa Supreme Court, who ruled yesterday against Rick, and dismissed the case.  PDF of the ruling, here.

Per the Des Moines Register:

Critics of Sioux City Republican Rick Bertrand’s lawsuit praised the court’s decision as a victory for the First Amendment and freedom of speech, while Bertrand denounced the ruling as a failure from the justices to “clean up” American politics.

The long-established precedent set by the U.S. Supreme Court would require Bertrand to prove that the attack ad was used “recklessly” and that Mullin and the party knew its claims were false. The court’s ruling dashed Bertrand’s hopes of sending a national message that deceit and lies play no part in political campaigns, he said.

Let this be a lesson to you...or something.   

Donovan Ricketts

Donovan Ricketts is a goalkeeper who plays in MLS.  He's originally from Jamaica and now plays in Portland.  The first video is some guy breaking down the play of Mr. Ricketts, and the second is Donovan himself during training camp when he first started playing in Portland in 2012.  

Word of the Day: Rickrack (or ric rac)

Can you give me the definition (via www.merriam-webster.com/)?

• a flat braid woven to form zigzags and used especially as trimming on clothing 

Can you repeat the word?

• \ˈrik-ˌrak\

Can you please use the word in a sentence?

• The rickrack on that dress looks amazing!

R-I-C-K-R-A-C-K

That is correct.

For an extra treat, a women from The Ribbon Retreat is here to help you make those rickrack roses you've always wanted to make, but never knew how.   "WHO DOESN'T LOVE RICKRACK?"  is how she opens her video, and that's why I chose it (there are an alarming number of videos on making rickrack flowers on the internet).