Cal's Journal

Time. For all of human history, people have been trying to determine the exact nature of time. No matter what, we can’t stop the passage of it. For the past hundred or so years we have tried by setting out clocks back one hour. Why? Some people blame the farmers for wanting a later sunrise. But farmers don’t like Daylight Savings Time. So why do we continue to change our clocks twice a year?  It all started in World War Read more…

John looked at the restaurant as he drove past. He remembered times from not so long ago when he could just walk into the entrance, sit down and grab a cold beer with his buddy. That was before this whole pandemic thing blew up. Now he is one of those that have been told to stay away, he’s not safe. No passport, no beer. He isn’t ready for the vaccine.  One day he thinks he will get it, maybe. But he Read more…

Rain has soaked our world the last month as if mother nature is trying to even things out for the intense heat of this past summer.  I drove along the wet pavement and headed to the store for some supplies for our cats, Gabby and Snowbee. In an instant he was there, running in front of my car. I didn’t have time to brake. It was a sickening sound I heard when my tire hit his little body. In all Read more…

They announced the lifting of some restrictions in our province this week. As of Oct 25, there will no longer be restrictions on the capacity for any indoor events in BC – mostly, sort of. In the north and parts of interior health and Frasier health regions, they have kept restrictions in place where vaccination rates are low. Why do we still have to wear masks indoors then?  I am so confused. And that is the problem and the reason Read more…

Plastic waste floats across our oceans and fills beaches and valleys throughout Asia and the world. We have been told for decades to recycle plastic, that it is environmentally friendly. They have put labels on our plastic containers and told us that this was good, we were helping. They Lied. After over forty years of increased use of plastics, the truth is finally coming to light. Only ten percent of the so-called recycled plastic in the world actually gets recycled. Read more…

I stood on the top floor of the building and looked toward the lake. The sky was covered in grey and black, ominous clouds hovered over the mountains in the distance. Would it start to rain again?  I shrugged off my apprehension and continued to set my ropes. I had a job to do. Hanging off the side of high-rises used to be a daily routine for me. Now it was an occasional thing. I was replacing windows on the Read more…