August 23, 2009

Dear Diary,

Another Sunday is almost wrapping up and I thought I'd get this entry in while my leftovers cool a bit. A little overheating in the microwave tonight. It's been an interesting weekend. Saturday began with a call from a friend who was headed out to the Gaylord Palms Resort for an event called "Drive the Discussion." She suggested it as an opportunity to "spice up your diary." The thought intrigued me, so I made the necessary rearrangement of plans and drove out to meet her.

The event was basically a "small-scale" conference for the "young republicans" of Florida, ages 18-35. I am politically very conservative. So this seemed like a good fit. Although I don't talk a lot about politics (as I'm told it's not appropriate in "polite society"), a man's politics are very important to me. However, I also find myself a bit intimidated by those who are very in to it. So, I wasn't sure how the afternoon would play out.

But as it turns out, political conventions aren't quite like visiting a new church. They're not overwelcoming necessarily. I really only had a conversation with two young men from the whole group. And neither seemed very young. And one is a rather famous athlete and television personality. And that wasn't really much of a conversation so much as a photo opportunity. So the one gentleman that seemed rather excited that my friend and I got in line behind him at the Java Roast (or whatever it was called) was really the only significant interaction we (or at least I) had for the day. And he wasn't all that significant.

But that's not to say the day was a bust. I actually really enjoyed myself. Bruce Jenner is quite the motivational speaker. And it was interesting to simply sit and hear what the panel had to say about things. And that 14-year-old kid was pretty well-spoken for a kid who's not even old enough to vote...

It just makes me wonder what tomorrow might hold...