Another Transition for Me

My contract with my current employer ends on Friday.  The project I was assigned to officially ends that day, and product launch I'm told is already happening.  There is a lull in projects so I am officially out of work when I go home on Friday.

The good news is that I've been assured that there will be more work for me early next year, and that I'll get a phone call offering another contract position.  My boss and I had a good talk about this, and we'll be in touch every other week or so to see what's in his crystal ball.

As for me, there is a rationale for taking a three to four month sabbatical.  I could certainly use a sabbatical right now, but not one that long, of course.  The agency that placed me has already started a search on my behalf, and I've already been in some conversations with recruiters.  It's prudent to cover all bases and to learn what else is out there.  What I really want to do here is leverage my recent experience into my next position, though I could do the same with my experience in a private spaceflight company.

That industry is kicking into gear, but it is not without its complications, as SpaceX showed us in a pad test a few weeks back.  SpaceX won't quit; we'll be hearing plenty more from them.  We'll also hear from Blue Origin.

So, what am I going to do?

I'm going to look at what else is out there, but not before I spend some time with my parents in San Jose.  It's long past time for me to get up there and I figure on two more trips up there before the end of the year, if I decide on the sabbatical option.  My present boss is extremely credible and if he says he'll have more work for me next year then I'll believe him.  Another manager there told me he'd hire me on the spot if he had anything for me.  

Yet I am one of those who feels the need (most of the time) to have something to do.  I've been re-kindling my interest in the radio hobby and I'm thinking once again of purchasing a new shortwave receiver.

I could also go back into songwriting, but I don't have anything to write about, unless I decide to do something with the lyrics I wrote some time back about Jackrabbit Road, which if it exists, I'm not sure where.

Anyway........that's what it is.

Love, peace, and chicken grease!