Rhinos like Variety, new stuff, new insights, novel perceptions. But for those enthusiasms to be effective, We need to keep Alert, listening for Opportunity to knock. Because, if We don’t…
We just wander along, doing the same old, same old, same old.
And Same Old, Same Old can become habit forming. True fact.
We may not own any Balloons, but Rhinos enjoy them by extension, applying our Imaginations and capacities for Euphoria to these common toys. We participate, just the same, pretty much.
Fun is Fun is Fun, second hand as well as first. Also third hand, etc.
Still Fun.
Today YIR addresses the age-old question, is there a proper Time and Place for Everything? We Rhinos cannot say, that much is for certain. But We do wonder occasionally, if it’s so.
And if it is, which part is more important? the Timing or the Location? Or possibly the Propriety?
It would help matters if these age-old questions included more specifics one way and another. But We Rhinos do not complain; We just ponder.
Today being Father’s Day, YIR has chosen a different sort of Dad to salute, namely, Herodotus, “The Father of History”.
Herodotus was Greek, born in Persia. Prior to his book, ‘The Histories’ (425 BC), nobody had recorded events hoping to explain why things happened as they did. He traveled widely, and dealt with all sorts of sources, looking for a balanced picture of leaders, peoples, and events. Ingenious.
All history is only as good as your sources, and Herodotus apparently found some comics, among his ‘experts’. We Rhinos notice that nothing much has changed.
“You know Money doesn’t grow on Trees,” say those who know about Money. Or they might say the same thing about Cessna 172S Skyhawks, or Burritos, or Gumdrops. Or about Worthy Companions or Inspiring Leaders.
Rhinos do not know Everything, but We do know a lot about Trees. What We want to reassure our Readers about is: If it’s a leaf, a needle, a frond, a flower, a fruit, a nut, a pod, plus stuff We forgot to mention, then it likely grew on a tree of some sort. And some critters live “in” trees, but are not part of the tree itself.
But Alfa Romeos? Sorry, but no. Or Seldom.
When it comes to Snack Time, We Rhinos do not hesitate. If We took a casual attitude, figuring We’d be back later, then what are the odds the snack would still be there?
Right. None.
There is an RLesson in there somewhere…
Most Rhino conflicts are settled by size and determination; whoever is biggest and baddest wins. Nothing about it is too romantic.
In Football, there is a term “Unnecessary Roughness”, which applies to more than enough rough stuff. We assume it is contrasted to usual violence, perhaps “Necessary Roughness”? Peaceful discussion is not part of the ritual, either way.
With Rhinos, issues are decided with Roughness, whatever flavor is needed. In the Wild, it is called Survival of the Species.
We like to think of ourselves as Informed, We Rhinos. At least on what matters to Us, and what doesn’t matter, doesn’t matter, right?
Rhino Logic is mostly irrefutable.
Your Inner Rhino 