John Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin Answer: John, in my decades of helping employees, it’s only been a few times that I have heard of such a thing happening. Non-Competes and Trade Secrets L. Blog » “How can I stop my resume from being used for unauthorized purposes?” How can I stop my resume from being used for unauthorized purposes?” MORE >>

This is, of course, after I followed every piece of happiness advice out there and moved to one of the places in America that has the highest density of happiness: Rural Wisconsin. Is this your first time here? If I were an aging rock star or philandering basketball player , this might not be remarkable. But I’m basically a normal person. MORE >>

say, “I have a core competency in hooking up with good cattle farmers.” LOVE this: “I have a core competency in hooking up with good cattle farmers.” We just returned from our local county fair (in Wisconsin) where my daughter showed a Hereford steer. Is this your first time here? Not quite American Gothic. That’s my pitch. MORE >>

Racist clown as ringleader in a stadium full of people doing a minstrel show in Madison, Wisconsin. Clearly not the young men and women brought up in Wisconsin. Step out of Madison even a little, and Wisconsin is a pretty conservative (i.e., At the last bull ride I went to, there was a girl competing, and I believe she placed. MORE >>

This was competing with my second favorite happy memory of finally getting a family friend's dog to settle and calm down at his first big party when he was terrified of everyone around (he had been likely abused before our friends took him in). On Wisconsin! Is this your first time here? thought of one. You think of one, now. MORE >>