Family Reunion

After meeting with the lawyer of his late Great Aunt, William Hocutt was surprised to find out that he had been given her family home and all the land around it. Plus a few bank accounts to take care of any unforeseen expenses. The only condition was that he and his new family had to live there.  His Great Aunt was thought to be the last of a long line of relatives dating back centuries. After immigrating to America during the early 1600’s their ancestors over time had constructed a huge house surrounded by miles of forest and streams running into lakes. Getting involved in politics and business had made them wealthier and powerful but at the core of this family was the family.

As the children grew and married with children of their own they continued to live in the home. At one time there were at least four generation and twelve families under one roof. The house would continue to grow as well with new extensions added for the family and servants. Like gardens, swimming pool, an indoor green house to warm the place during the long winters and even a cemetery. The place was noisy but the environment was full of love, happiness and joy.

The lawyer had to finish getting all the details finalized but handed him the keys to the house offering him and his family a weekend getaway to think things out. So the following week the man took his seven month old son John and his wife Lyn-Ann to his family home to see and to think over if they really want to live there or not. In what used to be miles of forest around this place was thinned out with farmland and roadways. As they approached the house they stopped the car. The mere size of the house was like a castle.

Stone built with moss and ivory covering most of the building. The entrance door was big enough to drive a car through it. They were greeted by the door by a servant woman in her early 30’s.  Her name is Claudia and as a fifth generation servant, she has spent her whole life living here. Her six year old son Brandon came up behind them. Surprised to see new people he proceeded to talk-up a storm on all the wonderful things about his home.  They walked around the house as Claudia described in fine detail about the history and wonders of the place.

As they walked around the place to see how big it is, they discovered a large garden with a path leading, to a huge lake with a boat dock housing at least 4 different types of water crafts. The green house connected to the house held a small vegetable garden in it.  Not too far away they were shown the family cemetery with tomb stones dating back to the 1620’s.

Once inside portraits and paintings of every family member hung on the walls throughout the house. Lyn-Ann fell in love with the kitchen bay windows. Looking as if the whole kitchen wall was a bay window as the sun lights filled the whole area. The library was fully stocked with books filling the shelves, stored in boxes or stacked on the floor. All the bedrooms were covered in huge sheets of cloth as they were unused for years.

The whole place could use a good spring cleaning but given the age of his great aunt and with only one servant they understood it was too huge job to do. Even for them to clean the entire house could take months and that’s not counting the outside areas. But as the kids were getting tired and ready for a nap, they went to the greenhouse area. By the entrance into the greenhouse were nice comfortable couches and a portrait of their Great Aunt hanging there. Claudia took Brandon to his room for his nap as John was breast fed and fell fast asleep then placed in his stroller. Lyn-Ann laid on the couch went to sleep as well. William decided to finish the tour of the house and to see which room they will sleep in that night.

As everything had quieted down for the moment a unique thing began to happen. Slowly and quietly many images began to appear all around the baby and mother. In time the area was almost full of past relatives all wanting to have a look at the baby and marvel at the prospects that a family will once again fill their home with laughter and joy. Some chose to float above the mother and child while other stuck their head and bodies through the walls and floor. As each one there spoke different dialects of the English language they all agreed on how beautiful the mother and child looked.

The baby awoke and started laughing with joy. Whether he saw them or not didn’t matter to all of his ancestors who were now making funny faces and baby noises. Mostly the men who were competing with each other to get the baby would notice them. By then Lyn-Ann awoke as everyone quickly backed away out of not wanting to frighten the mother. If she notices them or not; they knew after years of learning to never awake a sleeping mother. But she didn’t notice them as she changes the baby’s diaper as she had the feeling that she was at home.

William travels from room to room doing a quick walkthrough. Never noticing the other family members are watching him. The elder family men debate if he could really fill the family home as it once was or if he would just let the house simply die a slow death. Never to be lived in again. But during their discussion, William finds one of the playrooms full of old and antique toys. He finds a small toy and carries it with him as a play toy for John. In one of the last rooms William enters appears to be the main Master bedroom.

