{"id":38,"date":"2003-06-21T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2003-06-21T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/?p=38"},"modified":"2010-09-29T19:17:55","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T00:17:55","slug":"38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/2003\/06\/21\/38\/","title":{"rendered":"High School PoilitiAngst"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian’s plog–paper log, aka “journal” (because boys don’t keep diaries<\/i>)–entry for January 5, 1989:<\/p>\n

I just heard on the radio that it’s two weeks until Reagan leaves office. I have been an admirer of his and true to Dean (Theologian’s) [a BBS friend, you damn Internet era whippersnappers] prediction, I have a Reagan-[George H.W.] Bush picture over my mirror. I sincerely hope Bush can handle the country, especially with the new Libyan pressures–the two jets downed yesterday and all [story<\/a>].<\/p>\n

I wrote my secret pal yesterday & she ought to get it today. That’s only my third for the year. The Honor Society Hit Squad oughta get me.<\/p>\n

Up to 50 degrees today! Gawd! It’s only January! We need some snow for snowdays.<\/p>\n

Th-th-th-th-that’s all, folks!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yessir, I am easily influenced by what I read, and the Henry Reed<\/a> series of books (read much earlier than my junior year in high school, thank you very much–as I recall, my tastes around then were fairly heavy into mystery, as my essay “Meeting Robert B. Parker<\/a>” attests). I started journaling several times in high school, and this particular stretch (my junior year) captures some political thoughts. The remainder is daily life in high school.<\/p>\n

Which is why I appreciated my visit to Jared Myers’ PolitiBlog<\/a>. It’s got a conservative political bent, but exposed in the life of a high school student. It’s the journal entries I would write today, were I short of a score of years.<\/p>\n

Oh, yeah, and Wednesday is Hot<\/a> Conservative<\/a> Chick<\/a> Day<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Except he’s forgotten the hot Libertarian-esque babes Heather<\/a>, Rachel Lucas<\/a>, and Virginia Postrel<\/a>. Or maybe he just hasn’t gotten to them yet. <\/p>\n

(Link seen on InstaPundit<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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