EL GOLDO? what does that mean?

ok, I've gotten this question a few times so I thought I'd address it now.

this is (obviously) a nickname. I am a large person (aka heavy, big-boned, hefty, husky, large framed, and/or fat) for those of you who didn't take spanish in high school, Gordo means Fat.

so here is the story, where I work we have a couple of spanish speakers (as in english is not their primary language) and I called myself El Gordo a few times as a joke (we were all making up spanish names for ourselves) one of them told me that El Goldo, was an affectionate version of that (perhaps what you'd call an overwight brother, or uncle I guess). The name stuck, and EL GOLDO was born. Some may wonder if it bothers me to be called fat all day. I can honestly say that it doesn't. I embrace what I am. I believe that you are what you are, and I call a spade a spade. soooooo I have no problem with the name el goldo. In fact I plan on keeping the nickname even when I lose the weight.

too many people get too hung up on denying a truth. It's like Margaret Thatcher once said, " Being in power is like being a lady, if you keep having to tell people you are, you aren't"

I think that applys to many things in life, this just being one of them.