I just had the happiest thought of the day, courtesy of Radar. Imagine this: Jon Gosselin, on an abandoned island. Surrounded by great white sharks. Scampering up trees to hide from wild, angry boar. Trying to build a hut with giant palm leaves, only to wake up covered in fronds. Having to rip apart his precious Ed Hardy clothes and eat them for nourishment. No quasi-fug girlfriends. No Christian Audigier. No ATVs. It’s a pretty nice image, right?

Well thanks to the good folks at CBS, we might actually get to see that happen. Jon Gosselin is taking meetings to appear on “Survivor” or “The Amazing Race.” Instinct tells me Jon’s not exactly adept at anything involving strategy, but it’d sure be fun to watch for an episode or two until he tripped and quit.

Imagine Jon Gosselin stranded in a remote jungle eating bugs. Or being forced to run mile after mile.

No, it’s not Kate Gosselin’s secret dream come true – Jon is getting ready to take a meeting with CBS and talk about appearing on special celebrity editions of The Amazing Race or Survivor, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

Jon, of course, is exploring other opportunities now that he told TLC they can no longer film his children, effectively ending Jon & Kate Plus 8. And although the network has filed suit against him, alleging he has breached their exclusivity clause (among other things) that apparently doesn’t mean Jon isn’t exploring other opportunities.

A source familiar with the situation told RadarOnline.com: “Jon is planning to fly to Los Angeles in late November for a meeting about appearing on one of the shows. Nothing is a done deal yet. This is in the very early stages.”

The network does not want word out and has made no commitment.

[From Radar]

Jon’s obviously doing this for the per-episode money, since there’s no chance in hell he could win either of these competitions. But he’s also the most dangerous kind of dumb: the kind that thinks he’s smart. These are the kind of people who accidentally light their hair on fire. I can already smell the singeing of Jon’s hair plugs.

Jon’s already got it pretty rough though. He doesn’t need “Survivor” to teach him about hardships. Thanks to mean old Kate, he doesn’t have his dogs anymore, so he had to borrow one to complain to the paparazzi about how much he misses his pups. I know he’s got partial custody and sees his kids, but you don’t hear him complaining about how much he misses them on his off days.

Jon Gosselin is lonely. No it’s not female companionship he lacks, it’s canine camaraderie. The ex-reality TV star was spotted walking his friend’s dog, Sasha, Wednesday in Reading Pennsylvania and took time out to talk about how much he misses his own two dogs. The dad of eight was in a reflective mood and he told photographers that not only does he miss the dogs, so do his children.

And, yes, he still blames Kate! RadarOnline.com broke the story that Jon gave the dogs away because Kate didn’t want to take care of them when it was her turn at the Wernersville, PA home. (Of course, Jon could have rented a house, instead of an apartment in New York City, and kept the dogs. But let’s not go there. Ok, you can go there in the comments section.)

Jon said he doesn’t think the dogs will be coming back as Kate has gotten rid of their dog bowls and all their stuff. Jon complains that it’s like getting rid of family members and that he’s old school and you just don’t do things like that. The two dogs, German Shepherds named Shoka and Nala, are with the breeder who sold them to the Gosselins. He has no plans to give them away but it sure looks like they’re not coming back.

[From Radar]

Touché, Radar. If Jon loved those dogs half as much as he claimed, he could have arranged a living situation for himself that was also amenable to big dogs. Obviously New York City apartments generally aren’t a happy situation for two German Shepherds. Why should Kate prioritize the dogs when Jon won’t? I love how everything is her responsibility and her fault, and nothing is Jon’s.

The “Amazing Race” sounds perfect for Jon. High altitudes and danger. Only those with good stamina and at least average comprehension skills stand a chance. Does anyone know what the odds are that Jon ends up in the North Pole, perhaps getting stranded in a block of ice? Because I think that could make this all okay.

Update: Jon Gosselin’s rep tells E! Online this isn’t true and that “Jon is not doing Amazing Race or any other reality show. No Divorced Dads Club, nothing. He is focused on his personal life and the matters at hand.” Considering all the other stuff he denied that turned out to be true, and the fact that Radar seems to be getting information directly from Kate (they had the legal documents ahead of all other outlets along with other advance details about the Gosselins), I would bet this was true and that Radar had solid information. Jon also claims he paid Kate back that $180k he took out of their joint back account, but her lawyer says it’s still not there.

Here’s Jon Gosselin riding his ATV on May 19th and letting his kids sit on it on October 10th. Photo with the dogs from August 23rd. Images thanks to BauerGriffinOnline and INF Photo.