Rant #2,082: Never Goin' Back

But yes, you can go back, to a certain extent ...

This is a bit of a slow news day for me.

Today, February 13, is generally something of a lost day anyway, just another day on the calendar. It falls right in between February 12, which is Lincoln's Birthday, and February 14, which is Valentine's Day.

I think February 13 is Hugs Day, actually, so give someone you love a hug to celebrate the day.

But back to the blog ...

Sometimes, as I have said many times, I know exactly what I am going to write about here before I even sit down and log onto my computer.

Other times, I turn on the computer, and as it comes on, I figure out what I am going to write about.

And then there are other times, like today, where I am kind of strapped for something to write about.

I look at what is "hot" on Yahoo, and I really don't see much of anything.

I know the Winter Olympics are still on, but I wrote about the games yesterday, and I feel no need to do it again.

The same for baseball. Pitchers and catchers report this week, and I have already talked about that.

Again, Yahoo doesn't give me much of anything to write about, unless I want to pontificate on Kim Kardashian's 24-inch waist, a measurement that she claims she never had there before.

No, that is about as exciting as looking at my own waist. "I have a muffin stomach and I never had one before now."

No, that isn't going to work either.

So what is a poor blogger to do?

Go back and see what I wrote about several years ago on this day, February 13, in past years.

I thought it would be fun.

Let me look at a few selected years ...

On February 13, 2012, in Rant No. 674, I wrote about "Another Completely Senseless Loss," pertaining to the death of Whitney Houston.

Yes, it has been six years since she died, and since then, her own daughter has passed too. Such senseless losses, both tied to excesses including drugs.

On February 13, 2013, in Rant No. 904, in "Once There Were Five, Now There Are Two," I spoke about the Dave Clark Five, one of my all-time favorite rock and roll acts. One of the band members, Rick Huxley, had just died, leaving just two band members--Dave Clark and Lenny Davidson--still with us.

There was a lot of brouhaha when the DC5 finally was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with two members gone, but if you want to hear good old rock and roll, put their records on your turntable--their songs were, and still are, magic to the ears.

On February 13, 2014, in Rant No. 1,344, in "Another Great Leaves Us," I spoke about the passing of comedian Sid Caesar, one of the greats of early TV on "Your Show of Shows" and a comic that I don't think too many people today remember very well.

He was also in my favorite movie of all time, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," and so few people still remain from the cast of that classic film, and we seem to lose another cast member each year.

On February 13, 2015, in Rant No. 1,377, in "Park Yer Carcass," I wrote about people having arguments about parking spots, and these arguments sometimes turning deadly.

Yes, a parking spot is like temporary real estate that you borrow, and when where to park your car is the question, things can get very dicey. We have all been there, done that, but when it leads to violence, you really have to question the priorities of the people involved.

It also struck me that during several years' February 13, I didn't write anything because the date fell on a weekend.

But anyway, tomorrow is Valentine's Day, so I already know that I am going to write about on Wednesday.

See how easy that was? Cupid saved me!

Speak to you again tomorrow.