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My desk faces the window and that is where I spend most of my time. I spend about as much time at my desk as I do in my bed which is, conveniently located about thirty feet away. It’s a pretty short commute and there’s rarely traffic. Occasionally, my husband Peter might be coming or going from the bathroom, but that’s about it.

Texas farmers and ranchers are in a unique position in regard to the COVID-19 outbreak and our nation’s response.

For years I had heard about the Marfa Lights in Marfa Texas. They supposedly moved around and changed colors. People have tried to explain them, find their origins, and film them. Clayton Williams had even gone so far as to build and donate a visitor’s center and rest stop on Highway 90 seven miles east of Marfa for people to attempt to see these lights.

As of this writing, at least 251 million people in at least 30 states, 81 counties, 15 cities and one US territory are living the reality of a stay-at-home directive. A month ago, hardly any of us had contemplated the concept of a stay-at-home directive. I’d never even heard the term. Now I’m living it.