Patrick Says

Oh, you ‘Thomas The Train’ creators…you mad geniuses!

Okay, so Thomas appeals to a very young demographic. I’d say between three and six years old. These are kids who are still learning the English language and pronunciation isn’t spectacular. So imagine my surprise when I hear my then four-year-old screaming:

PUSSY! PUSSY! PUSSY!

I literally had to run to the living room to see what he was looking at. Turns out it was this guy pictured below. OOOOHHH! Percy! Got it now.

Love this song.

This guy is not me, but he's got the right thing in his hand.

I know I created the ‘Spotlight On’ category here at Patrick Says to showcase great blogs, but why not expand it to showcase anything I want to put a spotlight on? So, I’d like to sing the praises of one of the greatest inventions ever: Ziploc bags.

Man, I love these things. Specifically, the gallon size and they don’t have to be Ziploc brand either. There are so many uses for these bags it’s ridiculous. Seriously. Here’s just a sample of what I use these for.

• Vomit bags for the wife’s purse. (She gets sick a lot.)
• A Lego ship breaks and I need to find the book to put it back together. Put all the parts in a bag and seal it.
• Organizing the medical supplies.
• Getting ice cubes from the freezer at work to home.
• Really gross used dressings…I’m sensing a trend here.
• Two words: Halloween candy.
• Marinading food.
• Carrying a large cache of Bulova watches to a flea market. (Okay, I’ve never done this, but you get the idea. They’re versatile.)

What do you put in them? Don’t be gross.

A friend of mine on Facebook (well, she’s a friend in general, not just on Facebook, oh you get the idea) the other day posted about getting tired of whiny and/or cryptic status updates on Facebook. I can relate. I’m not a big fan of them myself. So that got me to thinking about how we can solve this problem without unfriending all our peeps.

I have a couple possible solutions. Hear me out.

Someone could make a site JUST for whiny posts. Maybe call it Sadbook or something. You could post about your latest doctor visit or how you missed ‘Criminal Minds’ because of Wednesday night church AGAIN. Can’t find any laser printers at your nearby electronics store. But then I thought, who would actually want to read a stream of sad updates?

So, I figured there was a better way.

I found it. Like that s***.

Friend’s dad has cancer. Click ‘Like’. Friend caught spouse cheating with the family pet. Click ‘Like’. Friend’s kid fell off the jungle gym and busted her head. Definitely click ‘Like’.

Now before you assume I’m some kind of a-hole, hear me out. Liking this status updates will help everyone. It’ll foster a conversation with your friends. I figure the conversation will go one of three ways.

1. The person will WTF you. Then you either play like you made a mistake or call them out for being a big crybaby who needs a diaper change. Either way, it’s a resolution, right?
2. The person will ignore you and then you get the satisfaction of knowing you had the last word. Win-win, right?
3. The person will unfriend YOU. Problem solved and you don’t have to be the bad guy…I mean except for the liking part. Duh.

So, that’s what I’m thinking. What do you got?

If you’re going to buy with Amazon this holiday season, why not click the link below and then buy and help out a friend? Doesn’t change your cost at all, but does help me. Thanks.