A fireplace positioned across from a bed that is much larger than a king size bed. Steps going all around the bed that made it more easily to get in and out. There is a huge balcony that overlooks the garden area as well as the lake. But most surprisingly is the portrait of the original head of the household and his wife hanging over the fireplace. The portrait alone could cover the bed easily. The adjoining bathroom was rather large.

A private shower room next to another private bathtub room large enough for three people. The toilet is also located in a separate room. His and her vanity sinks with a large sky light and a small balcony. Even a couch and chairs fit for a King were located in here. William eventually leaves the room and makes his way to where Lyn-Ann and John are.

She has found a photo album and was looking through it as William joined them. She was amazed at the history of this family and they looked at photos going back to the early 1900’s. Christmas pictures of the house full of people. Kids playing around the tree and opening presents. But as Claudia showed up they learned more about the traditions of their family. Even though the servants did their job, they were treated just like family. Many of the kids in the pictures were the servants’ children playing with their masters children. There was no real separation of class state in the house when it came to the children. But once they reached maturity they were given the choice of being servants or leave to find their way in life. Many stayed on but as the household grew problems arose.

With so many kids, a small school was constructed for them to be educated. And with a rather large family and servants, a social hall was constructed so a minister could conduct Sunday service for the entire household. All the food not grown was delivered by trucks twice a week as a nurse was kept on staff at all times. It was a wonderful time to be a part of this family; even working for them. But all this was due to change.

As the evening wore on they made their way to the kitchen to prepare dinner. During the preparation and eating they were constantly watched and studied by all of their ancestors as to see what kind of people they were. A few would try to get close to the baby to make silly faces as others would offer cooking tips to the couple who still didn’t know of their presents.  The conversation carried on through dinner. Mostly by Brandon who wanted to share his adventures of the house.

Afterwards the couple was show to a room by Claudia. Lyn-Ann loved that the room had its own bathroom. She and the baby bathed as William prepared the fireplace and bed.  On the dresser was more photo album. They fell asleep looking at photo albums and talking over the possibility of living in such a huge place.

The next day after breakfast they explored the lake using one of the boats to travel around the lake. Also exploring the wine cellar to find it over half full of wine and spirits dating back centuries. By afternoon, the lawyer shows up will more details of his Great Aunt will and about the house as well. Several bank accounts that would be given to him if he takes the house were located in several American and British banks. The total value would be around 700 million dollars. After a very short discussion between the couple and the lawyer, they agreed to take the house.

Paper work was signed and the lawyer left to finalize everything for the couple. Claudia and Brandon arrive to thank them for taking ownership of the home. She talked more to them about why the place looks the way it does now but the couple began to see something very odd about Claudia and Brandon. As she spoke, both she and Brandon became transparent. Ghost-like.  And all around them many more people appeared. Relatives and servants from different points in history all giving thanks for them keeping the family line alive and their home a home.

They said their goodbyes and comforting the couple that they have nothing to fear or to worry about.  After they left the couple was left standing by the entrance of their new home. Entering a bit more cautiously they made their way to the kitchen where they discovered several diaries on the counter. Inside was a detailed history about the family and servants from the very beginning until the time of his Great Aunt. After skimming through the diaries the couple felt more relaxed and somewhat proud to carry on the family line.

As the couple prepared dinner for the night, Lyn-Ann went to the pantry to get a few things. On the wall by the pantry door was a picture of Claudia dated 1917. In one of the diaries they find out that she died during child birth of her second child.  Her husband Kevin was a gardener who died months earlier while serving during World War One. A short time Claudia’s death, their first son Brandon was bitten by a water moccasin during a camping trip. It was impossible for her husbands’ body to be brought home but the next day they found their grave sites for all three in the cemetery.

With the help of a few hired servants, their home was more and more fixed up and repaired and feeling like home. Although from time to time the sound of children playing can be heard in parts of the house no one felt terrified or threatened in anyway. And within a year they welcomed a new addition to their growing family; a baby girl whom they named Claudia.

Dinner and a Show

During the building of the new convention theater in Raleigh, NC there is an urban myth of workers seeing nude women parade around the site. During lunchtime, some of the workers would go to a makeshift alley that gave complete privacy from all the traffic of cars and pedestrians. At times supplies would be stored there and on that day it was tinted window panes.

