I had no idea a kid on a plane could drive you so crazy. I have been traveling for 10 years and I have three kids, so I am pretty tolerant of traveling families. I understand how even the best kids get tired and subsequently cranky. What I can’t tolerate is a kid on a four and a half hour flight that refused to quit yelling and demanding things from her parents and the parents refusing to quiet the child. Goodness… your fellow passengers would just like to see a little parenting effort even if they can’t get a peaceful flight.
I just completed my first week at Microsoft. I’m very excited and I haven’t been this happy about what I’ll be doing at work in a long time. Look for more posts in the future regarding real SOA and how you will be able to leverage the Microsoft stack.