Much can be made of a protagonist forced to surmount tremendous odds in order to advance his or her life from origin story to common success. Optimists and dreamers are commonly regarded as fools for their persistence, fueled by hope, and their insistence to seek success only where it is most rarely found. Cali Barnes is from Victorville, a southern California desert city nestled at an intersection of I-15 and U.S. Route 66, where common success is less common. As is characteristic of other poverty smitten communities, Victorville has become known as a hotbed of violent crime and an early obstacle for its natives to overcome. On summer days the air is scorched and nature is still. Wherefore it is all the more noteworthy for someone to sew seed there to reap with his brethren, In Due Time.