I'm very involved in FIU. I'm class of '96 and my wife is class of '97. I'm a member of the foundation board. We talk about where the university is strategically and the evolution of programs for the near and distant future.

I'm certainly proud to be Cuban American, and it's a fantastic opportunity for anybody - regardless of their ethnicity or nationality. It does carry a measure or pride to know where you're from and to know what your roots are.

The main difference is, in 'Cold Case,' the victim sometimes had been dead for decades - you didn't have the advantage of being able to interview the victim. You had to piece together the circumstances surrounding the crime from witnesses and other evidence. 'SVU' is much more immediate in that you can talk to the victim.

Certainly, I'm the one in politics. I'm the one who has a public profile, ... When my wife is involved in anything is nobody's business.

I board with a poor Scotchman: his wife can talk scarce any English.

There are programs for the scrapping of appliances, but no one thinks about what's involved in the waste management of brassieres.