The Personal Journal Of Doogie Howser, M. D.

1993-03-21T22:36:00.000-08:00

Somewhere over the Atlantic. I've spent the last nineteen years learning how to be Doogie Howser M.D. Now it's time to learn how to be just Doogie.

1993-02-26T22:37:00.000-08:00

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

1993-02-05T22:37:00.000-08:00

I examined the facts to find out the truth. But, Vinnie showed me that I had to look beyond the truth to find justice.

1993-01-20T22:38:00.000-08:00

Only pain can come to a jealous heart. I couldn't live with Michelle seeing other guys. Now i'll have to live without Michelle.

1993-01-12T22:38:00.000-08:00

Vinnie was sure he was a loser and ended up failing in love. I was sure I was a genious and almost failed in medicine. Sometimes the person who can make the biggest fool out of you is yourself.

1993-01-01T22:39:00.000-08:00

New Years resolutions... Worry less. Party harder. Live large. And ALWAYS be kind to strangers.

1992-12-13T22:39:00.000-08:00

A mother-son relationship has many stages: unconditional love, animosity, rejection, friendship...It's alot to go through alll in one weekend.

1992-12-12T22:39:00.000-08:00

Each time I took a second look, Someone was given a second chance. Being wrong has never felt so right.

1992-11-27T22:40:00.000-08:00

Ray and I got caught up in comparing ourselves to others. It doesn't matter weither you think too much of yourself or too little, either way you lose.

1992-11-26T22:40:00.000-08:00

The Pilgrims ventured into a new land bonded by a common past, On this Thanksgiving Vinnie and I have chossen to make an equally bold journey together into adulthood.

1992-11-03T22:40:00.000-08:00

Before my first solo surgery, Thinking I wasn't perfect was my greatest fear. But, knowing I'm not perfect has become my greatest asset.

1992-10-18T22:41:00.000-07:00

Finally, my own place. From this moment on, I live my own life, I answer to no one. I'm finally free! Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.

1992-10-10T22:46:00.000-07:00

A physiscan searches others for signs of illness and disease. A human being searches others for signs of of hiimself. humanity is a profession we all share.

1992-05-04T22:46:00.000-07:00

"A riot is at bottom, the language of the unheard" -Martin Luther King. I've been taught that the best wauy to learn a language is to try and speak it. This time I better just shut up and listen.

1991-12-15T22:47:00.000-08:00

This week Vinnie introduced me to three really brilliant healers, Moe, Larry, and Curly. They taught me that medicine may heal the body, but laughter heals the soul.

1991-12-01T22:47:00.000-08:00

Spent Saturday night proving the art of conversation is not dead... maybe just a little more expensive. A small price to pay for finding a new best friend.

1991-10-11T22:47:00.000-07:00

This week I butted heads with a very stubborn, closed- minded person. I'm just glad I had the sense to realize that it was me.

1991-09-28T22:48:00.000-07:00

Everyone has a sacred dream. Will's dream is the most sacred of all...life. I guess some sacred dreams are just more sacred then others.

1991-02-11T22:51:00.000-08:00

This year, our annual father- son vacation included an extra "son". Vinnie climbed a long way with my father...to take a small step with his.

1991-01-26T22:51:00.000-08:00

The best success is ussually the one you risk the most to acheive. But tonight I learned that sometimes just taking the risk is it's own reward.

1990-11-06T22:51:00.000-08:00

Getting away with a lie may be a good magic trick... But honesty works wonders. Vinnie and I started out in opposite directions and ended up in the same place: The truth.

1990-11-02T22:51:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving. Had Turkey and Pumpkin pie. Granpa ate Crow. Dad sampled the fruits of victory. Vinnie tasted sweet sadisfaction. I hope the leftovers last all year.

1990-10-10T22:50:00.000-07:00

Doctor Doogie died. Candace is going to live. Good trade... his death for her life.

1990-09-26T22:50:00.000-07:00

I had my dream again last night. Being a seventeen- year- old doctor is a monster. But the dream taught me that the monster can't hurt me as long as we keep dancing. Feet don't fail me now.

