When I think of bringing in the new year on a high note, I think of one of the most upbeat and inspiring people I’ve ever talked to. That’s Norman Lear who will turn 100 in July. Lear says that one reason he’s still around is that he spends so much time laughing. He’s teamed up with Jimmy Kimmel to produce the Emmy award winning show Live in Front of a Studio Audience which recreates episodes of Lear’s sitcoms like Good Times and All in the Family. Lear’s other hit shows include Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, and Maude. I spoke to Norman Lear when he was a mere 95 ... sitting on opposite ends of a comfortable sofa in his Beverly Hills office. We talked about life, death and everything in between.