Monthly Archive for December, 2007

Man dies after two-hour lap dance

A man in St. Petersburg, Fla., died after a two-hour lap dance at an all-nude gentleman’s club called Brass Flamingo, according to an article in the St. Petersburg Times.

28-year-old Jason Transue was reportedly spending money freely at the club’s center stage. Dancer Vicky Gloria, who noticed the big spender, asked him to go back into the champaign room for a 30-minute private dance.

After four consecutive 30-minute sessions, the club’s staff moved the man to another room so he could pass out. An hour later, he was found dead.

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Photo of ring added to gallery

Engagement ring

A photo of the engagement ring, which was glaringly omitted from the series of proposal pictures, has been added to the gallery.

The ring was originally given to my grandmother by my grandfather when he proposed and features a “European cut” diamond. I merely had the ring resized. Tiffany will make some minor adjustments, like reducing the number of prongs from six to four, but will likely leave it in its original state.

My neighbor broke my Civy

Injured Civy

Well there it is. My neighbor broke my Civy by backing right into it while she pulled out of her driveway in her white Dodge truck. It was parked in the street directly in front of my house.

That make the score:

Trucks - 2

Rick’s cars - 0

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She said yes!

Engagement

In the last 10 days I have vacationed in Las Vegas, turned 30, had my brand newish 2007 Civy backed into by a neighbor and most importantly, asked Tiffany to marry me.

It’s been quite a ride.

A Christmas morning brunch set the stage for the event as my grandma J and Tiffany’s Mom, step dad and brother all gathered at our house to open presents.

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Happy Holidays

Christmas

Happy Holidays from our house to yours. Think of this as my version of a Christmas card.

‘W00t’ named word of the year

In another large step forward by gaming geeks in their quest to take over the world, Merriam-Webster Inc. officially crowned “w00t” the word of the year according to Reuters.

The word “w00t,” spelled with two zeros, is a celebratory phrase. Like “W00t! We just killed the final boss” or “I just sniped you in the head! W00t!”

The U.S. dictionary makers said via TeamSpeak that “w00t” pwned the runner-up word “facebook,” a verb meaning to use the social networking site.

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