I took two pieces of a good light rye bread, spread some butter and mustard on them, and added a package of sliced corned beef. I knew the correct answer should have been “packing up stuff and throwing stuff away,” but what I said instead was, “I’m eating a sandwich, and I can’t believe how wonderful it is.” My husband called one morning, just checking in, and he asked me what I was doing.
Still, it was only this week that I actually found myself inside that feeling. Now, I’m not kicking it in a few months – as far as I know – but that expression really resonated with me. ”How much you’re supposed to enjoy every sandwich,” Zevon answered. Letterman asked Zevon if his condition had taught him anything about life and death. He spoke about what he’d no longer have to worry about (high cholesterol, getting fat, going bald, and the future of technology.) He’d decided to spend what remained of the rest of his life reading, and writing and recording songs. When Warren Zevon was diagnosed with a deadly cancer, and told he had only months to live, he appeared on David Letterman’s show in October, 2002 as the night’s only guest. Somehow, at some point, without even realizing it, I’ve slipped into the “ enjoy every sandwich” part of my life.
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