Changing the Topology to Get Stability
OK... it turns out that I needed to change my topology in order to get stability, and it's only taken me a day (or so) to find this out. It's been a really draining day, but I've learned that there is a lot more about Storm that I don't know - than that which I do.
Switching from having one bolt that calls two functions to two bolts each calling one function - should certainly have a lot more communication overhead. Interestingly, it's how I regained stability. The lesson I've learned - Make bolts as small and purposeful as possible.
Amazing...