C.J.'s Corner... aka my take on what's going on.

First off, if this blog sucks it's not my fault....

I asked for it to be included in the $700 Billion bailout package passed by Congress, but it finished a distant third to rum factories and toy wooden arrows in the sweetener voting.

"The most important rule. No matter how much they cry, no matter how much they beg, never, never feed them after midnight." ...

I'm betting that most of you, like me, had no idea that fire ants were first introduced into this country in the 1930's by foreign ships sailing into the port of Mobile. I guess border security was a little more lax back then. Anyhow, discovering this little tidbit made me wonder what else we Mobilians have been responsible for unleashing upon our fellow Americans. It turns out that we did indeed try to make amends for the whole fire ant fiasco in the 1940's. How, you ask? We gave America the pet hamster. That's right! According to this article from al.com, Mobile was ground zero for the birth of the pet hamster. What's even more amazing about this story is the fact that this guy gave birth to an entire industry while working out of a little shack behind his house. So, to everyone out there who's ever had a pet hamster...you're welcome :)

However, if she’s unable to fulfill her duties, or if we find hot lesbian photos of her taken when she was young and needed the work, the first runner-up shall assume the crown …

Miss Teen Louisiana USA Lindsey Evans has been stripped of her title after she and three friends were arrested after failing to pay a $46.07 restaurant bill. According to police, the pageant queen and her group of girlfriends decided over the weekend to dine and dash -- leaving without paying the bill -- at a Louisiana eatery. But the 18-year-old beauty left her purse at the restaurant and the four young women were caught when they came back to pick up the handbag, which police said also contained marijuana.

“Lindsey Evans has been part of an organization that believes in opportunities when earned and consequences when warranted. Due to recent circumstances, Lindsey has been relieved of her duties as Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2008 effective immediately," said a statement by the pageant's organizer, RPM Productions. Her reign was scheduled to end October 31.

When asked why they chose to stiff the restaurant, one of Evans' cohorts responded with this jewel: “The service was so slow, we just said, ‘Screw it,’ and left,” Evans will have to return her sash and crown, but won't have to return any other prizes or cash equivalents.

Wow, so would she have been able to keep the sash and crown if they hadn't found wacky weed in her purse? I mean seriously, what kind of example does that set? They should make this young lady return EVERYTHING she won from the pageant, not just the meaningless pieces of cloth and plastic.

“We're ten hours from the (bleep)ing fun park and you want to bail out. Well, I'll tell you something. This is no longer a vacation! It's a quest!” …

I just read this from the folks over at foxnews.com: "Authorities are investigating a report that an armed man forced a tour bus driver to drive to the Downtown Disney area in Florida."


"Orange County sheriff's deputies searched for the suspect at the entertainment and shopping complex Saturday, but the search was later called off. The man has not been identified. Authorities say the driver told police the suspect hid in the restroom of a Mears bus and emerged with a gun. He then forced the driver to drive to the Disney area. She dropped him off without being injured, according to the sheriff's office."


further proof that some people will do ANYTHING to ride Space Mountain...or get a klondike bar...take your pick :)

Try our "New Nuggets", now made with white meat, at participating restaurants …

I've always been the kind of person who doesn't complain when my food isn't cooked exactly right while dining out. Having roomed with a couple of short order cooks in college, I believe it's better to live with it, then to tick off the people who are responsible for preparing and serving me my food. These folks over in Sydney Australia apparently didn't get that memo: "Pub row erupts after feces found in ice cream"

A bitter row has broken out between one of Sydney's largest tourist pubs and a family of five who accused chefs of serving human excrement in their gelato after they complained about noise during a football match.

State government food minister Ian Macdonald confirmed on Wednesday that frozen fecal matter had been found in a serving of chocolate gelato offered to placate pub patron Steve Whyte and his wife Jessica, who became "violently ill" after eating it.

The tainted sweet was allegedly served up at the Coogee Bay Hotel, one of Sydney's largest and most popular beachfront hotels, located just a few minutes south of Bondi Beach. The pub has denied serving excrement to the Whyte's after they complained they were unable to hear a televised football game due to loud music, with both the chef and restaurant manager volunteering for DNA tests to prove their innocence. Both sides have accused the other of money seeking, with the Whyte's claiming they were offered A$5,000 ($3,240) in hush money by pub General Manager Tony Williams, while they in turn were accused of trying to negotiate up to A$1 million in damages. The argument over accusations of "kitchen revenge" has shocked Australians, leading into an expected searing, gelato-friendly summer, capturing national headlines for days.


Note to self: Don't eat any rocky road ice cream ever again.....especially if it's "on the house".

So remember, the next time you start to complain about ANYTHING while out to dinner, you've been warned.

My Shameless Gimmick Item ...

The top three Overrated/Underrated aspects of the world...or at least my world.

1) Overrated: Dine and dash Underrated: Mrs. Dash
2) Overrated: "Change we can believe in" Underrated: the increase in the amount of taxes we'll be paying over the next four years.
3) Overrated: Joe the plumber Underrated: Sally the soccer mom


Finally, I'm sorry this blog sucked, but it wasn’t my fault …

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said he didn't think I was ready to write a vice presidential caliber blog, but that I'm "getting there".