1990-06-11T20:00:00.000-07:00

Why am I busting my butt as a doctor while Wanda is strolling down the Champs Elysees? Maybe if I knew a little less, I'd have time to live a little more. Even when you're a genius, life's a mystery.

1990-05-01T20:01:00.000-07:00

I could've made love tonight... but I didn't. Now i know why... I love someone else.

1990-04-28T20:01:00.000-07:00

Wanda and I broke up tonight. If I don't love her anymore, why do I feel so sad?

1990-04-14T20:02:00.000-07:00

It's a hollow victory that comes at someone else's experience... I wish I'd understood that a week ago.

1990-03-10T20:02:00.000-08:00

Tonight my dad heard people say things about him you usually don't hear until you're dead. He couldn't ask for a better reason to go on living.

1990-03-10T19:55:00.000-08:00

Tonight my dad heard people say things about him you usually don't hear until you're dead. He couldn't ask for a better reason to go on living.

1990-03-03T20:03:00.000-08:00

I never tought of myself as prejudiced against black people... but after last night, I think I might have to rethink what I thought.

1990-02-24T20:03:00.000-08:00

There's nothing better than being cool and having a lot of friends... except being uncool and having one real friend.

1990-02-15T20:04:00.000-08:00

Fathers and sons... When we're little we want to be just like them. When we're teenagers we want nothing to do with them. When we're adults we end up just like them.

1990-02-07T20:04:00.000-08:00

Tank Seranski vs. Kid Howser. Tank gave me a black eye, a bloody nose and broke my hand. It was no contest. I killed him.

1990-01-27T19:59:00.000-08:00

I met a really fascinating person this week ...My mother. Go figure.

1990-01-17T19:59:00.000-08:00

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.

1990-01-12T19:56:00.000-08:00

I guess Joe E. Dunn was right -- The best prize of all is knowing that winning isn't always a victory and losing isn't always a defeat.

1989-12-25T19:50:00.000-08:00

Christmas. Getting is good. Giving is better. Once you understand that, it's always Christmas.

1989-12-15T19:49:00.000-08:00

Helping a little kid got me fired. Public opinion got me rehired. I realize medicine is a business... but the best part of all is listening to your heart.

1989-12-09T19:52:00.000-08:00

Tonight Wanda and I said those three little words "Let's not doit." I love you Wanda Plenn.

1989-12-03T19:51:00.000-08:00

Went on annual fishing trip with Dad. He still talks to the fish. Sill does his bird calls. Still tells the same stories... I can't wait till next year.

1989-12-01T19:53:00.000-08:00

Tonight Wanda and I said those three little words "Let's not doit." I love you Wanda Plenn.

1989-11-30T19:49:00.000-08:00

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Maybe if we all spent a little less time beholding -- We'd be a lot happier.

1989-11-13T19:40:00.000-08:00

$100,000, a six-week vacation, and my own air-conditioned office vs. Hector Gonzales... No contest.

1989-11-07T19:45:00.000-08:00

I know that I'm supposed to be the smart one, but when it comes to the art of friendship, Vinnie's a genius.

1989-11-01T19:50:00.000-08:00

Moved out. Moved back in. Met Charmagne. Ate her nodule. Life is full.

1989-11-01T19:46:00.000-08:00

Love is not just flowers and poems. It's compromise and forgiveness. You don't need to be a genius to know that Love is impossible to understand

1989-10-24T19:49:00.000-07:00

Got arrested. Almost lost a patient. Doesn't take a lot of beer to cause a lot of trouble.

1989-10-17T19:46:00.000-07:00

Went to see Batman. Parked at Mission Point. Removed Wanda's appendix. Broke up. Got back together. What can I say? Just your average weekend

1989-10-07T19:45:00.000-07:00

Today I made my first real adult decision. I decided to stay a kid a little longer

1989-09-21T19:43:00.000-07:00

Today is my 16th birthday. A major milestone because my driver's license is at long last a reality. Wich means tomorrow, Sept. 22, I'll be behind the wheel on the way to the Harvest Dance with Wanda Plenn, the prettiest most beautiful girl in the whole world.