When deciding to get a grip on Reality, there is no better place to focus on then “Here”. Obviously.
That’s because anywhere else, or anywhen else, or even anyone else would have a different point of view, a different take on what was what… and where it was doing that ‘what’.
No, Rhinos are more content with Here. and Now. And frankly, it takes all the wits We have to absorb This!
The Can-Can (see Oct. 21, below) was hot stuff in its day, but in time gave way to the Hootchy-Kootchy, a dance based loosely on the Belly Dance of Egypt and Arabia. Unlike the athleticism of the Can-Can, the Hootchy-Kootchy emphasizes the Gyrations of the hips and spine in such a way as to Inspire the Viewer.
The Hoothchy-Kootchiste, usually a soloist, Undulates, Wriggles and Jiggles to Sinuous Music. Everyone has a Good Time. Interestingly, much modern/social dance reflects influences of the Hootchy-Kootchy, though it seldom gets the credit it deserves.
However for Rhinos, We achieve the same hypnotic Fascination via Scent. And a Very Dynamic Effect it renders on our behalf. No joke.
Full moon again. Always makes any Rhino merry.
There seem to be two popular ways for knowing how hot things are. They are called Centigrade and Fahrenheit. Depending on where you are or who you’re with, or who made the thermometer, you get different readings.
Rhinos are generally content with “Sizzling, isn’t it?”, “Could it get hotter, I ask you?”, and “Is there enough glare to suit you?”. None of these is memorable, but they cover our needs.
Warm’s warm, etc. Yes? Take a sniff or peer around; it’ll come to you.
Rhinos are used to hearing about getting out of bed on the Wrong Side. This faulty activity is supposed to account for Grumpiness, though nobody ever says why.
What We are unable to ascertain is: which side of the bed is the Right Side? One looks like another, as far as We can see.
We are being set up for failure. Is it any wonder that We are occasionally Moody?
It astounds Us Rhinos that Nature almost invariably provides a lot of food for Us. A few times a year We may need to go somewhere else to browse, but that’s about it.
When We go to make a meal, which is just about all the time, We do not lack for Ingredients.
It’s magnificent when We consider how many mouths there are to feed, all Critters considered. In the Wild.
Here is a subject for Consideration, dear Readers: The DNA difference between you and a Rhino is only 2% variation! That’s Science talking there, Friends.
Common Sense informs Us that you and We are almost the same. You read ‘Your Inner Rhino’ and imagine how We got so Amazing.
Do not ask where your inner Rhino is; it’s inside You!
Scent is what We Rhinos are all about. Our senses are simply transported minute-by-minute with a Symphony of Fragrances.
Oddly enough, We do not just inhale Scent; We see it, We hear it, We taste it. It may be that the nose takes the lead, informing our other senses. Who knows?
Who cares about these details? We are Ecstasizmed.
Rhinos seem to get more than our fair share of Brilliant Ideas; it’s just a Natural Fact. Sometimes once a week, sometimes every two minutes; it’s an unpredictable business, these flashes of RhinoGenius.
What’s intriguing is where these ideas reside before We get them. We are simply attending to our business when, WHAM!, We get an Insight. Out of the blue.
Very stimulating, being Us.
Sometimes Nature makes a shift, raising one flat place above another. The resulting wall separating those fields is called an Escarpment, geologically speaking.
Rhinos seldom scale these Escarpments, lacking both the Equipment and the Skill. When you are Big, you don’t want to do a lot of falling down.
Being incapable ourselves doesn’t mean We can’t appreciate it.
Your Inner Rhino 