One of the pleasures (and I suppose there have to be some) of frequent travel is when we discover somewhere good to eat, that wasn’t expected. You can always look up the good restaurants near the hotel, or the nearest brewpub for a tasty IPA. But sometimes you can be surprised by what’s on your immediate doorstep.
More about interesting places
It’s been 4 solid weeks of writing text and running tests. Always a scramble at the end, and there’s always more that you can think of writing.
This week a group of us got together in Hursley and started on the next IBM Redbook for MQ. This time it’s about the newly announced MQ V8.
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On a recent flight from ATL to SNA there were several small delays in getting started. First the incoming plane was late, then there was the “cleaning”, finally they started the boarding process wile announcing that the plane was going to be catered, but the catering would be loaded as we got on (“to save time”). The first people on included three people in wheelchairs, two with oxygen, and several people with crutches and canes. As this plane was headed to a Disney location there were many small children in the next phase of loading. Those of us with many miles trooped on. Trying to cooperate with the flight attendants, this was a full bird that might – with a lot of good luck and cooperation – take off close to on time.
Overheard flight attendants #1: “All she needs to do is lose a few pounds and have some botox, then she’ll be an asset to jetblue.”
Travels with my MQ 