Late in the evening, patrons at a Rocky Mount restaurant were sent scurrying for their lives when it quickly filled with about 200 gang members. It seems two rival gangs, one from Rocky Mount and one from neighboring Wilson, had chosen the restaurant as a meeting point.

It appears that everyone showed up quite quickly, so I’m curious to know if Twitter or another social network was used to coordinate the meet.

No other information about the incident is available. If anyone has more details, I’d be glad to update the story.

Just to clarify: as far as I know, no violence was involved.

shrimp beneath Ross ice shelf

600ft beneath the Ross Ice shelf, NASA has discovered a lone shrimp swimming about and clinging to a cable holding a bore-hole camera.

Where life wasn’t expected, life was found. In the words of Dr. Ian Malcolm, “Life will find a way.”

Selah.

The earthquake was situated at 34.251°S, 71.889°W, about 90 miles from Santiago.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center released a statement saying “No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data.”

Bit by bit I learned more about Colleen through her comments or by all the information she recklessly left about herself on the web. I came to know her as a middle aged sociopath woman desperate for love, lonely and isolated, with a deep hatred for the U.S. blaming them for all her problems.

Be sure to read the incredible story at the Jawa Report.

Cesar says Daddy died peacefully Friday, February 19th, surrounded by family. You can express your sympathy by visiting Daddy’s memorial page.

Daddy was a favorite on the Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan. We all loved seeing Daddy strut about, bringing stability to many an unstable situation.

Check out this short memorial video: [ link ]

Daddy was sixteen.

I ate it and was like, wow! This stuff is really good.

All I did was mix chopped, boiled eggs with Duke’s mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, and Tabasco brand habanero sauce.

I simply mixed in the ingredients slowly until I had the taste I like. I like a more sour taste so I add more vinegar.

Try it and enjoy.

Image: Planeta.Ge

Nodar Kumaritashvili

Nodar lost control of his sled in a curve and was thrown out of the track and into a steel beam. I assume he was killed instantly.

This accident is so horrible, so terrible. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends, and to the people of the Republic of Georgia. We’ll keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

Nodar was 21.

Captain Phil Harris

Cornelia Marie Website

Captain Phil Harris died of a massive stroke his family says.

Phil’s sons, Jake and Josh, released this statement:

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad – Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers.

The Cornelia Marie crew issued this statement:

It is with tremendous sadness that I say goodbye to Phil Harris. Phil and I have been business partners and friends for nearly 20 years. We have been through a lot of ups and downs together with the F/V Cornelia Marie. As a skipper, he was a great fisherman. He loved his family and cared for his crew. We will all miss him.

The Discovery Channel says Phil was “more than someone on our television screen.” He was a “devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him.” “We send our thoughts and prayers to Phil’s sons Josh and Jake and the Cornelia Marie crew,” it said.

Phil was an incredible man. He will be deeply missed. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. We will keep you all in our thoughts and prayers.

Phil Harris was 53.

Dropping early American history means no teaching on the Confederacy, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, or slavery.

Is it time to forget America’s past?