This morning I was reminded of another reason to love living here... We're a noncompete state. That means: "An employer cannot by contract restrain a former employee from engaging in his or her profession, trade or business," as said by Justice Min Ching.
So when I'm working with a company in another state that tries to tell me it can restrict who I work for and on what sort of projects, I just smile and nod and love that they haven't done their homework. Meanwhile, I'm going outside to play, on a gorgeous sunny day in February.