Doogie's "Blog Entry" Turns Eighteen

I pretty much wrote this entry on another blog, but here's a blog entry from the First Blogger, Dr. Doogie Howser, apparently written (or in reality, broadcast) exactly 18 years ago, on Wednesday, January 17, 1990:

Doogie writes:

January 17, 1990... Jealousy. You never outgrow it. As Bogey might have said - the only thing worse than a jealous lover is a slug from a .44... then again, there's nothing better.

WORD.

Doogie Howser's words written by the writers of Doogie Howser, M.D. Support the Writers!

The First Blogger Is Finally Online!

If you only read two blogs this year, make it (1) this one and (2) The Personal Journal of Doogie Howser, M.D.

Full of truisms and personal vagueness - and a kind of emo-ness that's decades ahead of its time - Dr. Howser's blog is far superior to most of the personal blogging in the Blogosphere.

Here's a sampling (which needs to be properly attributed to the writer of that episode):

Friday, February 26, 1993

Tonight I did the unthinkable...I acted like a [sic] impulsive, crazy, hormonal genius.

Posted by Doogie Howser at 10:37 PM 0 comments

Brilliant...even genius! Bravo, Dr. Howser, bravo!