Cleaning up her act…

August 19, 2016 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R vs History | 2 Comments

Macbeth is a Tragedy, meaning things go from Bad to Worse in 5 Acts. This one is about a warrior and his wife who decide to seize the Scottish throne by any means necessary. Ambition proves to be a cruel mistress for sure.

Late in the play, Lady Macbeth decides to wash her hands of her complicity in a medley of murders in the first 3 acts. Unfortunately for her, even the perfumes of Arabia are unequal to the task. She comes unglued. Actually, she was pretty unglued before she even started scrubbing.

Wicked Ways do not pay off, as any Rhino could have told them.

A Rose by any other Name…

August 18, 2016 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Philosophy, R vs History | 4 Comments

Mr. Meriwether Lewis was born today, in 1774. In 1804 he and his pal William Clark were commissioned to go find out what was out West, since nobody besides the local inhabitants knew.

Being Discovered is a peculiar experience. We Rhinos know about it. Somebody comes to your neighborhood, and it becomes theirs. How this could be so is a mystery. It makes no sense. But trust Us, it happens all the time.

Rhinos do not have names in the human sense; We know one another by scent. But if We were to have usual name names, We would pick Meriwether right away. We would all be named Meriwether. It would be too excellent to pass up.

Possibly that idea defeats the point of a name? If they have a point?

Just around the corner

August 17, 2016 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Outlook, R Philosophy | Leave a comment

Whether or not We Rhinos feel ready for it, We know that Tomorrow is on its way.

Attitude will not change the fact. We have tried that, to very little effect. Agitation does not turn back the tide. Resignation doesn’t work either… too glum.

But before We know it, it’s Today instead, which is never as mysterious as Tomorrow. So that’s a mercy.

Ice Cream Truckin’

August 14, 2016 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Lite, Rhino Nifty | 1 Comment

Today is National Creamsickle Day. As is often the case, it is pretty toasty and humid outside, making Creamsickles both welcome and impractical. Ah well, even Rhinos can’t have it all.

The Creamsickle was invented in 1905 by a Californian named Frank Epperson, age 11. There is a conversation grabber!

YIR, keeping Social Interaction scintillating.

Rhinophlage

August 13, 2016 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, Rhino Nifty | Leave a comment

Now you see Us, now you don’t. We Rhinos are a slippery crowd.

Keep your eyes peeled, that’s what We’d suggest.

YIR Food for Thought

August 11, 2016 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Philosophy | 2 Comments

Birthdays are mostly good things in a mindless way. Yeah, yeah. Congratulations. But birthdays musn’t be taken for granted, say We Rhinos. In Nature, many things can throw you off track, once and for all.

We can bet on this: if We are interested in Longevity (and who isn’t?), We just have to accept that Birthdays are going to be part of the process, on a regular basis.

Stands to reason, right?

Kissing up

August 10, 2016 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Outlook | Leave a comment

We can’t imagine why Rhinos would bother to try pleasing everybody. It’s a fruitless task, for sure. What pleases one critter agitates another critter. Where does all that second-guessing lead to? Right, nowhere much.

We are not recommending UNpleasantry. We are merely saying that other critters’ mindsets are theirs to improve. Not our business.

A reminder: We don’t have teeth like the ones in the picture. Just grinding teeth, African Rhinos, that is. But all those teeth make for a more passive-aggressive and unctuous smile.

OBservations

August 9, 2016 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Outlook, R Philosophy | 1 Comment

Criticism is often surprising, being pretty good. No Rhino welcomes it with open arms, but We have noticed that when Criticism is offered to other critters, it usually has a lot to recommend it.

Ah well, even if the offered Opinion is a good one, it’s easy enough to totally ignore it. Trust Us on that.

The Ray-Ban Solution

July 31, 2016 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Outlook, R Philosophy | Leave a comment

Celebrity has things to recommend it, but there is a flip side. Some critters feel driven to constantly criticize, to snipe. We do not pretend to understand them, but We do have to endure them.

We mostly hang out together, small Rhino clusters meandering about.

We have tried going Incognito (see above), but our success rate is limited.

Illuminational

July 30, 2016 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Mindset, R Outlook | 2 Comments

One thing Rhinos occasionally remind ourselves about is How Much Light there is, all over the place. Everything gets lit up, wherever We go. We are awash in light. Even in the night, there is plenty of light for us to see what’s what. Or at least enough to not get into trouble.

We know that daylight comes from the sun, but where does night light come from?

Darned if We know…?

Your Inner Rhino

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