It often takes a while to learn that each unexpected Item a Rhino may encounter does not demand an Insightful Evaluation from that Rhino.
Most of the time, our energies are better spent casing the fields for a radish, or whatever. A case of Minding Our Own Business.
With time, We may even get over ourselves.
There is a lot to be said for High Hopes. Now and then, Rhinos feel a surge of Lurking Niftiness. Thrilling Times on the way, for sure.
In fact, Rhinos like to store up Gusto, just to boost the final Ta-Daah! Sometimes We postpone the Surprise itself, just because Anticipation is so much fun.
Great Expectations.
When selecting Attitudes from the Great Daily Menu, even Rhinos sometimes invest our energies in Boredom. It is as if We had become unplugged; a Big Disconnect.
Unlike other modalities, Boredom can be Habit Forming.
Beware, beware. That’s what We say.
Despite our Decisive Manner, Rhinos are often Conflicted, wanting both This and That, and often That too. The Internal Debate is characterized by Internal Hurly-Burly.
With or without a Calm Exterior, why pretend We are more in control of our feelings than We are? Who will be fooled?
Certainly not our Readers.
By the time you read this, it may be Today, Yesterday, or Tomorrow (depending), but December 1 is National Pie Day!
YIR is making this effort so that ingredients can be rounded up and wrestled into submission. Or just go get a pie or two, fork in hand.
Or thumb. Pretty good holiday, right?!?
Rhinos spend a lot of time Pondering. Weighing. Analyzing. Chewing. We might like to say that our thinking is free of Subjective bias or passion, but We have never figured out how that could be.
Objectivity seems to deny Us ourselves in relation to our subject matter. We are to stand aside and assess. Get Scientific.
Well, er, um, it is Not a Rhino Approach.
Sisyphus was doomed to roll a rock up a hill, and when he let it go, down it rolled, damning him to repeat his effort, forever.
Rhinos are familiar with such Procedures; We see that our Course of Action does not work, and never will, but do We find another response? Sadly, seldom.
Does this make sense? No. Who supposed it might?
There is no day like Today for having a Fine Time. Any Rhino could tell you that. It’s tricky to have a Fine Day Tomorrow, even if you plan it. And even excellent Yesterdays, though memorable, are admittedly over.
So We Rhinos concentrate our energies on embracing Today, since its the only day where We can crank up the Volume and wiggle.
Also, it’s the very best day for a Snack.
Thanks, Dear Readers- from Your Inner Rhino!
There are occasions when a Rhino hears something so Stupid, or ill-Informed, or needlessly Unkind, that all one can do is Squint. Rational discussion would be wasted.
There seems to be a clear invitation to Argue, but the real Cosmic Test is to keep quiet and breath deep.
Rhinos are grateful for highly developed Squint Muscles. We need them.
Your Inner Rhino 