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Thankfully, Gary and Lizzie are not on the airplane, so I decide to use the quiet time to meditate on my new carefree attitude. Despite my best efforts to stay positive, the flight is interminably long, and my seat is very cramped. My height is definitely not an advantage when it comes to airline seating accommodations. My knees are already touching the seat in front of me, so when the shortish lady in front of me leans her seat back, I nearly come unglued. Instead, I take a deep breath and attempt to refocus my mind. When that doesn’t work, I purchase a rum and Coke from the flight attendant and start a slapstick comedy movie on my seat’s personal TV.
I only make it a few minutes into the silly movie before the reality of the day's events sets in and overwhelms me. Yanking out my earp
