I learned how to sign because when I was growing up in California in order to get into college you needed two semesters of language to get into a University of California school.

Parents know how to push your buttons because, hey, they sewed them on

I was scared, because I knew that in the political arena, you have to satisfy so many different types of people at once, and I wasn't sure that I could speak for everybody and be politically correct.

If I were thin, I'd never say 'I am powerless over fudge.' a) I can't believe I actually ever said that. b) Which, of course, isn't to say that I do have any power over fudge. Particularly if it has nuts.

So to me, fat just seems to be right to the point and the most descriptive way to say it.

My parents have always been offended by my weight, embarrassed maybe. It didn't fit with their sensibilities

Handsome, thin, sophisticated men often fall madly in love with larger women, we just never see it on TV.