As the workers were having their lunch at a make shift table behind the tinted windows, a SUV pulled into the alley and parked sideways blocking the entrance. As the workers watched, two women got out and stood on the side of the vehicle away from the entrance. Looking around to see if anyone was looking, they opening the side door they took out a couple of shopping bags. Then they proceeded to change into the new clothing that they apparently had just bought.  

The workers looked on as they watched two women stripped naked and changing into more formal wear. Cell phones were quickly used to capture the moment as the women had no idea that they were providing entertainment to eight men having lunch behind tinted glass. That is until the phone rang. 

Deer Stop

The largest interstate wreck happened yesterday as a 70 car pile-up is credited as saving lives. The wreck happened on Interstate 95 located on the North bound lanes about 3 miles south of Rocky Mount where the Oak Level Road crosses over the Interstate. It happened in the early morning hour around 5AM as a herd of deer were scene crossing the interstate. This caused two big rigs to crass into one another in order to avoid hitting the deer that was numbered to be around 20 or more. As the two big rigs collided it sent one of the big rigs through the tree divide into the south bound lanes effectively closing those lanes as well.

With no warning, multiple vehicles proceeded to crash into both rigs. It wasn’t until a State trooper happened to appear on the scene and stop future vehicles from harm. As rescue crews arrive on scene in what was describes as a war zone were shocked at what they had scene. On the North bound lanes survivors were huddled around a Krispy Kreme truck. Everyone was in good spirits as were those in the South bound lanes. People there were being served Pepsi products from a cold bottle truck that had flipped over. The driver was OK but the whole roadway was covered in soft drinks.

Throughout the whole ordeal, the deer that were crossing the roadway were still there grazing not too far away. A few people stated that they wish it was still deer season. The two drivers who originally caused the wreck were not charged and by the late afternoon all lanes were opened as traffic were backed up for at least 10 miles. PETA released a statement praising the two drivers for putting the safety of the deer over their own lives and the lives of so many other people and property.

Digging for Trouble

CNN is reporting a conspiracy that has been going on for years with multiple cover-ups that has finally been brought to light. The location of a joint government operation between Canada and the U.S. is in the Northwest Territories of Canada, north of The Great Bear Lake and a few miles before reaching the Beaufort Sea. 

Using the cover story of the diamond mines of Da Beers and Diavik, many of the equipment is being diverted to this top secret location since the late 1940’s. This area has been under military control as the U.S. submarines and boats were looking to find a route through the North Pole in case war broke out with the Soviet Union. Instead they found a new source of materials that would change modern day life and the planet as well.   

Classified materials that were embedded in the WikiLeaks documents told the early beginning of this operation. These documents were later removed from the web site when the site owner, Julian Assange, was contacted by U.S. officials on the circumstances involving those papers.  Mr. Assange cooperated after a few members of his family, friends and supporters died in a series of medical, accidental or just plain killed. He was basically told that international laws would be waved as he and other connected to his group would be assassinated and the website info destroyed.  He now lives under house arrest and in constant fear of being targeted for death by the U.S. government. 

A brief summary:

In 1946 the submarine USS Atule was sent to the North Pole with a cover story to set up a weather station. In fact they met up with a Canadian expedition team. Even though the whole area was covered in ice and snow, they explored a cave system where recorded temperatures of 70 degrees are constant around the cave entrance. A permanent site was built around the entrance as heavy equipment continued to be moved in by land and sea. 

Primitive suits that later became the model of NASA’s space suits were used to explore the cave system. Inside giant crystal caves were discovered. Unlike the Crystal caves in Mexico, these were more larger due to the frozen tundra keeping the heat trapped below the surface. After multiple expeditions, large diamond and gold mines were discovered. But due to the excessive amount of heat and humidity, many future explorations had to be planned out. 

Through a series of ice roads, airplanes and submarine trips, large equipment was brought to the area and constructed. Large pumping stations were constructed to pump out the heat as other units were used to pump in the cold artic air. A cover story of oil explorations, weather reporting and the threat of Soviet Union attacks kept the civilians away. In later years the Diavik and De Beers diamond mines provided another layer of protection as many equipment and supplies were diverted to this secret government location. As well as removing materials from it as well. 

