re: Captain, ya shouldna be stealin' muh lines!
The next design will create its queues once, at startup, and so there'll be zero delay for queue creation at each request. That one change alone should account for a noticeable speedup.
Sweet!
And I like the idea of realworld obligations (AKA work) prodding you along on this. Not that I think you need it, but putting things off is only human.
Good luck on all fronts, Robert!
Dan