Crossing Out Old Calendar Events in iCal

Hey Guys!
I'm a big time list guy, and love crossing things off once they're done. I would love to find a way to cross off (in full month view) previous days on iCal. I don't want to delete events, because I often go back and look at previous dates for reference. However, I would like to have the days be crossed off or blocked out to make it easier to see where I am in the month.
Any suggestions for scripts or downloads that might be able to help me out?
Thanks so much!

It's interesting that you are Mac and PC users having the the same six hour shift in time. Your posts don't show where you are located, but I'll bet you are both in the same time zone, most likely Pacific. Have you turned on Time Zone Support on your iPhones and set the Time Zone? I don't know about OS X, but there is a Daylight Savings Time Update for Windows (on www.microsoft.com)needed due to the change in start and end times for DST this year, and that may be a factor in how the iPhone reads the time on your computer. Do you have the time on your computers set correctly with DST checked?
Neil

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