A while ago, the action sci-fi thriller "X-Man" opened in a theater near you. It brought to mind all the great things one can do with an “X” -- like cutting one in the plastic top of a coffee can. After doing so, push a paintbrush handle through the lid and let it hang down into a solvent or water. That’s just one example. If you’ve got rolls of plastic trash bags that keep on coming unrolled, here’s a nifty "X" idea of what to do. Just take an empty gallon plastic water- or milk bottle, cut an "X" in the bottom, remove the cap, feed the loose end through the neck and slip your roll of plastic bags inside. You'll have a plastic-bag dispenser. Hang twist ties through the handle and neatly dispense away, no muss, no fuss. And that's the On The House tip for today.