BJ Not BK

     Necessity is the mother of invention so they say, whoever "they" is?  Why is it that we give so much credibility to "they"?  Anyway, most major inventions like the microwave, the internet, and Tang all evolved out of a desperate need.  The microwave out of man's need to cook his food really fast enabling lesser beings, weaker individuals to bypass Darwin's survival of the fittest mumbo jumbo and get to the food quicker thus enabling the lesser, weaker males to find trophy wives.  The internet was invented out of man's need to receive 3.6 million spam messages a day, thus creating a false sense of self worth and boosting man's esteem and Tang was invented out of the necessity of man wanting to drink a really, really, nasty tasting orange powdery drink instead of orange juice.

What else is there left to praise you ask?  What about the second greatest invention of all time....the first being the George Foreman grillerator....the gift bag.  I can't think of any man on the planet who hasn't used a gift bag.  If you are male, heterosexual, and married then you know exactly what I mean.  This is one of those "why didn't I think of it" inventions.  Millions have been made by decorating a bag, coupling it with a bow and some tissue paper and pricing it just as the economic breakpoint of $9.99.  What is amazing is that wrapping paper is .25 for 30 feet but ahhhhh, the gift bag is easy, portable as handles are most always included, and best of all re-usable.

Be frugal when receiving gift bags because they truly are the gifts that keep giving and giving and giving.  I personally have received birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, and man of the year awards all in the same gift bag.  Word on the street is that Al Gore received his Nobel Peace Prize in a I love NY gift bag that someone had received with a t-shirt last year for their birthday.  And then there is always that special someone that one family member standing by, ready to collect the gift bags....

"Nooooooo!  Don't throw the bag away!"  As they dive across sofas and armchairs to collect.

The gift bag in all it's glory does have a few setbacks though.  Size, I still haven't found a gift bag large enough for a Television, a lawnmower, or a mop..oopps did I just give away some Christmas gifts?

No worries though....necessity is the mother of invention so I am sure there is some man out there currently in secret talks with WalMart on developing a gift bag big enough for a couch.