Fran Healy
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I wish I could worry less.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
One great big artistic challenge.
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When Brad and I got married. We had to struggle for it. It involved a nationwide speaking tour, lobbying Congress and campaigning intensely. We were the first couple to get our marriage licence in West Hollywood.
As someone who loved the ideals of American democracy and made my small contribution to it.
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I don’t know about perfect, but a creamy scoop of green-tea ice cream comes fairly close.
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