The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE. You can make what you want of that fact, but I think it has more to do with the power of words, good and bad.

Center Point is a small town in the overall scheme of things. But with the internet, it’s the center of the universe, just the way places like Birmingham, Bessemer, Midfield, Cardiff, Sylvan Springs and Graysville are too. You go online and say what you want and that’s it — someone in New Guinea might be reading it two hours later.

But all this ability to communicate can come up and bite you in the ass.  Turns out I got nailed with a defamation lawsuit for something I said about someone on the web. I didn’t know it could happen, and in fact the case was thrown out of court. But that wasn’t before I spent $3800 on a lawyer to help me fight it.

And that was NOT money I had to spare. So I did what my father taught me: use your resources for the problems at hand. That was the first time I considered a car title pawn store. Except this one is online — I used Car Title Loans in Center Point to get me that cash.  It was fast and convenient, a great way to find money when you need it.

My bro Dwayne told me the cigarette lighter was invented before the match. Man, that’s messed up.

It makes you wonder about all the other things that happen backwards. Like how my mother paid for her car repairs. She used her car to pay for the mechanic.  No lie! She had about $1200 on an estimate and not enough money to pay for it. But she needed that car - she drives five days a week to Gardendale for her job. So unless she got it fixed, she wasn’t going to work.

My sister came up with the fix. She is on the internet all day and night, so she found this company that loans you money for the value of your car. She went to Car Title Loans in Bessemer. They gave her the money the next day.  Maybe not so messed up if it works.