Mondays are unpredictable for Us Rhinos. Because We have no calendars, We can never be sure when they occur. Somebody will mention it’s Monday, and We will say, “Golly”.
We like this arrangement of Mondays. Somehow, We always feel upbeat when We get the news. Also Tuesdays.
Yellow is the color of Good Times, that’s how Rhinos see it.
Olde Time Rhinos used to stroll over to Doggerland whenever We liked, for lots of thousands of years. Why not? Back then much of the water became ice, consequently lowering the sea level. Off and on for 100 thousand years.
And then things changed, the ice began to melt, and everyone had to decide where to go, one way or another. Pretty impressive alterations in the real estate.
Rhinos are used to these Natural Developments. They keep Us on our toes.
Rhinos know the exhilaration of finding something Happy just in our path. Serendipity.
Of course, the pot of gold idea is purely symbolic. What would Rhinos do with it?
The Rhino idea of a Bonanza is a radish or two. Radishes make Us chortle.
A quote from Wm. Shakespeare: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. That Mr. Shakespeare had quite a way with Words.
Rhinos don’t use Words too much. An associated point is that Names, per se, are entirely flexible for Us Rhinos. If people refer to Us as Gortwiggles, what has changed for Us? Right: nothing.
Maybe Words provide less communication than is commonly supposed, no matter how seductive and addictive Words can be.
Rhinos do not always feel up-and-at’em and full of sarsaparilla. Occasionally, We feel a bit off-color, We admit it.
It is at these times We are glad that Rhinos are naturals at the Cakewalk. It is a dance that commands pizzazz and a lot of flashing teeth.
A few moments of the Cakewalk can put any Rhino back on track. Back in the pink, as it were.
Heraclitus the Obscure, the Greek philosopher, is remembered through various observations he made, one such being: The way up, and the way down, are the same.
Also, today We salute Mr. Pablo Picasso, born 1881, whose creative works have had a lasting impact on modern art.
Rhinos, having no national affiliation, appreciate the achievements of everybody, wherever they are doing whatever. Simplicity itself.
Heraclitus of Ephesus (now in Western Turkey) was a Greek philosopher, born around 540 BC. Nothing he wrote remains, but he is quoted by later philosophers, and his ideas are still worth pondering.
Heraclitus was called “Obscure” because his insights defined matter and matters as endlessly changeable, shifting and developing. Nothing is permanent.
It is obvious why Heraclitus is a Rhino favorite; He was not Right, he was Aware. Also, We are told, he was prone to weeping.
Living on our own patches of the world, Rhinos are aware that not every other Critter envies Us Rhinos our Home Turf.
Still, it’s Home, and We each make the best of it. Usually happily.
On October 18, 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia.
The concept of ‘owning’ great bunches of land defies RhinoLogic; We’ll just let it go at that.
But We can opine with vigor that the sale meant next to nothing to the inhabitants at the time.
Your Inner Rhino 