Junk Food Nation, I wanted to touch on a few topics today that have been lingering in my notes.

1) Last night was my Clout Wars draft, and a good time was had by all.  For those of you who are fantasy baseball geeky like me, I’ll be giving a recap of the draft very soon.

2) Magic Johnson and former Nats President Stan Kasten led a group that bought the Dodgers, huh?  For TWO BILLION DOLLARS???? Despite his former failed attempts at being a talk show host, Magic Johnson is an LA icon and has proven to be a VERY savvy business person.  Thus, I think this is a great end to a tumultuous ride. The Dodgers have been spinning their wheels for the better part of the last three years, so here’s hoping this new ownership will finally provide some relief in the future for the Dodger Blue.

3) Saw these in the store recently:

Jelly Belly Dips?

Jelly Belly jellybeans, dipped in chocolate, huh? You don’t say…Now, whenever I encounter a new junk food, one of three things usually happens.  1) I buy it instantly and usually have half the package in my mouth by the time I get to the register, 2) I ignore it, thinking, “Yeah, its new, but its no different than [insert another junk food that did the same thing], or 3) I ignore it, thinking, “That might be new, but I don’t even want to taste it…and my readers will survive.”

This was Category 3. While I’m sure chocolate covered jelly beans might be good, I really had zippy interest in eating these.  I knew that even if they tasted good, I’d have very little to write about, and you can already imagine how they’d taste without even trying them.  Anyone out there have these before? Whatdyou think?

4) So I didn’t win the Mega Millions jackpot last night, but then again, no one did.  Now the jackpot is $476 million dollars.  Holy hell. If I won that, let’s just say, I’d be posting on this blog a little less often.

Good ol' Monkey Bread

5) Ah, Monkey Bread.  My ex used to make this.  Take a whole bunch of pieces of Pillsbury biscuit dough, squeeze off into little pieces, toss with excessive amounts of butter, salt, brown sugar, and cinnamon, and then stuff it into a cake pan.  Bake, flip over, and tear into it.  So simple, I wondered why no one had tried to market it….and there we have it.  Good for you, Bridgford.  Making eating 1400 calroeis for breakfast easier with each sale!

6) Finally, just a funny video I found.  You’ll enjoy it, I promise.

Happy Humpday, everyone!  I’ll see you tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Junk Food Guy