QUOTE : The following morning, after those goals were met, Marcus and I were back on the road, off to the Potato State.<br /><br />“Gem State,” Marcus corrected when he heard me call it that on our drive.<br /><br />“What?”<br /><br />“Idaho’s the Gem State, not the Potato State.”<br /><br />“Are you sure?” I asked, making no attempt to hide my skepticism. “I hear about Idaho potatoes all the time. No one’s ever like, ‘Wow, my engagement ring has a rare Idaho diamond in it.’”<br /><br />A smile played on his lips as he kept his eyes on the road. “Pretty sure,” he said.<br /><br />I wasn’t masochistic enough to argue random trivia with a former Alchemist, but when we crossed the border into Idaho and started seeing license plates that said FAMOUS POTATOES, I felt pretty confident about who was in the right on this topic.