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and greatest breakdownable news. So the other day, I'm on a plane to Las Vegas. I was going for work. I know when someone says they're going to Las Vegas, the idea of going for work seems ridiculous because it's like, honey, you're going to Las Vegas. But really, I was going for a conference that I was only going to be at for a day, like less than 36 hours. Okay, so technically more than a day,

but less than 36 hours. So I didn't have time to play. I didn't not have time to parlay. I didn't have time to spend a little coin. I literally came in. It was a long flight. I was super tired and I went to sleep before I did my presentation and then went back to work. Now, the reason I'm mentioning this is because on my flight, it just so happens that I had a good seat. Good seat,

first class, it was great. Now, the reason I'm mentioning this is because on my flight, it just so happens that I had a good seat. Good seat, first class. It was great. Now, I'm a public interest kind of person. So I don't often fly first class when I can. I do. And when someone is bringing me to speak to a whole bunch of people, then if they want to pay for first class, hey, I'm with it. I'll take it, not a problem.

One of the things I love about first class, however, is the glaring contrast between the way

the world exists in front of that economy, airplane line, dividing space, and the way the

world exists behind it. So, for example, at one point, you know, they're bringing bringing around our food because in first class, for those of you who fly this frequently, you know, there's actually food. Like, it's not like the little snack boxes that you get behind the economy, the line curtain, right? Like, you're getting real food often with real silverware. It might be cheap civilware, but real silverware that clanks, not the plastic

kind of silverware that you could dispose afterwards. And so they're passing around the food. And my meal just so happened to be an entree, a dessert, and a side salad. Now, I'm a side salad kind of sister. I eat my salad on a regular basis. I eat my vegetables, right? Like that, what is that Gracie's magic? It's time to eat your veggies or whatever she sings like that.

That's me.

I love vegetables.

I love vegetables. I love cooking vegetables. I love eating vegetables. And now that I'm trying my hand at farming, I like growing vegetables. But sometimes salad look a little off right now. And I love a good salad. When my husband and I met at Penn State,

one of the things he still laughs about to this day is that when I would get to the salad bar portion

of the food hall, the dining hall at Penn State, I would take my time picking out the leafy

darkest greenest vegetables. Like I didn't want the ends of the romaine lettuce or the iceberg lettuce.

I wanted the green chlorophyll full lettuce because I knew that that lettuce was more healthy. It was going to be a good thing for me. So I'm very particular about my salads, even though I am a salad connoisseur. I could eat salad all day every day. But I'm on the plane and looking at my plate and I'm like, this salad don't look right. Like the lettuce was a little wilted. It was

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