Even though he didn't know my name, the first time he glanced in my direction he felt comfortable enough with my stature as a human being to literally snap his fingers and suggest that I make his wife a sandwich.

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"A few years ago, when fashions got slimmer but I hadn't, I suddenly became afraid for the first time of looking my age, " Kennedy addresses customers on her Web site.

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And it isn't really new because she's been the first lady in my life for a long time.

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It gave me a chance to spend a little more time with my first set of characters and I wasn't ready to let them go just yet.

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For the first time in my training, the voice telling me, "You can't do this" was simply too loud to ignore.

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