"Some people think I'm nuts, but I'm just AK [47] & chicken crazy," Andrew Wordes, Roswell's "Chicken Man," wrote on an online forum for backyard chicken owners. For years, Wordes fought the city of Roswell to defend his right to have about 100 chickens on his property, and ran into plenty of legal trouble in the process. He also fell behind on his mortgage.

Today, Wordes was going to be evicted from his home. Then something crazy happened.

Apparently, when marshals arrived at Wordes' home to kick him out this afternoon, Wordes got on the phone with a WSBTV reporter and said "I can't tell you [what's going to happen], but it ain't going to be pretty." Seconds later, Wordes' house exploded. WSBTV says the Roswell Fire Department has confirmed that there was a body in the house, but didn't say whether it was Wordes.

Wordes' Facebook page — on which he calls himself "Andrew AKfortyseven Wordes" — is telling. His political views: "Ex-llfelong RNC member who has seen the light. You could now say I am a strict Constitutional Conservative. I believe in G*d, Guns and The U.S. Constitution. My G*d and my guns will make sure the Constitution is obeyed." Among his favorite quotes: "Sometimes I think violence is underrated."

More details as police release them.

• Joeff Davis

For the first time in its 123-year history, the Georgia Capitol is lined by fencing.

Black fences now box in the area where protesters have traditionally gathered to rally over issues such as the death penalty, immigration, and even Sunday alcohol sales, and the lawns along Washington Street near the Gold Dome's western entrance.

The fences — which were installed in December by the Georgia Building Authority, the agency which oversees the state's real estate portfolio — now surround the main statue of Thomas Watson, the former Georgia politician who ran for president in 1908 on a white-supremacy platform. Now you must walk between two fences to reach the Capitol's entrance. Visitors must also stand behind a fence in front of the Watson statue to read the plaque that declares the former politician "A champion of right who never faltered in the cause."

"That is where the gathering place is and it is the front door of the Capitol," a GBA spokeswoman said. "When groups gather we have used traditional barricades which are not attractive. We wanted to enhance our ability to provide for public safety but in a more attractive fashion." She added that the only permanent fences were located in front of the flowerbeds and that other fences could be moved.

Timothy Franzen of Occupy Atlanta sees the motivation for the fences differently. In an e-mail to CL he called the fence "a direct response [to] the public's general discontent with the government.

He continued: "It's a shame that our state is building fences out of fear instead of addressing peoples' general discontent with a political system that year after year gives privilege to those that need it least at the cost of those that need it most."

Ever wonder what it would look like if Irish eyes could really smile? How about if Irish eyes could tear apart your happiest memories with their teeth, masticate your soul and/or spit on your grave? No? Huh. Well, you're about to find out anyway, thanks to whoever made this minute-long commercial for Atlanta's St. Paddy's Day Parade. I promise you won't look like this after you watch it.

Sorry if there are errors in this post, but it's difficult to blog whilst genuflecting.

Join me, dear reader, in welcoming our new King, New Birth Baptist Church bishop and gay-sex-scandal-haver Eddie Long. See, a Rabbi named Ralph Messer came to New Birth last Sunday, gave Long some holocaust scrolls, had his underlings hoist him in the air, and declared him king. Sound confusing? IT IS.

This video is 14 minutes long. If you have 14 minutes, I recommend watching the whole thing. Otherwise, fast forward to the five minute mark (roughly) and try to wrap your mind around what's happening/why so many people go to this church if this is what goes on there/etc.

Because my Sunday mornings are reserved for witchcraft, Satan™ worship and occasionally performing puppet shows for sick children at a local hospital (don't worry, you've never heard of it), I don't attend church with any regularity. But, this isn't normal, right?

• WIKIMEDIA
• Jesus is all, "I'll be back," and we laugh even though Terminator jokes are so 1985

ATLANTA, Ga. — When will Jesus return to Earth? It’s a question that has haunted believers for centuries, especially because popular teaching says that only God is privy to this information. Several years ago, Robert Jackson, a devout Christian, decided it was time for an in-depth discussion of what Scripture says in answer to this question.

After practicing his family tradition of studying Bible prophecy for more than six decades, Jackson put his knowledge of the Scripture to paper in his new prophetic book, "Jesus — When is He Coming?" The book thoroughly examines Bible prophecies and examples, as well as other popular beliefs, to reveal when Scripture indicates Jesus will return.

Here's a thought, Robert Y. Jackson: What if Jesus wanted this to be a secret? Like, he's spent YEARS planning this really cool party for us and you're the big blabber mouth who ruins the surprise, so now when he switches on the lights and jumps out from behind the sofa, we're all going to have to flinch and act like it was all so unexpected. I'm already so annoyed for him.

Jackson pooh-poohs this idea (shoutily):

[Jesus] spoke of His return saying, "But of the day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, NOR THE SON, but only the Father." (Mark 13: 32). That indeed was true at the time Jesus said it; however, shortly after His resurrection He said something else that changed the situation concerning the knowledge of His return. He then said, "ALL AUTHORITY has been given to Me in heaven and on earth." (Matthew 28: 18). Since Jesus now has ALL AUTHORITY in heaven and earth, it's inconceivable that He Himself no longer knows when He will come for His church ... BELIEVERS ARE NOT IN DARKNESS ABOUT WHEN JESUS IS COMING. His return doesn't have to be a surprise to His Church.

AH. OK. So one of you guys buy and read this (only $7.99 for the ebook!) and let me know when I can expect Jesus. Just so I can straighten up the apartment and stuff.

Be on the lookout! Old Fourth Ward neighbors say a quirky breed of forager — the dreaded pecan collector — has emerged in the vibrant neighborhood.

One resident last week called the police after he or she noticed a stranger throwing branches into a pecan tree in the yard of his neighbor. From to an email to the O4W message board:

[My neighbor] wasn't home and he was going as far as to throw large branches up into the tree to knock down more pecans. When the cop asked him if he had permission he said that it didn't really matter because if they weren't home no one would know he had ever even been there. The cop had to explain over and over again the notion of trespassing.

Just beware. The man didn't seem dangerous, but he was explaining that there is an active market for pecans at the moment, and he seemed like he will try it again if you have an easily accessible pecan tree.

Other neighbors reported similar incidents involving completely different people. Pecanne Log, Atlanta's foremost expert on the nuts — or are they drupes? — could not be reached for comment to explain why pecans have become the new gold.