Rant #3,181: Another Day

It is Wednesday, August 2, and it is the 214th day of the year.

So what do I write about in today’s column, where we are in the midst of the real dog days of summer?

I don’t know, really, but let’s go back to some other August 2 entries in years’ past to see what I wrote about.

In Rant #2,193, I pretty much said the exact same thing as I am saying today:

“Today is August 2, the 214th day of the year, and for me, it is just another day at the salt mine, another day where I wake up, get dressed, eat breakfast, go to work, work a very long day, eat lunch sometime in between, come home, eat dinner, watch a little TV, and go to sleep.

Yes, August 2 is just another day for me, and it does not stand out among the 365 days of the year.

At least it isn't a leap year this year, because then, I would have to say the same for a 366-day year.”

Well, at least I had work to go to back then, something to take my mind off of the very little that was going on at the time.

In Rant #783, in 2012, I wrote about the 59th birthday of actor Butch Patrick, best known for playing Eddie on the classic TV series "The Munsters."

So, happy birthday, Eddie … err … Butch, but can you explain to me how a vampire mother and a Frankenstein monster father produce a werewolf son?

(I already know how, but for the sake of conversation… .)

In 2017, in Rant #1,951, I wrote about the strange case of baseball's two Lee May's, one a slugger mainly for the Reds who had just passed away, and Lee Maye, with the extra 'e," who also had a solid career but also scored as a singer on a number of 45 RPM singles in the early to mid 1960s.

I don’t see any duplicate Aaron Judges or Shohei Otamis out there, not even another Ronald Acuna Jr. … although Acuna’s younger brother is a minor leaguer that the New York Mets just received in a trade.

And it all came full circle in Rant #1,724, from 2016, in "Shooting Blanks," where I spoke about sometimes having a brain cramp while writing this column five days a week.

And no, as I have said numerous times, I make absolutely no money from this blog, I do it strictly to keep my writing skills top-notch and mainly for fun.

Whatever the case, it is tough putting together these daily Rants, but honestly, it isn’t brain surgery.

Writing down my thoughts usually comes easy to me, and sometimes you will agree with me, sometimes you won’t, which is all fine and good.

But yes, sometimes I have a brain cramp, and nothing catches my fancy to write about.

I could scour my Yahoo News feed for inspiration … that news feed, on a daily basis, brings me the top news of the day, including today’s entries, like the following:

“Influencer Who Promoted Virtues of Fruit-Only Diet Dies Age 39 'Of Malnutrition'”

“Teresa Guidance and Husband Luis Ruelas Show Off Their Matching Tattoos While on the Beach”

“’We Went There To Have a Whale of a Time – a Sex Holiday, Really. But It Got Out of Hand’: Billy Idol on the Thailand Vacation That Ended With a Visit From the Army”

Heck, I know those are the major news items of the day, but I just cannot bring myself to talk about them here.

So today is just going to be one of those meandering Rants, simply because there is nothing top of mind that I feel I need to talk about.

My mother was pretty much up all night for one thing or another, I tried to sleep in between everything and kind of did, it is going to be a hot one today once again, and I expect some work to come my way over the next few hours, and I will be driving my son back and forth to work, too …

So the major part of my day is all lined up for me, and I guess that this column I just cobbled together is part of what I have lined up for myself today.

My mother’s aide just arrived, and I hope my mom has a better day today, because her night was not too good.

I guess we all have our days lined up for us, whether we realize it or not, and hopefully, everything will all work out in a positive fashion.