VIKINGS

Tomorrow is the big game. I'm trying to be half-hearted about it because I can't handle being so disappointed by this team! I must say though, I AM starting to get excited!! We are having Mike and Jolyne over to watch it. It should be a fun time...even better if we win!!!

The Sadness of Addiction

Report: Jeff Conaway Injured in Fall at Home

By Tim Nudd

Tuesday January 19, 2010 09:05 AM EST

Jeff Conaway

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Actor Jeff Conaway, who played Kenickie in the 1978 movie Grease, was badly injured in a fall at his Califo rnia home on Monday, according to reports. Conaway, 59, fell down a staircase and suffered a broken hip, a broken arm, a fractured neck and a brain hemorrhage, according to TMZ.com, based on information from his girlfriend, Vikki Lizzi. He was rushed to hospital for surgery. No other details are currently available. Conaway has battled substance-abuse problems throughout his life. He appeared on Celebrity Fit Club in 2006, but had to leave due to a drug relapse. He later appeared on two seasons of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

Conan

People of Earth:

In the last few days, I've been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I
want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second
feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I've been getting paid to do what I
love most and, in a world with real problems, I've been absurdly lucky.
That said, I've been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my
bosses are demanding an immediate decision.

Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight
Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson
every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant
everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed
up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally
hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the
future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would
have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of
ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting
audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.

But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months,
with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their
terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their
long-established late night schedule.

Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight
Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years
the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I
sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to
accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider
to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight
Show at 12:05 simply isn't the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move
I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David
Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot.
That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be
unfair to Jimmy.

So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy
hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is
for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably
hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The
Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its
destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the
Internet a time slot doesn't matter. But with the Tonight Show, I
believe nothing could matter more.

There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set
the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have
no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this
quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of,
for a company that values our work.

Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair;
it's always been that way.

Yours,
Conan

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Waiting

I am sitting in the hospital waiting room. Angela is having surgery, and I am waiting!
This hysterectomy has been a long time coming. She is so anxious to have this done.
I am anxious for it to be over.
I am not worried about it turning out ok.
I am just anxious for her to be done.
The doctor seems really good. He told me he would take good care of her.
He came in today to do this surgery. He isn't even supposed to work today.
He is only doing HER surgery today.
It's a good time to sit here an count my blessings.
I am thankful for Angela.
Christmas Eve is tomorrow. I am mostly ready.
I will be going home tonight to finish up my Christmas stuff.
Angela has to stay overnight.
I will miss her at home. Luckily, Cali is going to be there to keep me company!

Tuesday

Today is a Tuesday....but it is a Friday to me. It's the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and it's the end of the work week for me.
My Aunty Joyce is in town from Colorado. She has never been to our house. I will try to invite her to come over during this time. I miss her, and would love to spend some time with her.

Moving On

A new day....a new thought!
Feeling blessed and loved today!
I tend to forget, even though I shouldn't, that I am truly loved by many!
Some people may have a hard time showing love to me for all the reasons that they have.
However, those who CAN show their love do so in amazing and abundant ways.
I am truly blessed!!!!

How to Love

I am actually filled with extreme hatred right now.
I actually hate a person!
I know it's not right...but I can't seem to help it.
No foresight.....absolutely no thought about long term remifications.
Unfair practices.
I actually am seething with hatred.
It's not the right way to think.
I can only change what I have control over.