Even though I detest the texture and flavor of apples, I just took another nibble of the most famous apple in the world. There was more pre-trip anxiety this year due to the government shutdown and flight cancellations. I was pretty confident I would fly out of Salt Lake airport without issue, but was more nervous about the return trip departing the hub of JFK. I said a silent prayer of thanks as I plopped down into my last row aisle seat that all aspects of my travel had gone smoothly.

Allow me to rant about airplane seats. For some reason, whoever assigned my seat selection must have sadistic tendencies. Both flights had me in a middle seat of three seat rows. I don’t really care about a window seat with my main and only concern being leg room. Therefore, my habit has always been to lus

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