People ask me why I’m thinking of leaving the regular payroll when I’m eligible next year: I was thinking the other day that my last summer job in 1976 was at the place where I work now. That’s 30 years by my calculation — longer than I have lived anywhere else and over half my lifetime. I think it’s time to move on. Naturally I would consider contract work there; however, the 37.5+ hours, 5 days a week schtick would not be the norm anymore.