A little more than three years ago, I left Oklahoma .

I said goodbye to my house, loaded my car, and made my way east, relocating my two kids to the town where I grew up.

Physically, I was more than 1,300 miles away.

But, every day, I went back to Oklahoma for work.

My day started by checking the weather in the Oklahoma City metro, followed by visits to the local news apps. I’d click headlines and read stories, maybe even watch a newscast online. It was the same routine I followed when I lived in the Sooner State.

All day long, I would do business in Oklahoma, dialoging with my coworkers through messages and video calls, just as I had always done. I would talk to my friends in Oklahoma and all over the rest of the country, just as I had always done.

The only time it was obvious t

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