The crystals were studied and afterwards scientist discovered that these crystals not only absorbed heat but blocked radar waves. Using a heat scanner, a person can be detected by the heat emitting from their body.  But when these crystals were grounded up, placed in a pouch like mess container and covered the same individual, the heat scanner was unable to detect the person. Plus when the crystals were being transported, the radar system couldn’t track the vehicles and planes due to the crystals absorbing the radar signals.

Also being taken out of the cave system are large quantities of gold and diamonds. Eventually the diamonds become scarce. Over the years the mine became a complete military operation with no civilians allowed in the area. But an environmental issue began to appear in the late 1970’s. With the air condition units working 24 hours a day pumping out the heat from the cave system have contributed to the local area staying in a summer like environment of 65 degrees year round. Even during the dead of winter, the snow melted quickly forcing the military to basically camouflage the landscape.

Also these units were using refrigerants that contribute greatly to the buildup of greenhouse gasses. The whole eco system in the surrounding area was becoming unstable after decades of constant use. The Artic area was beginning to warm up. During the late 1990’s operations were slowed down to allow the area to stabilize as by now tons of gold and giant crystals still remain untouched. 

The base, still in operations as the heat and humidity provides protection for the soldiers as the artic winters reclaim the area. Travel to and from the area are constantly monitored by satellite and radar with orders to shoot to kill all unauthorized encounters. The gold is divided between Canada and the U.S. which resulted in a leak during the Clinton administration that there was a huge surplus of money in reserve. 

The crystals, able to block out heat and radar waves, was developed into blankets and articles of clothing. And it was during this time in the late 1990’s when the U.S. military was undergoing a change in their uniform with these crystals embedding into the clothing. And these crystals in powder form and painted onto their aircraft and naval ships provided a deterrent to radar and heat seeking detectors and weapons. 

The temperature inside the cave has returned to their normal temperatures but the environmental damage to the area is evident and military experts say it will be decades before the area is restored to normal after 50 years of constant abuse.  A more indebt geology study has also found a huge oil field estimated at around 50 to 55 million barrels of oil underneath the cave system.  Plans for drilling have been met with opposition from environmentalist and within the Canadian and U.S. Government to keep the site top secret.

This top secret area was uncovered after the events of September 11^th when the Homeland Security Act was passed in 2002. Detailed info was copied and shown to members of Congress. Many of them mysteriously lost re-election like Democratic leader Tom Daschle when he threatened to expose this secret base. Other members of Congress were sworn to secrecy under threat of death while few choose to retire early from office so as not be associated to knowing that they knew of the bases existence. 

Only the President of the United States, the Prime Minister of Canada, a few others and the service men and women serving on the base are fully aware of the bases existence and daily operations as well as a few members of Congress under the threat of death. Many former Presidents and Prime Ministers have retired wealthier and more cautious that the secret doesn’t leak out. The greatest wealth and military technology ever discovered connected to the worst environmental disaster that has changed the entire weather system of the whole planet. 

Volcano Eruption

Scientist today has predicted the immediate eruption of the largest volcano on the planet to occur within the next six months. Already columns of smoke have begun to appear from the mountain tops. And with no evacuation orders have been issued yet, scientist all over the world here are excited to see how an eruption this large will affect the whole planet.  Some speculate the magma discharge, also known as magmatic eruption; will be enough to cover the land mass of Russia while the volcanic ash alone could easily cover the entire planet.

When asked what should be done to prepare for this event one scientist, Trebor Robert, stated that he plans to video record the whole event until the end. Another scientist Nisio Isin, has written a procedure very similar to what about to take place but chooses to delay publication due to the language it is written in. He did state that nothing will stop this event from occurring nor change the outcome of life here on Earth.

In Washington DC the President stated that he and his family will vacation at Camp David. The President will send his top aide, Anni Linna to NASA to coordinate the live feeds to all media outlets around the world as the event unfolds. Congress is not in session at this time as many members of Congress are already in their home States preparing for the upcoming elections.

The expected human death toll at the time of this event was quickly brushed aside as being trivial when compared to this planetary disaster that was preparing to take place. With a height of almost 14 miles (22 km) as the edifice is about 370 miles (370 km) wide or about the size of Arizona. This makes Olympus Mons one of the tallest mountains in the Solar System and the largest volcano on Mars.