April Fools Day seems inadequate for dealing with the number of bewildered critters Rhinos run into.
YIR proposes that April be repurposed to April Fools Month.
It’s just an idea, but hey, ideas must start somewhere.
Category Archives: Naturally Speaking
Po-ooo-o-etree
Ode to the Jelly Bean:
O Sugar, Sugar, Sugar,
Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar,
Sugar, O.
Feeling any better?
YIR wants to mention the Greek Hippocrates, 460 BC, who is famous in medical history. Much of his philosophy aims at letting Healing happen, rather than trying to force it. He recommended Natural solutions wherever possible.
Here is a quote of his: Doing Nothing is also a good Remedy.
Very Rhino.
Aquatectics
Rhinos have skin that is Quintessentially Marvelous. Not only does it come in a range of tones and textures, but We are singularly Waterproof.
True, there are other critters that are waterproof, but Rhinos know what We have going for Us, and We wave the Banner of Gratitude for it! No matter how much or how little water We encounter, it doesn’t seep in and make trouble.
Rhinos are Impermeable.
Silence is Golden
Today Your Inner Rhino salutes Marcel Marceau (b.1922), a famous French mime. His focus was the universal truths of life, illustrated with stylish insight, without Words.
Perhaps Words are fine and useful things, though Rhinos don’t use many of them. We can “read” mime far better than a slathering of words showering down around Us. A telling glance tells Us more, every time.
Shhhhhhhh.
Wind-spiration
Not every breeze is filled with stimulation, but there are more than enough for the Average Rhino.
One healthy gust, and our systems rev into action, agitating and gyrating every which way. We tingle.
How does it work, you may ask. Jiggered if We know, say We.
Water, Water, Everywhere
Just like you Readers, Rhinos have always been landlubbers. Oh, We may take a dip now and again, but We are essentially Turf Bound. So our Dry Land Bias is understandable.
Still, it is good to reflect on the Facts of Life, namely, that Dry Land is what is left when Water has decided where it wants to go. Water, of which there is a lot, is really calling the shots. Rhinos just get to adjust to the land that’s available at the time, more or less depending on Water’s whims. And Nature’s.
Humility does Us all good, right?
of Birds and Bees
Any Rhino could tell you that a Best First Step is to have two Rhinos for parents. No matter how friendly some other sort of critter may be, Limits are in place. That is the way Nature plans it, and it is foolish to fly in the face of Nature.
Who knows what all might happen?
You’re welcome.
Fossils and their uses
Mr. Wm. Buckland (b. 1784), a British eccentric and paleontologist, was the first person to write a reasoned description of a prehistoric critter and its lifestyle, working from fossil remains. His efforts were enthusiastically received both publicly and scientifically.
He called his critter Megalosaurus, meaning Big Lizard. That was in 1824, for you who can recall it.
Were his findings conclusive? Not particularly, but he set a trend for exploration and investigation of the lives his discoveries led. Rhinos often think the same sense of wonder could be applied to our own relatives, the live ones as well as the extinct.
Nourishments
Mid-Morning is always a fine time for Brunch. There is something special about it, even if We can’t put our ‘finger’ on it. Bucks Us up, and gets a Rhino ready for Luncheon.
Timing is important when a Rhino plans the day. When a Rhino does plan the day. Whenever that is…
Your Inner Rhino 