Too much pop and cake

Ever had a gaggle of little girls do a birthday party sleep-over?

You know. They're six to eight years old, about six of 'em.

They have their little alliances and BFF's; they form groups, tell stories about themselves and others. They chat endlessly about Bratz, kitties, ponies, brothers, sisters, school and how much fun they're having - or not.

They'll pick away at the cake and other goodies, and wash it down with coke, pepsi or any other sugar and caffeine laden carbonated beverage they can lay their hands on.

Evening gives way to night, the cake, goodies and pop have been consumed. They've messed up the living room, destroyed the dinning room, demolished the kitchen and made a royal hella mess out of the bedroom and each other with the play make up kit you bought little Snowflake as a side gift.

Shortly after midnight, you've spent the last two hours trying to settle them down, but they're having way too much fun scaring the hell out of each other with ghost stories to pay _any_ attention to your demands that they try an get some sleep.

You give it another hour, then play the heavy. Solomley you enter the disaster area, unplug the Wii, take the laptop, rescue the kitten they've made "pretty", turn off the light and declare that the party is over - it is time to go to sleep! As you turn to exit, Snowflake screams out, "you're the worst Daddy ever, you've ruined everything, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you." She's crying, the other girls are upset, but you remain firm in your resolve. Someone has to be the adult.

You sigh. Smile. Turn and wish them a good nights sleep.

And they go right back to telling stories about each other, Bratz, ponies, kittens, ghosts and monsters in the closet.

Well the party began on August 27th when Gary Doer announced he was stepping down as the Premier of Manitoba and the Leader of the Manitoba NDP. For weeks the media and local political junkies and hacks alike gorged on a steady diet of: "he's running, she should run, he'd be great, she'd be better". The delegate selection meetings, the count, the announcements, the analysis, chatter, chatter, chatter. Alliances formed, then dissolved, then reformed, then shifted. We all talked about who's doing what, where, when, and too whom.

Then the Convention was held, the ballots were counted and the lights were turned out.

The back-room political hacks went back to their regular duties, some went on to greater things, or "new challenges". But some of the media, still hyped-up from that steady diet of gossip and rumor, continues on, well past midnight and on into the early hours of the morning.

CBC "News" Winnipeg took it upon themselves to subject us to an "I-Team" exclusive expose yesterday. The "news" here was a report on the alleged New York "Consultant" who, for some inexplicable reason, is using the "Whistle Blower" legislation to vent her spleen about how Manitoba Hydro is on the road to bankruptcy, has forgone Billions - "BILLIONS I SAY" dollars in revenue and is endangering the known universe by subjecting us all to potential blackouts.

Yeah.

Basically the same tripe that graced the cover of the Freep last week. But, when it's three AM, you're with your Buds, all hyped up on junk food and whatnot, it doesn't matter if "Bloody Mary" is on the fourth step or running backwards around the Church at St. Andrew's for the twenty-sixth time - you're just gonna make it up as you go along.

The "Consultant", the one who will not allow her name to be used, will not allow the name of her company to be used, will not publish her work, or allow her work to be reviewed by peers - maintains that she is a "A very ethical risk consultant in NY".

mmmmmk!

To their credit, CBC did have a new piece of information. They have a five page rant from the one whose name shall not be spoken, nor work released. In it, she rambles on about the dangers posed to Manitoba and Manitoba Hydro's plans posed by the potential of a multi-year drought. She also rambles on about antiquated computer systems at Hydro and states that her report on the computer system was "sabotaged".

We are still, however, left at a severe disadvantage, for we do not have her alleged Report that she refuses to release.

What is a multi-year drought? Is it one year with no precipitation? Two years with no precipitation? Three? Five? Ten? Twenty?

What are these, "'systemic and massive' computer system flaws - with obsolete computers maintaining the calculations" of which she speaks? She rags on Hydro about running a "system" so antiquated it's like, "the equivalent of using rotary phones in the age of wifi and Bluetooth technology". Yet makes not mention if the issues lay with the hardware, software or network.

And we all know that if only they would've run Vista, all would be well........

With computers, like many things, we all know that newer is not necessarily better.

No matter though.

The Nameless One who will not allow her work to be reviewed has it all documented. Or at least did, until her dog ate her homework. As she tells the tale:

"During the fall of 2008, when I uncovered the computer-system errors in blackouts, I was so worried, I emailed the CEO directly.

The “Hydraulic Computer Report” which would have itemized line-by-line errors in
massive computer system failures, which could cause the lights to go out, was sabotaged 24 hours after it was notified to the CEO, that such problems exist."

"Notified to the CEO, that such problems exist".....does she write eMails for those that run the Nigerian Bank scam on the side? I'm think she's a 419'er here.

She was "sabotaged"?

So, like, the dog, like, came in, and like, ate my freaking homework, like, really!

And this "sabotage", was it a case of the dog eating your homework and as a "A very ethical risk consultant in NY" you didn't mitigate risk by having a backup? or, was it "sabotaged" as in people came to realize that the tale wasn't standing up to scrutiny. Might explain why no matter how many times you run around St. Andrew's Church no ghosties come out. Perhaps explain why "a very ethical risk consultant in NY" won't publish her work or allow it to be reviewed.

Oh, but she continues:

"The report was midway.

Computer failures of other exorbitant magnitude have also contributed to the billion dollars losses and the misforecasting of blackouts. Financial forecasts being incorrect also impact the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and profit sharing. I was told not to put any more in writing."

WTF is a "misforecast"?

Nameless One. You where told to not put anymore in writing because you can't.

"Computer failures of other exorbitant magnitude".......Again with the 419 language.

"I am very important opportunity for you make Miilons dollars only send if to me bank information of your account......"

I honestly can't wait to see this report.

The picture is becoming clearer here. The Nameless One is fucking, totally incompetent. This wasn't realized until she had to put her "findings" into an interim Report. The Report turned out to be total bullshit and she was exposed.

She probably gives a good first impression, but when it comes time to produce... well, it's the old Jeff Reinebold and Anna Kournikova story.

Seriously here people.

Isn't it time to slow down, take several deep breaths and go back to reality. The time for gossip, rumor's, BFF's, alliances and ghost stories has passed. There's nothing in the closet, running around the Church at St. Andrew's will only give you some much needed exercise and Bloody Mary is just a drink. It's been a good party, but it's time settle down.