Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Canada Gets Hosed In The 'Days Off' Department

Monday, December 26, 2011

Canada Gets Hosed In The 'Days Off' Department

8 comments:

Belle said...: Well, you know what happened in Greece, don't you? Too many days off. Seriously, I think we are getting shafted.; December 26, 2011 at 7:16 PM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: A 'day off' in Greece would be pretty sweet. Then again I haven't worked a summer in 25 years so I am spoiled.; December 26, 2011 at 7:37 PM
Nathan said...: Wait, you get less than we do? I didn't know that was possible.; December 26, 2011 at 7:40 PM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: That disturbs me too.; December 26, 2011 at 7:42 PM
DrGoat said...: Me neither. I thought the US was way ahead of you in working the middle and lower class as long as possible and squeezing that money right back again.; December 26, 2011 at 8:09 PM
M. D. Jackson said...: You see those days off in Canada's bar graph? Those are all Cal's! He's throwin' off the damn curve! Truth is we work even harder than that graph would have you believe.

I hope you're happy, Cal. Canada works hard so you don't have to!; December 26, 2011 at 9:34 PM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: Am I happy?

I only can answer that question with this poem by William Ernest Henley

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.; December 26, 2011 at 9:40 PM
Nomad said...: China beets us, Ouch.; December 27, 2011 at 8:23 AM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.