Life Worth Living

In the 1979 movie "Manhattan" starring Woody Allen (back when he was brilliant and not a celebrity who took himself too seriously) as Isaac Davis, his character was asked the question on why life is worth living. His response was, "Why is life worth living? It's a very good question. Um... Well, There are certain things I guess that make it worthwhile. uh... Like what... okay... um... For me, uh... ooh... I would say... what, Groucho Marx, to name one thing... uh... um... and Wilie Mays... and um... the 2nd movement of the Jupiter Symphony... and um... Louis Armstrong, recording of Potato Head Blues... um... Swedish movies, naturally... Sentimental Education by Flaubert... uh... Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra... um... those incredible Apples and Pears by Cezanne... uh... the crabs at Sam Wo's... uh... Tracy's face..."

So, for me...uh...ohhh, that's a very good question. Well, there are certain things that make it worthwhile, I guess...

...pizza from Two-Boots Pizza in NYC...umm...my wife sitting in her red chair with her blanket over the space heater to name one thing...my dog sitting on the footrest of the recliner...ohhh...the loud music and resulting art that comes out of Kid1's studio...ummm...naps...oh yeah and...hammocks and mild afternoons...the Ballpark in Arlington and Jordan-Hare Stadium on gamedays, naturally...okay, umm...Kid2 sewing ribbon on her pointe shoes...a freshly mowed lawn...grilling any kind of meat, of course...the energy level of teenagers in my world...uh...the beauty of both Manhattan and Portland...the Ramones and Sex Pistols and Social Distortion...oh yeah and legos...Blue Bell...watching old videos of the kids...and there's laughing with friends...and uh...Disney World is good...uhh...

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